veterans

Hi everyone, first time poster but I’ve lurked for years. I’m preparing to submit my rank order list for clinical psychology internships, and I’m trying to figure out which route (VA vs Academic Medical Center) offers the “best” lifestyle post-internship. Here’s what I mean: Throughout my...

Hello all, I’ve read a lot about how being a veteran is advantageous to the application process but I haven’t seen how it actually helps. What are some tangible ways that it helps? Does it act like being URM? Do adcoms even care? I’m putting my application together and I just want to know if...

Hey everyone, Some context: I'm a U.S. Army veteran planning to apply in May with mediocre sats (3.3cGPA,3.7sGPA) FL average ~510 so far. I was a medic, so I have a ton of valuable experiences to write about. I've heard plenty of stories about how being a veteran really adds to your...

Hey everyone, Some context: I'm a U.S. Army veteran planning to apply in May with mediocre sats (3.3cGPA,3.7sGPA) FL average ~510 so far. I was a medic, so I have a ton of valuable experiences to write about. I've heard plenty of stories about how being a veteran really adds to your...

Currently about 350 days shy of separating from active duty and have ~2 years left of undergrad to complete. Being a TX resident, I'll qualify for the hazlewood exemption and both VA education benefits. I'm trying to figure out the best way to utilize both the hazlewood and post-9/11 or MGIB...

So I would first like to say I have visited my pre health advisor, but getting definitive answers seems awkwardly difficult. If any of you reading this can provide some insight I will be very grateful. - Service: 4 years as a medic in the 82nd airborne (army) - my numbers: 90 credit hours, GPA...

I'm still parsing this information out, but I was unaware this existed until yesterday. Apparently, a memo came down as part of the veterans transition and benefits act of 2018 that requires schools receiving Chapter 30/31 payments to extend in-state tuition rates to veterans enrolled via those...

Hello, I am pretty new and have been searching for a forum just like this and I wanted to network and get to know some of you that are pursuing a career in health care. I am a Marine, I worked on aircraft for 5 years and want to pursue a career in psychiatry to help veterans. I go to school at...

Hey all, I have been working at a VA in California for the last couple years. I am wondering if I will need to take a re-certification board exam in a few years. No one has said anything about boards, and I never received a contract with information about it being required to maintain...

VA official who exploited veterans in fraud scam gets 11 years This is not an attack to all VA counselors and officials, but many viewers on here are fairly new in specific vocational and educational entitlements. Simply going by what statements you are told is not enough with the constant...

Welcome and thank you for your service! On November 2018, the Veterans' Benefits Forum was created by the suggestion of many of our veteran non-traditional students. The purpose of this forum is to educate our student veterans of their "benefits" (housing, educational, VA updates) not offered...

In preparations with my annual budget (and done filing taxes finally), I’m wanting to move around 10k of cash currently in my Online Savings Account (Ally). Before doing so, I notice issues occurring at the end and beginning of each semester with vets and there delays with BAH payments. I’m...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/national-security/2018/11/15/veterans-arent-getting-their-gi-bill-payments-because-vas-year-old-computer-system-broke/ This brought curiosity to myself as I’m about to leave active duty service and utilize my entitlements for my...

I’ll start by stating that I’ve recieved a lot of feedback through the military medicine forum concerning Veteran Benefits (such as Chapter 31 / 33 / pleading cases based on VA disability ratings etc etc). This made me curious, could a specific forum exist away from military medicine in the...

I had a ton of questions when I was trying to get into Medical School and during my first year, but few people could answer them for my specific situation. If you have questions about applying as a Non-traditional student, veteran, married person +/- kiddos, or just generic questions about life...

I'm a PharmD, I've worked in a retail supermarket pharmacy for the past 5 years and came across an opportunity at the local VA Medical Center as a staff pharmacist, working mostly in the outpatient area but with some cross over to clinical. Essentially I'd be working the inpatient side one out...