U.S. ARMY

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

HEALTH PROFESSIONS

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

AMEDD MISSION

• Provide quality medical service to our military, their families, retirees, & those in need of medical treatment throughout the world.

AMEDD A Humanitarian Mission

• In over 80 countries; Army medical personnel are manning civilian hospitals, teaching local medical professionals, providing equipment and medication.

This is 10 month old Fatima Jbouri. Gunmen killed her mother and uncle in their Baghdag home and she was thrown into the garbage – literally – outside the house. She was rescued by Iraqi and U.S. forces and is seen here in the care of Army Medical Department Professionals.

Source: ABC News, 2007

AMEDD By the Numbers…

• 77,000 Soldiers in a variety of career fields

• 28,000 civilian employees

• 9.7 billion dollar budget

• 9.2 million beneficiaries

AMEDD A day in the department…

• 37,102 clinic visits

• 361 patients admitted

• 1,308 patient beds occupied

• 28,863 dental procedures

• 5,420 immunizations

• 63 births

• 6,340 radiology procedures

• 81,984 pharmacy procedures

• 52,479 laboratory procedures

• 2,148 veterinary outpatient visits

• 22.4 million dollars worth of food inspected

Medical CorpsLeader Development

Medical Corps Officers are offered the opportunity to attend:

> Combat Casualty Care Course

> Management of Chemical & Biologic Casualty Care Course,

> Field Surgeon Course

> Tropical Medicine Course

> Aerospace Medicine

> Deputy Commander for Clinical Services Course

Medical CorpsLeader Development

AREAS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT:

1.CLINICAL

2.COMMAND

3.RESEARCH

4.FACULTY APPOINTMENT

Medical CorpsAreas of Concentration

• 41 Areas of Concentration from Preventive Medicine to Neurosurgery

• 78 Residencies / 43 Fellowships

• Bottom Line:

Army 121 residencies & fellowships

HPSPELIGIBILITY

• Be a U.S. Citizen

• Be enrolled in or possess a letter of acceptance or intent from an accredited graduate program either here in the U.S. or Puerto Rico

• Maintain full-time student status during the entire length of the program

• Qualify as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve *

HPSPScholarship Pays for….

• 100 PERCENT Tuition!

• Reimbursement for REQUIRED books, equipment & most academic fees

• Monthly stipend of $1,992

• $20,000 bonus!!

HPSPPay and Entitlements

• During School in HPSP:

TOTAL Pay & Allowances per year $27,900.00

Medical CorpsPay and Entitlements

• During your Residency:

TOTAL Pay & Allowances per year $80,000.00

• Average Salary of a civilian resident is $35,000.00- $40,000.00 per year.

• That’s almost DOUBLE the pay!

Medical CorpsPay and Entitlements

• After your Residency:

TOTAL Pay & Allowances per year is very competitive.

There is NO such thing as MALPRACTICE!

HPSP Obligations

45 Days of Active Duty Training

• The summer between the 1st-2nd Year: - Officer Basic Leadership Course

- Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio, TX- Classroom & Field Training

• The summer between the 3rd-4th Year: - Clinical Rotations of 45 days

HPSP Obligations

RESIDENCY

• You will apply for an Army residency, and can attend a civilian residency if it benefits both you and the Army.

• The match rate for Army residencies is much higher than civilian, making it easier to get into the specialty of your choice

• 10% MORE Doctors become board certified the first attempt after an Army residency compared to those who do not do an Army residency

Application For FYGME Applicants Per Approved Positions

SPECIALTY 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007Emergency Medicine (26) 1 1.17 1.38 1.25 1.23 7.6Family Medicine (43) 0.98 0.81 1.05 1.09 0.8 2.6General Surgery (29) 1.04 1.44 1.35 1.29 1.1 1.1/9.5GS Neurosurgery (2) 1 1 1 0.5 1 0.8GS Urology (7) 1 1.67 1.67 1.57 1 0.7Internal Medicine (50) 0.96 0.9 0.76 0.84 1.06 4.6Neurology (5) 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.7Child Neurology (1) 1 0 2 0 0 N/AOB-GYN (15) 1.06 1 Jan-00 1.53 1.13 6.2Orthopaedics (19) 1.68 1 1.84 1.36 1.95 10.6Otolaryngology (6) 1.33 0.57 1.33 1.28 4 11.6Pathology (6) 2.8 1.71 1 1.16 0.5 4.3Pediatrics (26) 0.75 1.29 0.96 1.2 0.88 5.7Psychiatry (14) 0.57 1 1.5 0.83 1.07 4.5

Historical Army Match Apps per Position Civilian Match '06

Applications For FYGME- Cont’dApplicants Per Approved Positions

SPECIALTY 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007Psychiatry/Internal Medicine (2) 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 N/ATransitional (15) 0.16 0.06 0 0.27 0.06 13.4Prelim Aerospace Medicine (2) n/a 0.5 1 0.5 0.5 N/APrelim Anesthesiology (12) 1.6 1.8 1.33 1.33 1.42 8.2Prelim Dermatology (7) 1.4 1.2 1.83 1.62 1.29 11Prelim Ophthalmology (7) 1.25 1.29 1.29 1.42 1.14 0.3Prelim Physical Medicine (3) 2.33 3.5 4.5 1.66 2 6Prelim Preventive Medicine (3) 0.25 0.75 2 0.25 0.67 0.3Prelim Radiation Oncology (1) 2 2 2 2 0 12.1Prelim Radiology (Diag) (15) 1.42 1.83 0.71 1.25 1 11.1

****All not listed (example Plastics, PGY2+ for Army only/see civilian match rates)*** See all plus PGY-2 at http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/tables/table10ab_06.pdf

Historical Army Match Apps per Position Civilian Match '06

* Civilian Match is PGY-1 among U.S. Seniors Ranks/Postion** Some ranks don't equate to actual applicants, many rank IM, FP or similar as back ups

HPSP Obligations

• Active Duty Obligation:

4 years for 4 years of scholarship participation

OR the length of residency if it is longer

HPSP ObligationsRESIDENCY

• Two other points…..

• After your internship, you go directly into your residency, not into a General Medical Officer position. Some other military programs require the General Medical Officer position

• During this period, you WILL NOT be deployable

“You haven’t finished your training yet.”

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU!SSG Charles Clevenger

charles.clevenger@usarec.army.mil

1-877-229-7443