Navy FlightSurgeon question

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I have been searching the forums and the NAMI site couldn't find an answer to this.

If you do HPSP and manage to to go straight into a 3-year residency, can you then complete your 4-year ADSO as a Flight Surgeon? Most of the discussion has been about GMOs but I can't find anything for those already board certified in something like EM/IM/FM that want to go into aerospace medicine.

Also, if one was to do the Residency in Aerospace Medicine at the end of their commitment, what would be the post residency ADSO?

 

[SirGecko]

Typically no but I’m sure there are exceptions depending on the demands on the Navy and your specialty. They usually want you to do a utilization tour in the field you were trained in. However I do know a few examples of people going straight to an operational billet (dive or flight) after residency though those guys had already done that training before residency. I’ve heard it floated to send someone to flight surgeon training right after residency but that’s super unusual and someone’s gonna fight you on it. Basically: it’s possible but not likely and usually needs some kind of other extenuating circumstances to happen.

The adso for ram would be like any other residency, one for one payback.

 

[militaryPHYS]

I know an ophthalmologist O6 who is currently in Aerospace medicine residency. If you would like to discuss this with him (very good guy) then DM me and I will put you in touch.

 

[backrow]

I have been searching the forums and the NAMI site couldn't find an answer to this.

If you do HPSP and manage to to go straight into a 3-year residency, can you then complete your 4-year ADSO as a Flight Surgeon? Most of the discussion has been about GMOs but I can't find anything for those already board certified in something like EM/IM/FM that want to go into aerospace medicine.

Also, if one was to do the Residency in Aerospace Medicine at the end of their commitment, what would be the post residency ADSO?

Doing your ADSO as a flight surgeon would be “needs of the Navy” and heavily dependent upon your specialty leader. It has happened.

For RAM the commitment is the same as any other in-service residency: year for year.




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[Cooperd0g]

This is a qualified "yes."

If you do ENT, anesthesia, etc then you aren't going from residency to flight surgery. However, if you do RAM (duh) or Family (decent odds) or Internal (long odds, but way better than all the rest) then yes.