When and how to do Externships?

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I'm a first year dental student. I'm wondering how I start an externship at a base and if I'm limited in what I can do because I have not done my officer training? I will like to start getting familiar with a base somewhere if that is possible.
 
I'm a first year dental student. I'm wondering how I start an externship at a base and if I'm limited in what I can do because I have not done my officer training? I will like to start getting familiar with a base somewhere if that is possible.

Some helpful information you might want to add:
What type of scholarship you are on, what branch specifically are you associated with, what type of clerkship are you looking to do - any particular type of dentistry/procedures you are hoping to observe, where are you located?

By providing these specifics it might help people give advice/ideas that can benefit you. Best of luck.
 
I'm a first year dental student. I'm wondering how I start an externship at a base and if I'm limited in what I can do because I have not done my officer training? I will like to start getting familiar with a base somewhere if that is possible.

Typically this information is found in your HPSP handbook. They are usually very helpful.

If you are Army I believe this information is online.
 
I am army, I guess it is on the medical information website under one of the chapters? I will check it out. Thanks