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I've always wanted to pursue reconstructive surgery for wounded warriors, and recently i've been looking into joining the reserves when I start residency. My main concern is that when you leave residency, you have the potential to deploy for up to 120 days (and only once every 15-18 mos), or if you don't deploy you may have to go work at an army hospital while those surgeons go abroad (again, 120 days max). If you don't deploy, you can work 2 days a month at a VA in the area. My concern is that coming out of residency if I have these committments, will I be able to get a job? Will an academic department not take me because of the possibility (3 years) that I would deploy for 120 days? What about private practice?
The only incentive to committing now is that if I know I want to do it, I can have the benefit of loan repayment throughout residency and leave residency loan-free.
Any thoughts about how jobs might view this in plastic surgery would be greatly appreciated.
The only incentive to committing now is that if I know I want to do it, I can have the benefit of loan repayment throughout residency and leave residency loan-free.
Any thoughts about how jobs might view this in plastic surgery would be greatly appreciated.