can you voluntarily do a GMO for 1 year

[dr barb]

Is it possible to apply for a GMO tour for 1 year if you are not a student at USUHS or an HPSP student? I'm a second year med student and a 1LT in the army reserves (Medical Service Corps). I was hoping to switch over to the Medical Corps after graduation and make a little money and get some experience before starting a long civilian residency.

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[GMO_52]

You have to finish internship before you can be a GMO. Otherwise, you probably just have to ask the detailer (that's how it would be in the Navy).

 

[Navy Dive Doc]

The minimum tour length would be 2 years, but you would be a recruiter's dream since you cost the Navy nothing. I knew one person who came to my DMO class after being a practicing FP for a few years just because it seemed like a good thing to do for a couple of years. No problem, they got him a spot in the class. You would need to finish internship first, though.
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[GMO_52]

Actually, there are a few 1 year tours. I think they are all unaccompanied green-side tours. I'm pretty sure that the least amount of time you can spend on active duty is 3 years, regardless of how one becomes commissioned.

 

[dr barb]

Thanks for your responses.

I have one more question. If you do your residency through the military, how much time do you owe after you complete your residency?

 

[brats800]

depends. if you do HPSP, you'll owe the # of years of your scholarship after residency, unless your residency was longer (ie- if you get a 4 year scholarship and a 5 year residency, you'll owe 5 years after you finish residency)...if you do USUHS, you'll owe 7 years after residency. there's also a couple years in the inactive ready reserve or something.

i'm pretty sure those #'s are correct, but someone who's actually currently in the program can correct me.

 

[dr barb]

Originally posted by brats800
depends. if you do HPSP, you'll owe the # of years of your scholarship after residency, unless your residency was longer (ie- if you get a 4 year scholarship and a 5 year residency, you'll owe 5 years after you finish residency)...if you do USUHS, you'll owe 7 years after residency. there's also a couple years in the inactive ready reserve or something.

i'm pretty sure those #'s are correct, but someone who's actually currently in the program can correct me.

I'm neither doing HPSP nor am I a student at USUHS. I already have a full scholarship at the school I'm attending so I have no need to apply for HPSP. However, I would like to do a military residency. Since I owe nothing technically right now, will I not owe anything after residency or will they place me in the same boat as the HPSP students, owing a year for each year of residency?

 

[brats800]

i think the minimum time on duty is 3 years, regardless of what you owe...you might be able to swing the Health Professions Loan Repayment Program or something....where they pay you better based on your situation....anyone else know?