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Has anyone recived the application for the National Health Service Corp yet ? I was told they would be sent out in January
Originally posted by MDmiracle
I actually called them about two weeks ago about this issue. They said that there was a printing error and that the applications would be delayed by about three or four weeks, which I took to mean that we will recieve them some time in feb. Hope this helps.
Originally posted by racecity1
just some notes
1) worse then dealing with the government, the nhsc bids out almost all the scholar stuff so you are not dealing with the government, but the lowest cost providers to the government.
2) the nhsc won't disclose scholars so good luck finding them (you can always call an IHS facility though and find them). It is good they protect confidentiality, but there should be a message board on their site. There used to be, but they took it down because it was filled with complaints. You can see a copy though, and get other information at http://nhscscholar.com . I am not being negitive, just a realist. The program really is great for some people, not so good for others.
Originally posted by PACtoDOC
Yes, they have resolved almost all of them. They are quite squared away now. The problem mostly exists now for NP's and PA's who have trouble finding sites. Physicians will never have that problem.
Originally posted by PACtoDOC
Here is the straight scoop on the NHSC for physicians. I have called multiple sites on the list just to check that they are legit and to see how much they pay as of now. Every place I have called was actively desperate for a physician. The bottom line is that if you accept this scholarship as a medical student, you have a 99% chance of going to the site you choose to go to. Of all the FP residents that entered payback last cycle, a total of ONE had to be placed because they failed to get themselves hired by the deadline. Even after resident graduation last year, there were still tons of positions.
Is this true for someone who does IM ?Or do some of the IM physicians end up getting assigned to a less than desirous locale
(i.e. prison)
I am debating whether to do IM or FP.....
-Good luck if you want or get the scholarships, they can be great deals for the right person. Just make sure you are the right person.
Originally posted by jhug
this says it all....really, it seems there is a huge disparity between the np/pa/physician programs. Physicians (this is 100% from personal experience) have it much easier as far as being able to pick and choose where they go than some of the others. I believe, and pactodoc can verify this for me, but i think they told us that 8% work in prisons (by choice....why i have NO idea)
and 92% do medicine. It seems (to me) that peds has the least amount of spots, then IM, and FP has the most (which really makes sense when we think about what this scholarship is all about) Because there are less peds patients in a rural area, you can almost count on those sites being urban, FP is more rural in nature, IM seems to be a mix of the two (i talk about peds, FP, and IM only because there is NO WAY i want to do ob/gyn or pysch)
I understand both sides of the board/contact scholars debate.....on one side i think it would be really helpful, on the other hand, as a first year med student i get asked all sorts of stuff and could see it getting really old 10 years from now....especially when so much could change in that much time.
I can totally agree with PtoD, i LOVE not seeing a single bill from this school (tuition is 32K and change/ year) and the stipend is paying my rent/food. I'll end school with zero debt. Every dime i make as a resident/doc will go to my family (except for taxes) 30 years from now classmates will just be paying off 200K (only now it's more like 350-400K) in school loans. BUT, i don't mind the idea of doing FP or peds in pago pago, american samoa, or gunnison, utah (for 4 years)
like the quote above, it is a great way to fund an education, just do all you can to make sure you are the right person for the NHSC.
With the exception of working in a prison I would go ANYWHERE( Alaska, Pago Pago, North Dakota , Indian reservation etc..