Navy HPSP and failed class

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Hello all,


I am Navy HPSP and just found out today that I failed my MS1 anatomy class by 1 point. A family member had some serious health issues come up so I was back and forth between school and home dealing with that and just didn't have enough time to review structures after hours in lab.

I know that I have to inform the Navy ASAP of the failure (and eventual remediation), but has anyone else been in this situation before? Am I at risk of losing my scholarship for 1 failure w/ successful remediation?

Just a side note: I'm more worried about the present rather than the future at the current moment. I am aware this will impact my residency application on down the road. I just really don't want to be dismissed or anything from the HPSP program.


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[Onefellswoop87]

Hello all,


I am Navy HPSP and just found out today that I failed my MS1 anatomy class by 1 point. A family member had some serious health issues come up so I was back and forth between school and home dealing with that and just didn't have enough time to review structures after hours in lab.

I know that I have to inform the Navy ASAP of the failure (and eventual remediation), but has anyone else been in this situation before? Am I at risk of losing my scholarship for 1 failure w/ successful remediation?

Just a side note: I'm more worried about the present rather than the future at the current moment. I am aware this will impact my residency application on down the road. I just really don't want to be dismissed or anything from the HPSP program.


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As I recall, HPSP will pay for 4 years of medical school. It doesn't pay for leave of absence for academic difficulties, family leave, getting a PhD or MBA, etc. As long as you are still in good standing with your medical school, HPSP should keep paying. If your medical school forces you to drop back to the next class to start again, they will not pay for a 5th year of medical school, so financially it is in your best interest to re-mediate such that you can graduate in 4 years, as originally planned.

Obviously the HPSP office will be able to give you the most complete answer, and you do need to let them know (I know you said you will inform them, just wanted to say it on my own).

 

[68PGunner]

Hello all,


I am Navy HPSP and just found out today that I failed my MS1 anatomy class by 1 point. A family member had some serious health issues come up so I was back and forth between school and home dealing with that and just didn't have enough time to review structures after hours in lab.

I know that I have to inform the Navy ASAP of the failure (and eventual remediation), but has anyone else been in this situation before? Am I at risk of losing my scholarship for 1 failure w/ successful remediation?

Just a side note: I'm more worried about the present rather than the future at the current moment. I am aware this will impact my residency application on down the road. I just really don't want to be dismissed or anything from the HPSP program.


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I am sorry to hear about your family member. You won't lose your scholarship at this stage if that answers your question.

 

[teacherman84]

As I recall, HPSP will pay for 4 years of medical school. It doesn't pay for leave of absence for academic difficulties, family leave, getting a PhD or MBA, etc. As long as you are still in good standing with your medical school, HPSP should keep paying. If your medical school forces you to drop back to the next class to start again, they will not pay for a 5th year of medical school, so financially it is in your best interest to re-mediate such that you can graduate in 4 years, as originally planned.

Obviously the HPSP office will be able to give you the most complete answer, and you do need to let them know (I know you said you will inform them, just wanted to say it on my own).

This...a classmate of mine was navy hpsp. He hag enough trouble in preclinicals that he had top relay a year. Navy didn't pay for 1 year, then he went on to do well in his clinical years, matched in a primary caste specialty at his top choice location and is now still doing well and was chosen as chief resident.
Learn from your mistakes and keep going.

 

[NavyFP]

Not a huge deal, you are not the first. As above, if you have to repeat the whole first year, HPSP won't pay for it. I imagine though, that your school will offer a remediation in the summer to make up the deficiency as long as there are no other issues for the rest of the year. As long as you don't fail out, HPSP won't kick you out.