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I was wondering if any of our military physicians can chime in on the state of plastics in the military. I'll be a first year Air Force HPSP D.O student this upcoming Fall.
Being a D.O student, I'm aware that plastics is up there with being one of the specialities least friendly to D.Os - so I'm aware that my best bet at getting into plastics is going to be via General surg into a plastics fellowship. Even then it will be a struggle. I've looked at the 2014 HPERB and saw that there is one lone military plastics fellowship. Has there historically been any D.Os accepted to the military plastics fellowship or is it just as unfriendly to D.Os as civilian programs are?
And yes - you might be wondering why on earth if I was interested in a field like plastics would I consider taking HPSP. In the long run, if I make it to plastics, I'll be missing out on a sizable income, but military service has been something that I've been wanting to do for the longest time and what better than to use my future skills as a physician to help the men and women that protect our country? By the time my commitment is up, I'll be in my 40s - if I stay on for the 20 year retirement pension, I'll probably be near 50. My military uniform is something that I'll be proud of to have in my closet and will probably bring me more pride than having an Aston Martin in the garage...though I could probably still afford a used one
Being a D.O student, I'm aware that plastics is up there with being one of the specialities least friendly to D.Os - so I'm aware that my best bet at getting into plastics is going to be via General surg into a plastics fellowship. Even then it will be a struggle. I've looked at the 2014 HPERB and saw that there is one lone military plastics fellowship. Has there historically been any D.Os accepted to the military plastics fellowship or is it just as unfriendly to D.Os as civilian programs are?
And yes - you might be wondering why on earth if I was interested in a field like plastics would I consider taking HPSP. In the long run, if I make it to plastics, I'll be missing out on a sizable income, but military service has been something that I've been wanting to do for the longest time and what better than to use my future skills as a physician to help the men and women that protect our country? By the time my commitment is up, I'll be in my 40s - if I stay on for the 20 year retirement pension, I'll probably be near 50. My military uniform is something that I'll be proud of to have in my closet and will probably bring me more pride than having an Aston Martin in the garage...though I could probably still afford a used one