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I was referring to army reserve vs national guard. National guard has billets for military medical roles 1 & 2 essentially "field" care... with Army Reserve having billets for roles 3 & 4 which are aligned with "hospital" care. There is someone leeway between the two, especially with primary...

1) yes. Especially as an IMA. Particularly training. As an IMA you're an asset to the active duty unit. They will likely prioritize training active duty folks before you... Nothing personal.. just funding. 2) theoretically possible but difficult. It will be dependent on AFSC / MOS. Taskers...

A lot depends on medical specialty... National Guard and Air National Guard have very different missions. Your unit factors significantly into your happiness... And even the best unit can change with leadership changes though guard is significantly more stable. I'm prior USAF AD, prior USAFR...

Saw this in the program. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. In-person attendees are eligible for a maximum of 60 AOA Category 1 Credits (40 1-A, 20 1-B) or 60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Virtual attendees are eligible for...

all AD officers have a MSO (Military service obligation) and an ADSO (active duty service obligation). if officers dont go into traditional reserves after their ADSO they become IRR until their MSO is up. you're correct that everyone has a contract.... but this Soldier already has a contract and...

same as the aba advanced. I'm a few years out but seems about the same. truelean +/- pass machine +/- faust and hall

what contract are you referring to? officers can incur committments but if the the officer in question already did their initial service committment tranferring to the reserve does not in a new contract.

i drilled during medical school then did strap/hplr for residency. I was AD USAF then was USAFR for 4 years. switched to army to get strap/hplr concurrently. its really dependent on your AOC and unit. you could always give it a shot then go IRR if it's not a good fit as i dont believe your...

a few downsides. DO clinical exam is annoying hoop to jump through then you have to get AOA cat 1 CME which means having to goto the DO anesthesia conference. could help if you want to teach at a DO school someday but thats not a good enough reason. could also help someone struggling with ABA...

From your writing, I believe you would be better served through the reserve. You'd get to serve but the service wouldn't dictate specialty. You can't join the reserves until during or after residency. The reserve offers pretty good loan repayment. The VA offers loan repayment as well and is...

Your service would compute into your date of rank and would be taken into account for the next rank. Essentially, you would come in as a "senior" captain.

Hi! Reserves would preclude you from small practices. There are plenty of larger practices that would work with a reserve doc. From my experience, almost everyone (docs and admin included) is supportive of people that are willing to serve their country. I'm anesthesia and hospital-employed...

As an MS3, you're a student not a doc and I think that's where the hang-up is... Army is willing to treat you as a physician if in an incentive program. This late in, MDSSP doesn't make sense. As a resident, you could sign up for STRAP + HPLR. Other option would be finish intern year, get a...

The short answer is no. There's a lot of nuance to what you're asking... It sounds like you're interested in joining the Reserve. You would incur a 4 year commitment of active reserve with a minimum 4 year inactive reserve commitment. However, to the best of my knowledge, physicians in...

Succinctly, it's not a policy but common professional courtesy. Commander's have authority to waive annual training. Most commanders of AMEDD units understand that medical professionals can't miss extended periods multiples times a year and will waive AT in lieu of school. ATs are based on...