Transition from Mil to Civilian Med Stories
Hi there!
I am an O3, with 6 years in the reserves in an MOS I love and am starting down the medicine route after a diff civilian career. I owe 2 more years on my MSO, but will hopefully be starting med school next summer. A few questions as I consider HPSP:
Can I take a 4 year HPSP scholarship if I still owe a year of my MSO from ROTC? My assumption is no, but maybe if I can get a conditional release from my CoC? This is probs a recruiter question but curious on input.
I don’t think I’ll want to do a full career in milmed. I’m 28F and want to have kids soon - my best guess is I’d pay back my 4 year MSO from HPSP and then get out. With that in mind, I’d love to hear stories re: how the transition from mil med to civ med worked for folks? I believe I either want to do child psych or developmental peds. It seems like this might look like doing primary care non specialized in the military and then doing a fellowship once I’m out? Is that about right?
I’ll have TIS when it comes to matching and I’ve historically been a strong student. Should I worry about having to do a GMO tour? Or is that really a crapshoot and I should go into it knowing it’s a strong possibility?
TIA!