I have searched the forum but I can't quite find what I am looking for so I though I would ask. I am going to be a first year pod student in the fall, and I am considering accepting the Navy HPSP scholarship. My only concern is the scope of practice while serving my Navy commitment (i.e. surgical volume.) I am worried that I am only going to be able to perform minimal surgery, doing primarily RFC, and having my skills learned in residency atrophy. I would appreciate information from any attending who has completed / is currently serving in Navy podiatry. I am specifically interested in the scope of practice while serving and how it has transitioned into civilian medicine. Thanks in advance.
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Navy HPSP
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dyk343
I have searched the forum but I can't quite find what I am looking for so I though I would ask. I am going to be a first year pod student in the fall, and I am considering accepting the Navy HPSP scholarship. My only concern is the scope of practice while serving my Navy commitment (i.e. surgical volume.) I am worried that I am only going to be able to perform minimal surgery, doing primarily RFC, and having my skills learned in residency atrophy. I would appreciate information from any attending who has completed / is currently serving in Navy podiatry. I am specifically interested in the scope of practice while serving and how it has transitioned into civilian medicine. Thanks in advance.
There are plenty of threads on here about the Navy and podiatry.
This doesnt really have that much to do with podiatry as i highly doubt you will have the same experiences being a foot and ankle specialist for the navy... but its an interesting (Hollywood?) video on physicians in the military. If you have an hour to spare I recommend you watch this.. Its about the ethical decisions physicians in Iraq have to make.
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http://www.hulu.com/watch/23351/nova-life-and-death-in-the-war-zone#x-0,vepisode,1,1
BTW it starts off a little dry if anyone actually watches this.
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I have searched the forum but I can't quite find what I am looking for so I though I would ask. I am going to be a first year pod student in the fall, and I am considering accepting the Navy HPSP scholarship. My only concern is the scope of practice while serving my Navy commitment (i.e. surgical volume.) I am worried that I am only going to be able to perform minimal surgery, doing primarily RFC, and having my skills learned in residency atrophy. I would appreciate information from any attending who has completed / is currently serving in Navy podiatry. I am specifically interested in the scope of practice while serving and how it has transitioned into civilian medicine. Thanks in advance.
I can give you a little bit of insight as I live and practice in an area that has a lot of military.
If you are active Navy you will likely be placed in a Navy Hospital rather than a VA where they do a lot of nail and palliative care. The podiatrists at the local Navy Hospital are VERY busy surgically and see everything from small lesions that need excision to all kinds of foot and ankle trauma.
The Navy Podiatrist I knew well around here was just sent to live in CA and practice in the Navy hospital there and he is VERY happy.
Good luck.
Hey OP,
Why are you taking the scholarship? Is it for the money? Because, if it is, you have to calculate how much the NAVY will be paying you when you pay them back in years and how much you can earn in the civilian world. Also do you want to be in the military (some people just don't like that environment), also do you have or will you have a family by then? Often times you don't have a say in where they send you. There are so few PODS in the military, they will send you where you are needed most. UNlike physicians, where there are many sites and many more physicians in the military, they have more to go around if someone doesn't want to go to a particular base.
Why are you taking the scholarship? Is it for the money? Because, if it is, you have to calculate how much the NAVY will be paying you when you pay them back in years and how much you can earn in the civilian world. Also do you want to be in the military (some people just don't like that environment), also do you have or will you have a family by then? Often times you don't have a say in where they send you. There are so few PODS in the military, they will send you where you are needed most. UNlike physicians, where there are many sites and many more physicians in the military, they have more to go around if someone doesn't want to go to a particular base.
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dyk343
I've mentioned it before in one of these Navy threads... If the residency shortage would get any worse (rumor on SDN is ~70 unfilled slots which all reapply next year so ~140 unfilled slots next year and so on... just a number for sake of argument dont tear it apart) the navy might not be a bad deal. Im sure the government wouldnt pay the bill only to have their investment flop, or not get a residency due to a shortage...
Some strings would likely get pulled...
Some strings would likely get pulled...
What rank would you be after you finish the scholarship and pod school?
Also, if you are a pod already and wants to practice in the military, what rank would you be? I know doctors are Captains but I am not sure if it is the same for Pod. Thanks
Also, if you are a pod already and wants to practice in the military, what rank would you be? I know doctors are Captains but I am not sure if it is the same for Pod. Thanks
