Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)

US Army Medical Corps

Questions?

US ARMY HEALTH CARE RECRUITING STATION

SFC Earnest Taylor Jr.

Office# (843) 577-3425

Cell# (404) 808-7021

Email: earnest.j.taylor2.mil@mail.mil

AGENDA

Definition of HPSP

Entitlements / Benefits

Salary

AMEDD

Obligation

Eligibility

Application Processing

Questions

What is HPSP?

Health Professions Scholarship Program

U. S. Army sponsored scholarship take mind off of bills and concentrate on

school

1, 2, 3, or 4 year scholarship

Entitlements/Benefits

100% tuition & fees paid to any accredited professional school in the United States or Puerto Rico Reimbursement for books, required instruments, health

insurance, & associated expenses

Monthly Stipend of $2157.30 for 10 ½ months & 2LT pay for 6 weeks + $20,000 Cash Bonus

No Student Loans (which can add up to over $180,000 with interest accruing each day)

No Basic Training

Entitlements/Benefits (cont.)

30 days of paid vacation

20 year retirement (w/full benefits)

Ability to perform clinical rotations at prestigious government facilities in Texas, Washington D.C., Hawaii, and many others

ARMY MEDICAL FACILITIES

9 Medical Centers Walter Reed, Washington DC

Madigan, Fort Lewis, WA

Brooke, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Womack, Fort Bragg, NC

William Beaumont, Fort Bliss, TX

Dwight D. Eisenhower, Fort Gordon, GA

Darnell, Fort Hood, TX

Landstuhl, Landstuhl Germany

Tripler, Honolulu, HI

19 Community Hospitals

65 Medical Clinics

ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

State of the Art Equipment

Advanced Technologies

World Renowned Research and Development

Largest Health

Network in the World

TYPICAL DAY

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-worth of food inspected

U.S. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

The U.S. Army Medical Corps offers opportunities in more than 40 medical and surgical specialties:

Allergist

Anesthesiologist

Cardiologist

Child Neurologist

Child Psychiatrist

Clinical Pharmacologist

Dermatologist

Diagnostic Radiologist

Emergency Medicine Physician

Endocrinologist

Family Practice Physician

Flight Surgeon

Gastroenterologist

General Surgeon

Hematologist

Infectious Disease Physician

Internal Medicine Physician

Medical Oncologist

Nephrologist

Neurologist

Neurosurgeon

Nuclear Medicine Physician

Obstetrician/Gynecologist

Occupational Medicine Physician

Oncologist

Ophthalmologist

Orthopedic Surgeon

Otolaryngologist

Pathologist

Pediatric Medicine

Pediatrician

Peripheral Vascular Surgeon

Physician

Physiatrist

Plastic Surgeon

Preventive Medicine Physician

Psychiatrist

Pulmonary Disease Physician

Radiologist

Rheumatologist

Therapeutic Radiologist

Thoracic Surgeon

Urologist

Vascular Surgeon

Entitlements/Benefits (cont.)

No Malpractice Insurance Required

Full Administrative & Clinical Staff

No-cost or low-cost medical & dental care for you and your family

Comfortable home on-post or generous housing allowance if you live off-post

Residency Salary

Base Pay - $59,220

Housing – AVE $14,704 ($1225.33 per/month)

Allowance for Subsistence (food): $4,296

Total Amount of: $ 78,220

*Base Pay only taxable income

Obligations?

While in the HPSP:

Maintain full-time student status (No Deployment) 45 days at Basic Officer Leadership Course 45 days Active Duty Training (ADT) during summer Apply for both Military(96%) & Civilian(82%)

Matching

Obligations? (cont.)

After finishing HPSP:

Serve one year in the Army for each year of HPSP (minimum of 2 years)

Service time begins following residency

How Do I Join?

Complete application

Letters of recommendation (Committee Letters)

Transcripts

Physical

Complete signed packet

Eligibility

Be a United States citizen

21 - 36 years old

Pass medical exam

Accepted to or enrolled in an accredited grad program in the U.S. or Puerto Rico

Must be able to obtain a secret security clearance

Automatic Acceptance Criteria (AAC) (medical students): 3.5 GPA / 29 MCAT or(24-8/8/8)

Top 10 Reasons to Join the AMEDD

1. To have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those who guard our freedom.

2. To be able to order tests or provide treatment based on the need of the patient rather than their ability to pay.

3. To work in a values based organization. 4. To be able to practice medicine rather than wrestle with insurance

companies. 5. Thirty days of paid vacation a year from the day you start. 6. Traveling the world. 7. Leadership development. 8. Many opportunities for research and training beyond your initial

degree; the vast majority paid for by the Army 9. Practicing a full scope of medicine (for me a family doc; I’m not limited

by what my malpractice insurer will let me do) 10. Being part of a healthy community where fitness and families are

valued.

Questions?

US ARMY HEALTH CARE RECRUITING STATION

SFC Earnest Taylor Jr.

Office# (843) 577-3425

Cell# (404) 808-7021

Email: earnest.j.taylor2.mil@mail.mil