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Would you recommend I serve in the military after civilian med school/residency?
Do physicians get more say in where/when they PCS than other officers?
Is it worth gambling on how the DHA may cut residency slots/options?
Should I even care about residency options when I have no clue what I want to do yet?
*Worried at the limited residency and fellowship choices/slots in the Air Force.
yeah it's almost as if they have something to hide. like they might benefit from being less than genuine.Shame on whoever does the web design and marketing for this stuff.
I've been lurking on this forum for awhile. Checked the guides, google searched, etc etc. Under the metric ton of information, most of my questions have been answered and some are pretty ancient and (might be) unreliable at this point. I would just like to talk to and interact with real people about this, so apologies if some of the questions are redundant.
My life story:
*I come from a long line of doctors and soldiers/airmen/sailors. My family + wife have been largely encouraging of joining and all of my role models are in the military, especially my granddad who was a Navy Ortho ages ago. I'm very traditional and would like to "carry on the torch".
*Have been accepted to USUHS Air Force and a handful of decent civilian MD schools.
*Enamored with the quality of USUHS students/staff/location and its unique education.
*Not interested in HPSP. Would rather get the full experience/prep from USUHS or go totally civilian (and maybe do reserves after civ residency).
*Worried at the limited residency and fellowship choices/slots in the Air Force. However, going into medical school with an open mind of what specialty I want to do.
*Really enjoy path, urology, radiology, EM, clinical genetics, psych, metabolism IM, Infectious disease IM - anything high tech.
*Generally uninterested in most surgery and OBGYN, but again, keeping an open mind.
*Never cared much for money. My wife and I don't care much for material objects and just want enough to travel twice a year, everything else is just gravy.
*I understand the military as a whole has its share of frustrations with ranking/EMR/deployments/bad duty stations/etc from reading here and, generally, I'm alright with it. I'm a generally happy person and you could put me anywhere, and I'll find a way to enjoy myself.
The biggest catch is my wife wants to pursue either a PhD or MD at a civilian institution in probably two years. I'm worried the military will move me around so much that staying close distance will be impossible and I feel like that would be a marriage ender for just about anyone.
My questions:
Would you recommend I serve in the military after civilian med school/residency?
Do physicians get more say in where/when they PCS than other officers?
Is it worth gambling on how the DHA may cut residency slots/options?
Should I even care about residency options when I have no clue what I want to do yet?