The HPSP Scholarship: My Experience and What You Need to Know

[@Kwicdrawmcgraw]

As a vet with 3 years Army/11 years Air Guard, I swear I was going to unsubscribe if you'd said "Trust the recruiter." Never ever trust the recruiter boys and girls!

[@fishingnoob2216]

Gregory Chiadika Why not?

[@miah6613]

Tommy Hanks it’s their job to get you to join, so their main goal isn’t your best interest, it’s getting you into the military so that they can get their paycheck

[@fishingnoob2216]

Miah Oh ok thanks!

[@pmalguera]

@@fishingnoob2216 They will get a paycheck either way. You join or don't they'll get paid. It's more or less recruiting command doesn't want their recruiters wasting time on people who are not going to join. If the recruiter isn't putting people in, is as if they aren't doing their job and that's how it is seen. Not a great duty but I learned a lot from it. Also, not all recruiters are liars and educating yourself on the overall process will never hurt you.

[@tyking2958]

@@pmalguera The best way to say it is that they have quotas and some of them will do a lot to fill them

[@thoughtfulsamosa6037]

I feel like you're our personal guidance counselor, sincere thanks 💖 and thank you for your service

[@Lobi10879]

The military is a great way to pay for college but here is my recommendation if you are in HS this is the route I am taking but will add things I wish I did: 1st: Enlist straight from HS and go into a medical specialty like a corpsman, medic, or a tech to get experience. (I did not do this I just wanted to get out my home town) 2nd: Do college while you are in early, you can at least get your associates degree while taking minimal classes during your 4 years of service. Some even get their bachelors. (I also did not do this cause I did not plan to go to college back then) 3rd: On your last year apply for disability and get a pre approval before getting out or do it early as soon as you get out. Your goal is to at least get %10 which is very achievable. Go to medical while in service and document everything ( I did it after I got out and the wait time to get your rating varies) 4th: Use your GI Bill to finish your bachelors degree if you didn’t finish in service. (I had no classes done so I’m using my entire GI Bill for my bachelors for free and getting paid a monthly housing stipend [BAH]) 5th: Apply for medschool and get your acceptance letter, this is where your %10 disability comes in. Take your acceptance letter and apply for the VR&E. (It is another benefit but instead of a educational benefit like the GI Bill this is an Employment benefit) you will do an interview and explain you want to be a doctor and have an acceptance letter, if your interview goes well and you shows ambition for your career your counselor will approve you and make a plan to pay for your medical school and give you a housing stipend also. 6th: If you happen to gotten your bachelors while in service then congratulations you can just use your GI Bill for medical school. If you live in a state that gives you additional benefits like Texas with the Hazelwood act, you can use that for medschool instead of the VR&E but they have no housing stipend. (Look into states that give additional education benefits for veterans) Now you have multiple options to get into med school for free, while only serving for one contract. If you are already a college student then the HPSP might be for you. You can also look into the USUHS which is military medical school if you know the military life is what you want. In comparison HPSP is 3-4 year’s commitment and USUHS is a 7 year commitment. I personally love the route I took, and if I was a student that never served would have probably used the HPSP since it’s only for 3 years without the bonus, then done a residency after my commitment. Hope this has helped anyone looking for information while in HS.

[@liljoe2235]

Thanks sir! Especially that insight on VR&E

[@GG-eh2nn]

Thank you so much

[@Lobi10879]

A couple new things I found: The VA (Veterans Affairs) has a HPSP scholarship as well. They pay for your med school and you work for them for 4 years. The cools thing is that you stay a civilian and are a federal employee instead of being active duty military in comparison to the military HPSP. You do accumulate federal retirement time while working for the VA so if you’re prior service then your time while active duty for retirement will continue with the VA. Also the Navy has the HSCP which is similar to the HPSP but you enlist as an E-6 with them and you pay for med school with the income you make. The benefits in this is if you are looking at a career in the military long term. Since you accumulate retirement time while you are in med school since you will be active duty. You also get leave days and get to use all the benefits of being active duty while in school. This scholarship usually suits better people who are prior service but it’s a great scholarship either way since you get so many benefits. You also are open to use other scholarships to pay for med school since this scholarship pays you while you are in school. It does not pay the school and you do with that money whatever you want. Pay for med school or save it up and find another scholarship that pays for med school. I would be cautious about scholarships interfering with each other, but if it’s a civilian scholarship or a scholarship you earned like the Gi Bill then you might be fine, I would definitely do the research and talk to a navy officer that knows more about the scholarship.

[@calebcabrera7930]

Hey man! I’m currently a Junior in HS barely knowing anything about how any of this works. I’ve been wanting to join the military ever since I was a kid and now just found a passion for medicine while in HS. So my questions are: 1. How does undergrad work while being in the military? Does the military pay for my undergrad as well? 2. Would I take my undergrad at any college of my choosing or would it be chosen by the military? 3. After my first four years, would I then rejoin the military for the HPSP? Or would I still be in the military after the four years? Sorry if these questions are dumb, I’m just really confused by also really interested.

[@jordyn3632]

My biggest worries going into med school are not matching, having no job opportunities + being hundreds of thousands in debt. I come from a long line of seamen+marines, so going into the Navy would provide me with a sense of pride. I could care for marines, my uncle who just took his life was a marine. I even have a ship tattooed on my arm 😅 I don't know what to do

[@rickypen]

That's a huge concern, not matching is my biggest fear right now as starting 4th year. But I would say there are FAR more stressful things about going to medical school l: like MCAT, having a solid GPA, like really solid, making sure you have all kinds of volunteering hours, experiences, etc (crazy expensive) Then interviewing and applying (crazy expensive) moving to where you get/if you get, accepted (expensive) and then actually going through medical school itself is a journey. Not as hard as people commonly say, but yea pretty challenging and talking to older physicians isn't as beneficial because of how much changes just within a decade, the amount of material is staggering. Then after 2 years of packing in material, moving into clinicals is a new world for a lot of people. Getting in a residency isn't the hardest thing in the world, I think you'll be fine especially if you aren't pigeonholed within a tiny geographic region. Plus there's always military as long as your young enough still lol.

[@steptemberangle6606]

Great video! 16 now and I’m debating between Medical school and Serving in the Military, amazed that you could do both with the HPSP!:)

[@kanegrey7697]

It’s not that easy, you need an undergraduate education bachelors degree prior to applying for this you need to have applied and been accepted to medical school. It’s not that easy otherwise everyone would do it duhh 🙄🥱

[@jeonniee0]

@@kanegrey7697 she never said it was easy 🧐

[@ajpajunen6855]

Its easily possible to do both im a pre med student and in the air national guard as a flight medic

[@ninaleach9150]

I want to do this! How did you enlist as a medic?

[@donluz827]

I would love to see a cost breakdown between going straight to private practice and serving in the military first. It would save a student around $250,000 in debt but you’d be paid about a 1/3 for the 4 years of obligated service after residency depending on specialty. At the same time the $2,400 a month stipend equaling $115,200 after 4 years of medical school would offset that a little bit. All in all you’d break even but by being debt free you could focus on your investments early and set yourself up nicely for retirement. But I agree, don’t do it for the money. It’s not enough to get you through “the suck” . This is coming from a veteran Sailor

[@elizabethwatson7202]

Do you have any significant comments or experiences of female colleagues that did HPSP? What is maternity leave like? Does the military let pregnancy and motherhood affect your residency application?

[@imranmohamed8177]

There is a KZbinr name Rachel Pray, she is doing HPSP and is a medical student.

[@nater88dawg]

Nope, shouldn't affect your application. If you have children while in residency there are pre-allocated leave days for that which (up to a designated maximum #) you can take without pushing back your graduation).

[@adamjsumait]

After following you for so many years, I had no idea you were prior service! I am stationed at Hanscom AFB now and in contact/shadowing the flight surgeon here! Currently in AF under a non med AFSC and applying this cycle with hopes of serving in the AF Med Corps. Thank you for this video - spot on with what I heard from other AF physicians. Big factor is definitely timing which isn’t in anyone’s control. Gotta want to serve and I do!

[@JB-hd4jn]

Thank you for sharing you experience. I'm in my senior year of undergrads, trying to plan out how i want my medical journey to go and it's been pretty overwhelming tbh. I've been browsing through a bunch of youtube vids talking about the HPSP and yours has been the most sincere one i've found. Thank you for your honesty and taking the time to make a vid like this!

[@kwasit1055]

Did you go?

[@omegasquadlder]

The Military is heading towards a joint medical system called the Defense Health Agency in the coming years. There is still going to be more uncertainty with how military match will work in the future. Prior to this year, the Army had the most residences in specialties like GS, Ortho, EM, and Anesthesiology. I had the opportunity to talk with the Surgeon General of the Army this past semester about how residencies and fellowships will work in the future. It seems like he wants to expand the ability for military physicians to take on civilian residencies and fellowships in the future. If anyone is serious about doing becoming a military physician and does not have prior experience (Prior service, ROTC, Service Academy) I would recommend checking out USU as an opportunity to get acclimated to the military culture.

[@nater88dawg]

You will certainly get acclimated with that 8 year AD contract

[@lavclouds3681]

I hate you didn’t get to be an orthopedic surgeon but I’m glad you loved being a flight surgeon

[@MedicalSchoolHQ]

It was fun!

[@Borok85]

Thanks for all the value you give out to everyone

[@meganlonhart2610]

What does it look like to be an Active Duty Physician? Where are you located? What type of medicine are you practicing?

[@nater88dawg]

You are located where the branch wants to put you. They paid you while you were in medical school/ for medical school/ while you were in residency....so when you start AD is when you start your "pay back".

[@Thedoctorjosh]

@@nater88dawg mostly, but there is a rank and match system just like in residency to choose your job location.

[@nater88dawg]

@@Thedoctorjosh Not for army anesthesia, they've gotten rid of the Army AIM system for placement.

[@Thedoctorjosh]

@@nater88dawg that is brand new this year. Aim was used last year. It is changed only for new graduates to prevent people from getting jobs inappropriate for their level of training. AIM is still in place for everyone after their first job. It is not unique to anesthesia

[@calebjoseph3256]

Currently a student at UF appreciate the advice !

[@felixgriveramoctezuma108]

Man I loved this video. I think it is very honest and helped me a lot. thanks!

[@raresubstance]

I hope you and your family are well and thank you for your post 🖖🏾👍🏾

[@dorianenriquez2086]

Thank you! So so so so much I had an inkling that this was the case being able to pick your residency in the military ha! People cant even pick where they live let alone a program, job ect. Regardless, I've always wanted to serve for many reasons but now I know I'm okay with all of it.

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

Hi; long-time subscriber here. Thank you SO MUCH, for this information.

[@roymillers6730]

So as a high schooler hoping for a chance to get into the air force as a surgeon, what should I be looking for as an optimal goal? I’ve kept my GPA at a 3.5 I am a 2 year letterman swimmer, a professional fencer, and an amount of other clubs. Though I’ve kept high grades and substantial fitness I really don’t know what to do onward. Which is a preferable collage, where should I seek recruitment? What challenges should I prepare for?

[@rebeccagarcia901]

Hi! Before applying for HPSP, what undergraduate degree did you had?

[@marcusbrandt1137]

Army Medical Recruiter here send me your questions. The Army has a way more robust medical network as we are the largest branch. Therefore, we have the most slots available in residencies for you to go after what you want to specialize.

[@a.j.3383]

Can you give us a link to the most recent match results for Army HPSP students? Where they match/what specialty? Thanks!

[@adorezee2222]

Marcus Brandt do you have a social media ? I’d like to talk to you privately

[@marcusbrandt1137]

Zakerria R Facebook is U.S. Army Medical Recruiting Station - Burlington, VT Or you can email me at [e-mail] I’d be happy to answer any questions.

[@marcusbrandt1137]

Zakerria R there’s also a Twitter and instagram if you’d prefer

[@marcusbrandt1137]

A. J. I will get this to you as soon as I can

[@Xeriuth]

Thank you for this video Dr. Gray! I am active duty Air Force (12.5 years enlisted) and will be applying to USUHS and HPSP for the upcoming year. Could you confirm whether you still had the option to go into Ortopedic Surgery after your GMO tour or at least apply to it during the tour to have it as a follow-on? I'm guessing that you may have had the option to still go that route, but you would have had to stay in much longer 4 year active duty service commitment. Essentially, if one is willing to put in the time and wait, they have a fair chance at getting the specialty they desire. Lastly, since you were a GMO, did you end up doing a residency in anything?

[@bensisko617]

You will have the option to pursue a residency after a utilization tour if you are selected to be a GMO. According to another video on this channel, Dr. Gray decided not to pursue residency due to a medical condition which is exacerbated by stress.

[@Poop-m2v]

This was such an inspiring and informational video regarding this program! And, thank you for your service. One question that I'm finding unanswered is: How does the program work for MSW?

[@biahoppe701]

What if you want to be an OBGYN? Cause I'm planning to apply for the HPSP scholarship and I want to become an OBGYN. Do you think I would have a good chance of matching? Awesome video.

[@marcusbrandt1137]

Army medical recruiter here, I’d be more than happy to answer any questions.

[@sawyerjohnson6632]

I’m going into nursing school and want to find a way to go into the military as well once I finish my BSN and go into a CRNA program. Are nursing specialties like CRNA’s something that are needed and accepted by the Army HPSP?

[@GabrielPerez-zv6gm]

Great video. Helped me a lot clarifying some doubts

[@carolinaganan1161]

Thank you for this video! Where can I find the schools that accept the HPSP scholarship? I was not able to find it on MSAR.

[@mojoman0195]

All the hpsp does is give you money. Every medical school accepts money lol

[@iBeautifulDisaterx3]

Wait, hold up they paid for you to get your private pilot license and training? If so, how long did it take?

[@baileyhedgpeth7052]

In a typical year, do you feel like the Military has a greater need for emergency medicine physicians? I’ve considered applying for the HPSP scholarship, but right now feel I’m pretty dead set on doing emergency medicine and ideally wouldn’t want to delay my speciality.

[@marcusbrandt1137]

EM physicians are a critical specialty for the Army!

[@nater88dawg]

EM is typically a very competitive specialty in the Army - Army HPSP who has gone through the application process.

[@Behemoth66]

I’m currently received my disability rate of 100% P&T. My wife got the HSPS scholarship in 2021 ( she’s not a veteran). My question is, can we receive additional money/benefits since we now have to relocate states for her rotations this upcoming fall.

[@pg9566]

Thank you for the info. Do you think this program could be more or less beneficial for someone whose spouse is already active duty?

[@MedicalSchoolHQ]

Yes. If you want to be in.

[@Xeriuth]

If one's spouse is active duty, dependent on if they choose the same branch of service it could cause issues with getting the same assignment. Not every assignment needs every specialty. There is something called the join-spouse assignment program which attempts to keep married couples at the same location. However, it is inevitably based on the needs of the service as to what assignment one receives. In short, there is the risk that one could spend several years apart from their spouse.

[@orangeblock3792]

@@MedicalSchoolHQ Sir, would you happen to know the age limit for commissioning in the AF, after applying for the HPSP? Thank you.

[@KevinReifert]

Thanks for the video! I recently learned about the HPSP scholarship, and am trying to determine whether or not it might be for me. By the time I apply to medical school, I will most likely be somewhere between 33-35 years old and am currently leaning most heavily towards psychiatry. In your experience, is psychiatry a super competitive specialty to match into in the Air Force? If you don't place into your desired specialty, what are your options from there? Also, I'm curious as to what is involved in the 45-day summer requirements, training, etc. Does anybody reading have any experience or advice for me? Feel free to respond to this comment or reach out to me directly if possible. Thanks!

[@franetica123]

I’m currently 34. Still need to get my bachelors. I’ll be 36-37 when I apply. It’s never too late.

[@spethmanjones2997]

I know this is a pretty late response, but the Air Force is currently trending toward more combat-related medical positions (encouraging applications to general surgery, ortho surgery, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, etc.) and reducing the number of positions available for less combat-related fields (dermatology, OBGYN, pediatrics, psych, etc.). So it will likely become more and more competitive moving forward. Source: I’m not in the military yet but will be soon, and I have spoken to HPSP students as well as USUHS students who are currently in the residency application process about this very thing.

[@norman9052]

@@franetica123 same brother

[@Thedoctorjosh]

That's fairly misleading when you said "the military can tell you no" to being an orthopedic surgeon. If you do not match into Ortho, you end up being a Transitional year intern. You then have the chance to apply again. Only then would you become a flight surgeon. You left out that you didn't match into Ortho twice. There is no one who tells you "no." You match or you don't match. It's the same as in the civilian world. Also, that point system is not the primary driver of residency selection. It is more used as a tie breaker between applicants.

[@jamesyu5952]

Wow I love you awesome and so brave. Thank you so much

[@rileysmith8086]

Where/When do they release the list of specialties available?

[@nater88dawg]

Most specialties are available across the branches (with varying degrees of competitiveness), it's the fellowships that come and go from year to year.

[@SattySurfer]

Hey Dr. Gray, I am starting med school in July and I was told by my Army recruiter that I was chosen for the scholarship and now they're waiting on my "scroll approval" I wasnt given much information as to what that means and it's been 3 months since getting the news and I still havent heard anything back from them. We are approaching April and I'm afraid something may have gone wrong. I'm hoping that everything will come together soon so that I am not scrambling to have it done by the time school starts. What is your advice on this? I was also told by my recruiter that the Army no longer does GMO tours and will help you match into a specialty. Is this true?

[@marcusbrandt1137]

SatelliteSurfer Army medical recruiter here. Scroll is a request sent to Congress for an approval for you to be commissioned as an officer in the military. I’d definitely keep in touch with your recruiter and bug them until you get an answer. You can opt into a GMO tour if you’d like to go that route. The Army has a very high match rate so you’ll most likely go straight into residency. You can request a GMO tour if you’d like.

[@Michelle-rv9ns]

Is being a GMO, the only fallback they offer if we're rejected from our requested specialty?

[@rjbradley-ortiz909]

Ok, but do you have mech? Because your shirts are amazing 💯

[@aeijae80]

Do you have to have some sort of military experience (ie: be enlisted national guard, reserves, ROTC) to be eligible for the HPSP?

[@Xeriuth]

You do not need to have military experience. Anyone can apply for it, but to have a chance at earning the scholarship you should have at least a 500 on the MCAT (each subsection with a minimum of 124), have at least a 3.2 cumulative undergraduate GPA, be accepted to a U.S. Medical School (including Puerto Rico), and be a U.S. citizen. There is more to it, but those are the basics.

[@Xeriuth]

To note: This is in reference to the Air Force's HPSP. The other services may have slightly different requirements.

[@shreyadesai9842]

How do we know which branch is best for us wether we go through the Air Force, navy or army what are the biggest differences between the three when it comes to being a military physician

[@kyleekrivijanski3184]

Can you give more details on what officer training was like?

[@floored3078]

I mean they spoon fed you. They paid your entire way, and let you in the end become a Flight surgeon. I have no idea why you're upset. You've had a life many people only dream of having, or have completely aged out of, or now have multiple kids and just don't have the chance to excel in college full time as a 25+ year old adult. You had your head in the right place, and in the end became a surgeon. That's epic. I understand your specialty would have been great, but you can't complain when you still got to become a surgeon.

[@prestonp.7094]

If you spend your whole life working toward a goal, you are a bit entitled to your emotion

[@floored3078]

@@prestonp.7094 Anyone can begin the path. A 30 year old can get a bachelors online in under 1 year now days, take the pre-reqs at a community college brick and mortar for 1 year and be in medical school by 32, 36 graduate and have 25 full years in industry before retirement age of 65 (70?). I'm just saying, he chose his path and it sounds like he's a little less humble to even have the privilege to do what he did. He decided to not take the loans and to go the 4 year paid for, drink the milk from the tit route. Of course they were going to pick his specialty for him. They just paid out 200k in loans, gave him a stipend at 1LT pay per month, and housing... the entire 4 years. He got a full ride. I'd at that point just be happy to be debt free, and a medical doctor. 36-42 is the age limit for most services, Navy is 42. Anyone can accomplish this goal if they want to. They have to want it. The other route was taking out 20k a year in Graduate loans, and then using Plus loans for the other XXX amount. He's damn lucky and should be grateful. Only so many are chosen for the HPSP every year.

[@lakenarmstrong9942]

We are considering HPSP vs MDSSP for my husband who’s about to start med school? Interested to know how often you deploy while serving your time? I know it’s different for everyone and based off specialty but do you have any idea?

[@rav6274]

Can I still apply to this even if I am just barely in ? I’m definetly considering possibly pursuing medicine thru the AF in the future

[@susancollopy5281]

Is Pathology a speciality you can go in to through HPSP?

[@joshmcgoo]

yes

[@ogphil3828]

Hey so I’m at the beginning of my journey here, been a police officer for 10 years and I’m now wanting to become a dentist. My oldest brother is a surgeon and my other brother is a chaplain in the army so I’d like the best of both worlds. I have no degree and I’m 33 year old male so non traditional student. Will the air force pay for my undergraduate and medical school??

[@jodom54]

I’m already in an I’m enlisted airmen I was a bio major and I’m overseas currently and they don’t have my major at the college here so switching to psychology to get my undergrad but I don’t have all my pre Med req. I can’t get them till I get back to states

[@x_Yvette_x]

Do Hpsp recipients go through basic just like everyone else?

[@IlianasInvestments]

So if you applied through the military and you’re done with med school you can only work for the military? Or you can go about your way to any other place to work at?

[@luv2cheer65]

I was talking to a recruiter and he stopped talking to me after finding out that I have allergic rhinitis. I take asthma medications because of my allergies to pollen. This is a common health waiver--how can I get the recruiter to talk to me again?

[@EnabIing]

I know this is late but usually you have to be off medication for Atleast 2 years (for the Air Force I don’t know about other branches)

[@IRSArsonist]

So just to be clear you can still transfer to your desired specialty eventually after doing your active duty work as the specialty they tell you to do? How would this work?

[@ulicesmelchor2409]

thank you so much !

[@caraho9250]

If you don’t mind me asking, what age did you enter med school? I really want to be a military doctor and have free tuition but I still need to be a US citizen so it would really take time. At that time maybe I’m already within my 30’s lol 😅But I’m not losing hope 🤞🏻♥️

[@snick5811]

Dr. Gray, is MCAT scores considered to apply HSPS scholarship? how do I study for MCAT and fufil the pre-requisites?

[@richardmaicki6551]

As a physician in the Air Force (let's say orthopedic surgeon), what does deployment look like?

[@hoadao3779]

Where can I find that list that they post every year about which specialties they need?

[@marcusbrandt1137]

Army Medical Recruiter here. We need all specialties!

[@LilJbm1]

@@marcusbrandt1137 True, but you don't need all specialties equally. Hence, the request for the list.

[@slapto]

Are there any pros or cons for doing officer trainer before first year or during the summer after? Also, Ive heard that sometimes you can defer the military match and participate in the civilian match, how does that work?

[@marcusbrandt1137]

Army Medical recruiter here. There are pros and cons for knocking out the officer training before first year. Pros are getting it out of the way, networking with other scholarship recipients. Cons would be it splits your focus before starting. If you match into a military residency, you have to take it. If you don’t match into a military residency you are authorized to take a civilian one if you match into it.

[@nater88dawg]

What Marcus Brandt said is true for the Army, however different branches allow different numbers of people to get a civilian deferment residency spot. Do your homework as this differs from branch to branch. In my year, air force gave the most civilian deferments .

[@dylan5310]

I know this is old but would you happen to know if applicants that are prior service have a higher chance of getting the scholarship than someone who isnt prior service?

[@donhosea]

so do you have to pay back residency years as well or just the 4 years of getting the degree

[@bigdog4166]

4 years active duty in the branch

[@donhosea]

@@bigdog4166 gotcha

[@mazzyboom919]

Question, I want to go to med school as well. I need my bachelors first, I’m going to use my post 9/11 bill to get my bachelors in rn. When I apply to med school and get accepted can I qualify for the HSPS ?

[@izzy-hn4pp]

Where can we find the numbers of medical jobs that they release each year?

[@nahomelion]

Anyone asking questions, Dr. Gray has upgraded and doesn’t respond to comments anymore

[@julienalexander6113]

Do you have to be in ROTC to apply for the program?

[@xxglamourbeautyxx3638]

What can be waived?

[@valeriesalcedo8228]

Do you have any information about clinical/ counseling psychologist?

[@yosryzaki8805]

Hi, Thank you for amazing video, do they cover The Physician assistant program?

[@norman9052]

Yes they do

[@nater88dawg]

Yes, it's pretty competitive from what I've heard (n=1) though. Like, the percentage accepted to HPSP is much lower for those that apply HPSP for PA school compared to HPSP for medical school.

[@daddy3484]

I'm a pa I tried applying for it and got ghosted several times, never heard back after applying for it. Lately they are only granting the HPSP for active duty Navy who decide to pursue the PA masters but you really need a stellar undergraduate GPA to have a chance at it. Best.

[@jeremiasiraheta5471]

I am interested in HPSP for the free mediical school however i think server in the military is a cool idea for the experience and the ride. Ik its hard and im the U.S bitch but i dont mind to much. I dint have a strong desire to serve, but i feel like the traveling around the world or country even will supply me with such a broad knowledge of medicine in not only in my local but around the world. Do yall think this is still something i should look into or should i stick to being a civilan.

[@Lily_faith227]

What was your undergraduate degree?

[@toopi2954]

Have you heard of MCAT scores being waived?

[@FlynnArchibald-v8j]

Arnoldo Valleys

[@bridgettewillis3124]

Are Physical Therapy students eligible to apply for the scholarship??

[@myers5159]

Is it possible to become a doctor in the marines? Specifically a cardiologist? Do they offer covered tuition for medical school?

[@panfrick]

Navy physicians treat marines. The Navy offers the HPSP, or you could attend the USU and put Navy as your top preference.

[@dwayne1016]

How dangerous is being a flight surgeon?

[@AlmaDurant-m9v]

Marie Hills

[@LawsonBelle-c9w]

Cindy Mews

[@Restingbabyface]

Hey, when will you know whether you’ve matched into a program you want to do? A year into medical school? Once medical school ends? That’s a lot of risk 🥲

[@GrahamGustave-g7f]

Terry Square

[@Emily-ku5bw]

How does the IRR work? My contract says 4 yrs AD and 4 years IRR. Does IRR count for the 4 years I am in medical school or is it 4 years after my 4 years of active duty after military? Is it correct that if I did a 3 yr EM residency I would do 4 years of service after residency as an EM doc and then 4 years of reserves? Or would I be done after the 4yrs Ad?

[@jacobkaplan2798]

The 4 years IRR is your time in medical school. Your active duty if accepted to a military residency counts towards retirement. Your service obligation is after residency concludes. 4 years active 4 years inactive is service obligation as a board certified physician.

[@nidhlp]

So just for PA school, the HPSP wouldn’t cover the undergraduate part, just the PA masters degree?

[@supreme5998]

Pretty sure you have to graduate and get accepted into a PA program for the HSPS

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[@womaninagony]

if i wanted to be an ob/gyn would it still be a good idea to take this route? i've done some research on military medical schools and usu seemed good plus i could study obstetrics and gynecology there. obviously they serve a purpose on most bases, i'm just not sure how competitive it'd be and if it'd even be worth it

[@amourmarii4987]

faith w , I wanna do the same

[@womaninagony]

Amour Marii good luck!!! hopefully this works out for both of us

[@marlenarteaga2154]

Is it specifically for medical school or can it also be for PA school?

[@Finlay693]

It can be used for PA school as well!

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I'll be applying for HPSP in about 18 months, at age 40 (12 years active duty enlisted /5 combat deployments as an Army Special Forces Medic, separated in 2016), do you have any insight at all on the chances of age waivers being granted? I know there are age waivers are available but have no info on how easy or difficult they are to get.

[@UbaidKhan-mi6hq]

Hey is this the same thing as the VA HPSP

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Do u receive BAH during medical school

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