Current Navy flight surgeon here,
Apparently line side has received a notification that essentially states that the Navy will stop approving internship-only-trained GMO’s/UMO’s/Flight Surgeons from being allowed to practice medicine independently in approximately 2 years. Navy will only recognize board certification to fill billets. My CO mentioned it to me but didn’t forward along what he had received. Other flight docs in my clinic/around the fleet also say there CO’s were notified of the same thing.
Any other GMO’s out there having anything more concrete? If this is true, sounds like this is an attempt to force folks to either go back to residency or get out…also looks like this will force a lot of residency trained docs out to the fleet to fill the huge gap this will cause.
Apparently line side has received a notification that essentially states that the Navy will stop approving internship-only-trained GMO’s/UMO’s/Flight Surgeons from being allowed to practice medicine independently in approximately 2 years. Navy will only recognize board certification to fill billets. My CO mentioned it to me but didn’t forward along what he had received. Other flight docs in my clinic/around the fleet also say there CO’s were notified of the same thing.
Any other GMO’s out there having anything more concrete? If this is true, sounds like this is an attempt to force folks to either go back to residency or get out…also looks like this will force a lot of residency trained docs out to the fleet to fill the huge gap this will cause.