Army Medical Officer

Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)  

 

Program provides up to a 4 year scholarship to students accepted to or enrolled in accredited schools of medicine or osteopathy. Applicant must be a US citizen. HPSP provides full tuition, monthly stipend of over $2,300.00 for 10 and one-half months and reimbursement of certain academic fees. For the other 45 days, the applicant will receive Second Lieutenant pay during Active Duty Training. Appointed and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant branch unassigned while participating in the HPSP program. Soldiers are commissioned as Medical Corps Captains upon graduation from medical school. Soldiers incur an Active Duty Obligation of 2 years for the first 2 years, or portion thereof, of program participation. Participation for more than 2 years will result in an additional Active Duty Obligation of one-half year for each additional one-half year or portions thereof. Want more information on HPSP? Click on "HPSP" to learn more.

  Health Professions Scholarship Accession Bonus (HPSP AB)

Medical Corps applicants, regardless of scholarship length, are eligible to receive the HPSP AB. Applicants must meet the HPSP eligibility requirements. The accession bonus will provide the applicant with a $20,000 bonus that is taxable and will be paid in three increments between first and second HPSP monthly stipend phase. Active Duty Obligation (ADO) in conjunction with HPSP is 4 years, regardless of the length of HPSP participation. The HPSP AB obligation is served concurrently with the HPSP ADO.

Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) School of Medicine

Applicants must possess a baccalaureate degree. Students receive full pay and allowances commensurate with rank during entire program; tuition expenses paid by the Army. Graduates receive M.D. degrees and are reappointed as Regular Army captains in the Medical Corps. Active Duty Obligation is 7 years, not counting medical school, internship, or residency. Direct all interested individuals to call the USUHS at 1-800-772-1743 or visit the USUHS Web site at www.USUHS.mil.

Financial Assistance Program (FAP)

 Open to physicians at any point during their residency training, such as, Post Graduate Year (PGY) II and above. Must be PGY1 complete and successfully passed all three steps of the USMLE/COMLEX exams on the first attempt. Certain individuals may be eligible to apply in PGY I based on Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) guidance. Eligibility is determined on a case-by-case basis by OTSG/GME. Provides an annual grant of up to $45,000 plus a monthly stipend of over $2,300.00. Active Duty Obligation is 2 years for the first year of FAP participation plus one-half year for each additional one-half year (or portions thereof) of participation with a minimum period of 2 years on Active Duty. Individuals must be US citizens.

Critical Wartime Skills Accession Bonus (CWSAB)

Provides accession bonus for eligible Area of Concentration's (AOC's) that are listed in the Pay Plan Memo and sign a written agreement to serve on Active Duty for not less than 4 consecutive years in exchange for receiving the CWSAB. The payments will be paid in 4 annual payments. The first payment will be requested upon completion of Basic Officer Leadership Course (BOLC) and arrival at the first duty station. The remaining 3 payments will be made on the anniversary date of the first payment. Prior service Medical Corps officers must have been discharged at least 24 months to be eligible.

Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (ADHPLRP)

This program will repay up to $40,000 of qualified loans to lending institution annually for a maximum of 3 years. Active Duty Obligation is 1 year-for-year receiving loan repayment with a minimum period of 2 years on Active Duty. Only missioned Areas of Concentration's are authorized ADHPLRP. Taxable income.