Advantage & Disadvantage

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Can you share your experiance please. I am planning to apply to a FP residency program in the navy and I just want to know if there is any advantage or disadvantage of a FP in the navy interms of the quality of the residency program and lifestyle after residency. Thanks a lot

 

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Can you share your experiance please. I am planning to apply to a FP residency program in the navy and I just want to know if there is any advantage or disadvantage of a FP in the navy interms of the quality of the residency program and lifestyle after residency. Thanks a lot

Quality of residency - IMO excellent. Better than most civilian programs.

Lifestyle after residency - depends on the assignment. Some are busier than others. Plenty of clinic billets and operational jobs. Overseas hospitals are possible.

I have been generally happy as an FP in the Navy. That's why I am still in.

 

[IgD]

Can you share your experiance please. I am planning to apply to a FP residency program in the navy and I just want to know if there is any advantage or disadvantage of a FP in the navy interms of the quality of the residency program and lifestyle after residency. Thanks a lot

Several thoughts. FP is one of the specialties in the military where you can make more money than as a civilian. See militarymedicine.com/pay.

Active duty service members (and at times their family members) go through a medical screening/filtering process so the patients are healthier. Training on sicker patients as a civilian might be more desirable for your professional growth.

Life after residency can be a mixed bag. Like i said above the pay is good. Also military medicine is a socialized environment so the patients are provided any meds, labs or radiology tests you prescribe which is nice. Similarly, insurance isn't an issue. Navy medicine is a top down multi-level bureaucracy driven by rank and politics. You might find your "primary care" department head a physician assistant or nurse practitioner.

 

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Thank you so much for the info.

I think all navy FP will get OB training including C-section. So, how often an FP can do these procedures since navy have enough OB/GYN?

How about deployment..do FP deploy or have ship billet more than other speciality? how often and how long is the billet?

On the other hand which navy site have strong FP program? I am thinking Pensacola vs Jax.Washington may be except it is very cold during winter?

Thank you