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I am 2nd year general surgery resident actively submitting for commission with the Army reserves. I’ve have been thinking about doing a trauma and critical care fellowship post Reaidency graduation, and with my understanding this really wouldn’t be a problem being in the reserve.
My question though, if I change my mind and decisive I want to do something like Transplant would I still be able to peruse fellowship training?
The reason I ask is I have heard you need permission from the army reserves because you are essentially delaying your ability to deploy and possibly taking further benefits during that time.
One can argue that a transplant fellowship would prepare you just as well, if not better for battlefield medicine given the complex dissections, mastery of anatomy needed, and broad spectrum of techniques used in transplant surgery.
Thanks I’m advance
My question though, if I change my mind and decisive I want to do something like Transplant would I still be able to peruse fellowship training?
The reason I ask is I have heard you need permission from the army reserves because you are essentially delaying your ability to deploy and possibly taking further benefits during that time.
One can argue that a transplant fellowship would prepare you just as well, if not better for battlefield medicine given the complex dissections, mastery of anatomy needed, and broad spectrum of techniques used in transplant surgery.
Thanks I’m advance