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[soccerchicoc]

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Question for all: I am on Army hpsp and recently failed my comlex step one... I am appealing decision to drop me from Hpsp and was wondering if anyone has gone through this and had scholarship reinstated

 

[Droopy Snoopy]

Question for all: I am on Army hpsp and recently failed my comlex step one... I am appealing decision to drop me from Hpsp and was wondering if anyone has gone through this... Advice greatly needed... I was hoping for ortho but f'd my shot for that probably but really only care about staying in Hpsp right now..

One of my buddies failed Step I. His stipend stopped for 2 months and resumed when he passed (he's now finishing up a Peds residency). Not sure if that's much help, just my anecdotal evidence that, at least at that time and for AF, there wasn't a reg that said you HAD to be let go.

 

[soccerchicoc]

Thanks good to know

 

[IgD]

Part of learning is falling flat on your face and failing. Definitely at some point or another we've all messed up. Learn your lesson now and never fail a test like that again.

 

[narcusprince]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. As IGD said now is serious grind time. Their is some good in this situation. Your failure will do two things, either beat you down and your done. Or it will empower make you work harder and you will blow out step I,II,III. Are their any other warning signs how are your classes going? What are your study habits like? Did you do a Qbank? Borderline failure or serious failure? Finish the test?

 

[soccerchicoc]

I did a qbank but didn't finish it so my goal is to do more questions... I barely failed I did finish test but had test anxiety really bad that day... I'm not top of class and struggled in a few such as path and physio...I'm hoping it's the 2nd and I do well but nerves don't help

 

[DD214_DOC]

I don't know from experience, but in the past I believe the rule was to place someone on admin leave and allow them at least one re-take. I did have the habit of not taking the exam by the deadline imposed by HPSP and was told that my stipend would be suspended until I provided a score, but it never actually was; I think I took it and supplied the score prior to everything being processed.

Having said that, I have heard that the rules have changed quite a bit and HPSP is pretty hardcore in adhering to the guidelines now. Given that you said you are appealing being dropped, it certainly sounds like it to me. Logic would suggest that they would place you on a LOA from the program and see what happens with a re-take, but beauracracies usually do not operate using logic.

The MODS website usually has a pretty active forum, so I would direct your question there, or contact Arthur Covey directly -- if he's still the, "go to" guy.

Good luck.

 

[TurtleDO2012]

You have done two years of class work, qbanks, maybe even a review course. That is a lot of preparation for this test. You have already experienced it once. Try to focus on just one question at a time and don't think of the positives or negatives based on the results. This is try number two so worse case you would take it again one final time. But that won't have to happen because you are going to focus on one question at a time. Don't blame nerves or think of any excuses. Take it one question at a time.

 

[orbitsurgMD]

I did a qbank but didn't finish it so my goal is to do more questions... I barely failed I did finish test but had test anxiety really bad that day... I'm not top of class and struggled in a few such as path and physio...I'm hoping it's the 2nd and I do well but nerves don't help

Have you sought formal help in dealing with your stress from test taking? I wish you well in your efforts, but it may be in your interest to seek formal help, Unfortunately, you will have to confront standardized tests repeatedly as you continue, both in the remaining steps of your medical school boards, but also in your residency in-service exams and your specialty certification boards. Practice questions are certainly helpful to prepare, and a fund of knowledge is obviously essential, but having a non-panicked and organized approach that allows you to focus on each particular question one at a time is a valuable skill worth developing.