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I'm currently an OMS-1 student and have been interested for a while in the programs that the army offers medical students. I first applied to Army HPSP program last year but I was too late with my application and my verbal subscore for the MCAT (the old MCAT) was below a 8 so that also hindered me from being accepted. I was recently told by my recruiter about the MDSSP program for the Reserves and I wanted to see if there was anyone here on SDN that has had experience with it and could shed some more light.
I understand that for every year you receive the stipend you have to pay back 2 years in the reserves. After you finish school you can join the STRAP program for residency which pays back $50,000 to your loans for every year you are in the program. However I'm confused on the payback years for this program because I've been reading conflicting reports from people online stating that for STRAP it's two years payback for every year you are in the program and some other people saying that the payback gets reduced to one year of service for every year you are in the program if you are starting it right after MDSSP. I kind of wanted to get the final word on that.
Lastly will residencies accept you for a spot if they know you have to leave for a weekend out of every month to drill? Or will they not care? Thanks for reading this and sorry for it being long lol
I understand that for every year you receive the stipend you have to pay back 2 years in the reserves. After you finish school you can join the STRAP program for residency which pays back $50,000 to your loans for every year you are in the program. However I'm confused on the payback years for this program because I've been reading conflicting reports from people online stating that for STRAP it's two years payback for every year you are in the program and some other people saying that the payback gets reduced to one year of service for every year you are in the program if you are starting it right after MDSSP. I kind of wanted to get the final word on that.
Lastly will residencies accept you for a spot if they know you have to leave for a weekend out of every month to drill? Or will they not care? Thanks for reading this and sorry for it being long lol