is Navy residency application mandatory
Started by coolleoboy
Yes you are required to apply but you can decline.
That is the Army policy. The Navy does NOT require you to apply for PGY-1 (AEGD or GPR) or any residency.
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thanks for the clarification!
del Sol - do you typically know how popular/competitive it is to secure a Navy GPR/AEGD? from my research, there is ~68 (24 GPR/ 44 AEGD) slots per year and ~85 (65 HPSP and 20 HSCP) new dentist grads per year? Sound about right?
I don't know any exact numbers, but your numbers sound plausible. What I do know is that, because of the neutral payback year and the fact that applying is not mandatory, Navy PGY-1 programs are really not that competitive. Most new dentists elect to do a credentialing tour. GPR tours may be a little more competitive than AEGD because people use it as a stepping stone into OMFS. If you want to do an AEGD, and you aren't screw-up, you can probably do one. I had pretty mediocre dental school grades with pass/fail boards, and I still got selected for my second choice AEGD.
I don't know what you mean by 'mediocre' but, don't you HPSP folks need to maintain at least a 3.0? or do you have a little more wiggle room? ( I am told to maintain 2.5 for HSCP but I'd feel a lot better if I don't have to do so 🙂
thanks.
When I was HPSP, we did not need to maintain a 3.0 GPA. We were merely required to pass, which was a 2.0 at my school. I can't speak for HSCP requirements.
