Training / Continued training medical wise

just_cause, BSN, RN · Oct 6, 2008

I'm having a hard time understanding the question based on how it is worded - but...

In the Army there are options available for graduate level education in order to become an NP. This is the standard graduate program that all officers (aside from those with previous degrees and other small stipulations) apply to attend a civilian grad program from a list of universities for a list of approved degrees.... a given amount of tuition is paid and the officer still gets normal pay + BAH.... the obligation accrued is 3 days for every day spent in school... there is a max limit on how long you can spend - I believe 2 years.

There is also an active duty PA 'scholarship' program. This requires being accepted through an annual intra-army application to the PA program and meeting the ability to complete the pre-reqs within a year... and having your losing branch sign off on it...

You can google both and should find the 'authentic' sites.... let me know if you need help - I'm still just guessing that I'm answering your question~

To be an MD you need to be accepted to an MD or DO program..there is a program through the Military Service (forget the actual name) but you still need to have all the pre-reqs done.. and it's not really made for an active duty to MD or Nurse to MD program... it's a student who has completed all pre-reqs, is accepted to MD/DO program and wants to obligate him/herself to the military.

JDCitizen · Oct 7, 2008

I'm having a hard time understanding the question based on how it is worded - but...
In the Army there are options available for graduate level education in order to become an NP. This is the standard graduate program that all officers (aside from those with previous degrees and other small stipulations) apply to attend a civilian grad program from a list of universities for a list of approved degrees.... a given amount of tuition is paid and the officer still gets normal pay + BAH.... the obligation accrued is 3 days for every day spent in school... there is a max limit on how long you can spend - I believe 2 years.
There is also an active duty PA 'scholarship' program. This requires being accepted through an annual intra-army application to the PA program and meeting the ability to complete the pre-reqs within a year... and having your losing branch sign off on it...
You can google both and should find the 'authentic' sites.... let me know if you need help - I'm still just guessing that I'm answering your question~
To be an MD you need to be accepted to an MD or DO program..there is a program through the Military Service (forget the actual name) but you still need to have all the pre-reqs done.. and it's not really made for an active duty to MD or Nurse to MD program... it's a student who has completed all pre-reqs, is accepted to MD/DO program and wants to obligate him/herself to the military.

No I didn't make it clear sorry.... but great information anyway.

What I have come across in my readings here and there is that there seems to be way more training of nurses once they are in (not COT). It seems they care to do more with a nurse than welcome now get to work...

What I was wondering is do they do do that for sort of thing for providers... Most of my orientation in clinic/office was: here is your office, here is your charts, your patient is on the way....

Still clear as mud????