Navy Match Questions for a newbie

[beegeforty4]

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I was looking over the Navy match results, and I have a bunch of questions if someone can help me out. Attached is the list as an excel file so you can see what I’m looking at (I blocked the names since I didn’t know if it was professional or not to list them on an open website).

Okay, so the questions:

1. Is this a list of those coming directly from medical school (USUHS/HPSP) or are some from those coming off GMO tours?
2. I notice that there are a lot of full deferments for anesthesiology and emergency med. What does that mean? I see on the Navy GME website there are positions for both at the major medical centers. That’s probably a super complex question.
3. What is a one year deferment? Does that have something to do with GMO tours?
4. Hypothetically, it seems that neurosurgery would be a huge benefit to the Navy, and they would want them prepared as soon as possible. So does is the one neurosurgery match on this sheet mean he/she is going directly civilian or GMO or what?

cheers,

beege

 

[IgD]

1. Is this a list of those coming directly from medical school (USUHS/HPSP) or are some from those coming off GMO tours?

Both

2. I notice that there are a lot of full deferments for anesthesiology and emergency med. What does that mean? I see on the Navy GME website there are positions for both at the major medical centers. That's probably a super complex question.

The applicant was assigned residency training at a civilian program

3. What is a one year deferment? Does that have something to do with GMO tours?

You do a one year civilian internship and then come back to the Navy possibly directly into a GMO tour.

4. Hypothetically, it seems that neurosurgery would be a huge benefit to the Navy, and they would want them prepared as soon as possible. So does is the one neurosurgery match on this sheet mean he/she is going directly civilian or GMO or what?

I suspect they go full time civilian residency for neurosurgery then come back

 

[SF49ers Fan]

I was looking over the Navy match results, and I have a bunch of questions if someone can help me out. Attached is the list as an excel file so you can see what I'm looking at (I blocked the names since I didn't know if it was professional or not to list them on an open website).

Okay, so the questions:

1. Is this a list of those coming directly from medical school (USUHS/HPSP) or are some from those coming off GMO tours?
2. I notice that there are a lot of full deferments for anesthesiology and emergency med. What does that mean? I see on the Navy GME website there are positions for both at the major medical centers. That's probably a super complex question.
3. What is a one year deferment? Does that have something to do with GMO tours?
4. Hypothetically, it seems that neurosurgery would be a huge benefit to the Navy, and they would want them prepared as soon as possible. So does is the one neurosurgery match on this sheet mean he/she is going directly civilian or GMO or what?

cheers,

beege

1. This is actually only a list of those from HPSP/USUHS going into internships coming directly from school.

4. The Full deferment for neurosurgery (like any other full deferment) will do their entire residency as a civilian and then start their payback after graduation. This is the benefit of getting the deferment. You have the ability to try for any of the civilian residency programs without REapplying for the residency program after internship.

 

[beegeforty4]

So does this list not include everyone who didn't match and had to go GMO?

 

[SF49ers Fan]

So does this list not include everyone who didn't match and had to go GMO?

Nope, these guys are MSIVs and matching to a Navy internship or civilian deferment. The match for actual residencies and GMO's is different, I don't know where to find a list with the results for that if it even exists. I would be interested to see the results as well. 🙂

 

[beegeforty4]

Nope, these guys are MSIVs and matching to a Navy internship or civilian deferment. The match for actual residencies and GMO's is different, I don't know where to find a list with the results for that if it even exists. I would be interested to see the results as well. 🙂

Ahh I see. It all makes much more sense now. Cheers.

 

[Gastrapathy]

Ahh I see. It all makes much more sense now. Cheers.

Call the Navy GME office and ask for a password (301) 295-0955 then go to https://nmmpte.med.navy.mil/gmeapplication/secure/login2.asp, or contact any resident you actually know and they can probably track down the list. It is also released as message traffic (good luck finding that). Pls don't PM me to ask for it (I'm not comfortable giving out passwords to military sites to people I don't know).

 

[coureurdubois]

If someone is considering applying for a one-year or full deferment, would they put that as number one on the application (e.g., full deferment Neuro) without a location specified? Should they then put down 4 Neuro locations for the other 4 choices?

 

[NavyFP]

If someone is considering applying for a one-year or full deferment, would they put that as number one on the application (e.g., full deferment Neuro) without a location specified? Should they then put down 4 Neuro locations for the other 4 choices?

If you want a one year deferment you would apply for a Transitional year deferment. If you want Neurology, that is a GME2 spot and you could ask for a full deferment or any other Navy internship. You would not be likely to get it as the Navy has not been defering for Neurology.

 

[trail doc]

I hear that the Navy is trying to do away with the one year deferment. This has traditionally been available to anyone who wants one, so they can spend a year out of the military for family or other personal reasons. However, the Navy will want to fill their intern classes so there are plenty of hands to do the work. Since HPSP has did not fill for several consecutive years, and those students are hitting internship now, the climate for one year deferments will be thin. This is not a bad thing, because I think there are compelling reasons to do a military intenship. Good geography, better pay, and networking in the system you'll be in for at least the next few years.
Full deferments are a completely different beast and subject to the needs of the Navy. That's why you see full deferments for NS, EM and Anes, but none for ophtho.