Look into the reserves. Specifically, National Guard.
You get much more freedom and bennies then Active Duty.
90 day rotations in country after residency (no year long deployments for docs or dentists in reserves in place since 2003, unless you are commander of your unit. Then, you are there for duration.)
50K Loan repayment after residency (may go up this year)
STRAP stipend while in medical school with no stipulation to go into any specific specialty (non-deployable)
STRAP stipend while in residency for certain specialties (non-deployable)
Flexible Training Program for docs/dentists/med/dent students (show up to drill and study as I have my med students do or speak with commander about your hectic schedule and show up once per quarter.)
Bonus after board certificationif in certain critical wartime shortage specialty
Many National Guard states will grant full/partial tuition waiver (depends on the state) if you attend a public/state medical school.
Reserve GI Bill as an officer
and tuition assistance available every year (same $$ as active duty.)
Paid away elective rotations during 3rd and 4rth year at military installations that count toward med school curriculum and reserve retirement.
$2500 CME every year for CONUS conference (after officer training.)
Opportunity for 2 week humanitarian aid missions overseas.
great way to network with other medical professionals and get letters of recommendation for the Match
Looks good on the resume
Opportunity to take command (still part-time) if you want it as a doc
Opportunity in your career to be the State Surgeon (top doc in your state, still part-time command position)
opportunities for training: (Army)
Combat Casualty Care Course
Flight Surgeon Course
Airborne
Air assault
Captain's career course
EFMB
Direct commission upon acceptance to med school.
Automatic Captain once you graduate.
If you are prior service (Active or Reserve), you get paid more.
If you work for Veterans Administration on the civilian side as a doc they make up the difference in your pay when deployed. VA also supports your service.
VA also has loan repayment for docs. (And get paid higher at VA if you were prior service. also, Veterans preference in hiring.)
Small pension after twenty years for reserves.
Awesome military vacations via MWR facilities (same as AD)
Commissary privileges
PX priviliges
tremendous respect of your civilian colleagues every day for serving
same exact ID card as Active Duty
Same exact uniform as AD
You get paid at the same rate as AD when on Active Duty, despite only part-time service the rest of the year.
You get to choose your own discipline for residency
You get to match into a location you want on your match list.
You can easily switch states if you match in another state.
You choose your own $$civilian practice$$ and can easily interstate transfer if you want after residency.
And no Gastrapathy, I am not a recruiter.
Although, it does amaze me why anyone would want or stay active duty especially, with the way they get treated. (Just randomly read some of their posts)
I am a happy and proud to serve Army National Guard doc and combat veteran.
Anyone in Illinois interested, message me.
Otherwise, you can google everything I have mentioned above to pursue it on your own.
Peace out
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