Congratulations to everyone who matched in the military match. I understand that the MODS website went down, which I’m sure added a bit of extra anxiety to the day. I hope the match went well for everyone, and that you are all off to exciting new places next year. Now, I’m going to ask you for something. Please, now that
» Read moreRecently, I have had a few people ask me about whether civilian students, without a military scholarship contract or obligation, can apply to Air Force residencies. The short answer is yes, under certain circumstances you can. The long answer is that, like everything else in the military and in graduate medical education, it’s complicated. You can find the official memorandum on
» Read moreI have gotten a lot of questions recently about ranking a second choice specialty in the military match. The Joint Services Graduate Medical Education (JSGME) application allows you to rank two specialties if you desire. If have a pretty good idea of how the JSGME (military) match works, then read on. If not, check out this article to review the
» Read moreHey Indy, Do you know how the civilian deferral process works for the Army match? I’ve heard rumors that you can’t actually rank civilian deferral on your rank list. Instead, civilian deferrals are given out based on the Army’s need. Is there any truth to this? I really appreciate your help. You may have already read the original So you want
» Read moreHey, first off, thank you for your site and sharing info. I am currently a third year medical student in AFHPSP as well. And I’m not really interested in civilian deferred position. So if I am interested in EM and FM or IM, can I put multiple EM as primary, FM or IM and secondary and not put civilian deferment in my rank
» Read moreJanuary 2016 Update: This page really talks about the Air Force process for requesting civilian deferral, as well as general considerations in applying for civilian deferral. Another post will be coming soon about the Army process. So you’re a medical student on a military scholarship and you want to train in a civilian residency – you want to defer
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