I'm an MS II who will be entering the Navy following graduation. For personal reasons I'm planning to take a transitional, IM, or psych intern year (Navy medical students only apply for a pgy-1 position as seniors) and will follow that with four years of service as a flight surgeon or general medical officer, which will pay back my entire obligation to the Navy before residency. If I applied for a psychiatry residency at that point, would psychiatry residencies view my military service a positive, or would the time out of medical school be a liability? Could this atypical path open doors that otherwise might not be open (i.e. a top ranked residency program)?
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