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I am a US citizen who is going to graduate from Caribbean medical school in 2010. I am going to be applying for anesthesia in the 2010 civilian match. My stats are slightly above average of those applying for anesthesia so there's a very good chance i'll match into a civilian program. However, if I don't match into a civilian program i would like to apply for a military residency. So does anyone know how much easier it is to gain acceptance in a military residency when compared to a civilian one? Anyone know or care to guess at the average step1 and 2 scores needed for Anesthesia in the military?
I constantly hear there's a huge shortage of military doctors, but I am sure this shortage is in primary care and not in specialties like Anesthesia.
Other specialty I am considering is neurosurgery. I spoke with an army recruiter and he told me that there's a shortage of neurosurgeons in the army, and that the army helps those that are qualified for the residency and want to do it with the military. Anyone care to comment on the competitiveness of this specialty?
I am also interested in other branches of the military not specifically the Army.
thank you in advance for your comments.
I constantly hear there's a huge shortage of military doctors, but I am sure this shortage is in primary care and not in specialties like Anesthesia.
Other specialty I am considering is neurosurgery. I spoke with an army recruiter and he told me that there's a shortage of neurosurgeons in the army, and that the army helps those that are qualified for the residency and want to do it with the military. Anyone care to comment on the competitiveness of this specialty?
I am also interested in other branches of the military not specifically the Army.
thank you in advance for your comments.
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