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Would anyone be interested in setting up a Facebook group or something similar for us all to communicate as we travel this road together?
Would anyone be interested in setting up a Facebook group or something similar for us all to communicate as we travel this road together?
For me, I submitted my application and it went from application packet accepted to accpliceation packet scored in 10 days!did your status change yet? how long did it take to move on from "application packet accepted"?
I believe it marks that right away after you submit! Not 100% sure though!does the "packet accepted" message indicate that they went through it and checked for completeness? or is it automatically marked as "packet accepted" right after initially submitting it?
im also waiting. looks like most people heard back a few days after being scoredSubmitted my application on 4/26. My status changed from accepted to scored 05/05. How long does it normally take to hear back with a decision? *anxiously waiting*
Sighhhh lol I really hate this waiting game! Hopefully we will see offer pending relatively soon!im also waiting. looks like most people heard back a few days after being scored
First time i've heard of the NHSC one... trying to consider all my options, since HPSP might reject me for my medical conditions. I assume NHSC underserved communities includes rural? Is it the best option for someone interested in rural practice?Thanks for offering to answer questions!
-I saw on reddit that most people who do the PA HPSP with the VA get placed in federal prisons, is this the case for physicians too?
-I have ZERO experience with the VA, so what are some things potential VA doctors should know about?
-How does this scholarship compare to NHSC (I know for one, with NHSC you have to commit to FM, IM (no fellowship), Psych or OB)
I have been on Alternate list for almost 2 months now. Have not heard anything from them yet. I hope we both hear from them soon.does anyone have any insight on the alternate list? i just got put on. chances of getting an offer from it? and how long that wait typically is? i think have only seen one person here report getting an offer from it, and they had to wait about 1.5 months I believe
My understanding was that they have no authority to place you in a VA of their choosing. It is completely up to you which VA and what specialities. You just have to be working at a VA in order to pay back. Have folks heard differently?
Got it. So, to be clear, I'd be applying for VA hospital jobs just like any other candidate interested in a VA hospital. I could be working as a physician in the Manhattan Medical Center VA or rural small town clinic VA, but I'd be satisfying the requirements all the same, right?There must be a need (job opening) for your specialty. As long as there is, you can go to any VA hospital.
I just got my final offer this past week, signed all the paperwork and am waiting on the final signature.Has anyone heard anything?
Yes! this is a great idea. there's an HPSP group on FB but is pretty much all military and not many people know about the VA programYea man, I think that’d be great. Set it up and drop the link.
im thinking about doing a med-psych combined program and am wondering if this would be allowed. anyone have any thoughts? and if I wanted to work primarily as a hospitalist, my concern is whether I would get to choose what I primarily do? I guess a better way to ask the question, is do we apply for jobs after we graduate or do we just get sent somewhere?Got it. So, to be clear, I'd be applying for VA hospital jobs just like any other candidate interested in a VA hospital. I could be working as a physician in the Manhattan Medical Center VA or rural small town clinic VA, but I'd be satisfying the requirements all the same, right?
im thinking about doing a med-psych combined program and am wondering if this would be allowed. anyone have any thoughts? and if I wanted to work primarily as a hospitalist, my concern is whether I would get to choose what I primarily do? I guess a better way to ask the question, is do we apply for jobs after we graduate or do we just get sent somewhere?
You have to payback the amount that you owe.Just curious, but what happens to these types of scholarships like VA HPSP if you don't complete school, or fail to match residency, or other such hiccups occur?
Yeah I figured lol...It's crazy to me that you can go through all of medical school and still not be able to practice because you fail to match... scary to think about!You have to payback the amount that you owe.
did you end up getting any new tasks or forms to complete? I have finished everything in my portal, I'm assuming ill get an email soon with more stuff to doAfter you sign the tentative scholarship what are the next steps in the process?
No I didn’t get anything else in the portal but I did get an email with that was about fingerprinting and a background check yesterday so my nerves have calmed loldid you end up getting any new tasks or forms to complete? I have finished everything in my portal, I'm assuming ill get an email soon with more stuff to do
how long after accepting the tentative offer did it take to get that stuff?No I didn’t get anything else in the portal but I did get an email with that was about fingerprinting and a background check yesterday so my nerves have calmed lol
It took 3 days!how long after accepting the tentative offer did it take to get that stuff?
+1!Just got the offer. So excited.
Hi guys, missed the timeline to apply to this early on in the cycle. Could I perhaps apply to this in my M2 year to hopefully get the scholarship for my M3-M4 year and then have 3 years of VA service post-graduation?
Im sorry that sucks! But if it makes you feel any better, this scholarship wasn't even around yet when you started. I believe last year was the first year they even offered it!wow I just graduated and I have major pangs of disappointment. I would have loved to have applied to this scholarship if I knew it existed. I only knew of military HPSP and NHSC. I literally just saw this thread pop up today, after graduating with full COA loans. And I wouldn't have minded working for the VA. This sucks. Congratulations to all of you who are participating!
Omg that does make me feel better lol. (Hope it’s true!)Im sorry that sucks! But if it makes you feel any better, this scholarship wasn't even around yet when you started. I believe last year was the first year they even offered it!
Nope. They will take care of that for ya. It took me about 3 days to get the clearFor fingerprinting, does the VA office that does the fingerprinting send the fingerprints for us after we tell them the "security office numbers"? Or is there anything that we have to physically send ourselves?
Look into va loan repayment for physicians!wow I just graduated and I have major pangs of disappointment. I would have loved to have applied to this scholarship if I knew it existed. I only knew of military HPSP and NHSC. I literally just saw this thread pop up today, after graduating with full COA loans. And I wouldn't have minded working for the VA. This sucks. Congratulations to all of you who are participating!
Congrats! I submitted around the same time. Just wondering, is there something we’re supposed to do after it says “application accepted”? Or do we just wait for them to update? Mine’s been sitting on application accepted since the day I submittedoffer pending received today!! submitted my app on may 22 and sat at application accepted for about a week and a half. I come from a military family, but have no connection myself currently so I am very thankful for this opportunity. good luck to everyone applying!
Thanks! Just have to wait! I checked mine religiously and it just happened to change today without any further action on my end.Congrats! I submitted around the same time. Just wondering, is there something we’re supposed to do after it says “application accepted”? Or do we just wait for them to update? Mine’s been sitting on application accepted since the day I submitted
Yeah I submitted on May 14th and it’s still been radio silence so far.Congrats! I submitted around the same time. Just wondering, is there something we’re supposed to do after it says “application accepted”? Or do we just wait for them to update? Mine’s been sitting on application accepted since the day I submitted