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Hi all,
I was recently accepted to med school (Class of 2016!) and was contemplating applying for this scholarship. I will be attending a private med school and COA will be around $70-75K per year. That will put me about $300 K in debt not including loans I have from my other grad degree (around $30 K). Since I applied to med school, I have been thinking about going into Internal Medicine, with possibly specializing in endocrinology, nephrology or geriatrics. I come from a disadvantaged background and do want to serve communities in need. But, I am afraid that coming out of med school with so much debt will force me to choose something more lucrative. Eventually I would like to be in academia or the government doing research on health disparities or something public health related and of course, practicing...preferably in a low income community.
I have been doing research on the NHSC on SDN and it seems that a lot of the current scholars don't recommend it because it offers little flexibility in terms on job locations, low pay, etc. I wouldn't mind spending four years in any part of the country really...as long as the people there aren't racist. Also, I worry about having a SO...I am currently single but I do eventually want to have a family. Any advice on this?
My other concern in doing a fellowship after completing my commitment. Will it be difficult to get a fellowship four years after completing residency versus coming fresh out of residency. Also, will it diminish my prospects of going into academia or the government?
In terms of age, I will be 26 when I finish med school, 29 when I finish an IM residency, and probably 33 when I finish my commitment.
I was all for applying before I read the other posts on SDN. I called up the NHSC scholarship and the application opens up tomorrow. I am debating on whether to apply this year. Or should I wait until I have had a year under of med school under my belt?
I was recently accepted to med school (Class of 2016!) and was contemplating applying for this scholarship. I will be attending a private med school and COA will be around $70-75K per year. That will put me about $300 K in debt not including loans I have from my other grad degree (around $30 K). Since I applied to med school, I have been thinking about going into Internal Medicine, with possibly specializing in endocrinology, nephrology or geriatrics. I come from a disadvantaged background and do want to serve communities in need. But, I am afraid that coming out of med school with so much debt will force me to choose something more lucrative. Eventually I would like to be in academia or the government doing research on health disparities or something public health related and of course, practicing...preferably in a low income community.
I have been doing research on the NHSC on SDN and it seems that a lot of the current scholars don't recommend it because it offers little flexibility in terms on job locations, low pay, etc. I wouldn't mind spending four years in any part of the country really...as long as the people there aren't racist. Also, I worry about having a SO...I am currently single but I do eventually want to have a family. Any advice on this?
My other concern in doing a fellowship after completing my commitment. Will it be difficult to get a fellowship four years after completing residency versus coming fresh out of residency. Also, will it diminish my prospects of going into academia or the government?
In terms of age, I will be 26 when I finish med school, 29 when I finish an IM residency, and probably 33 when I finish my commitment.
I was all for applying before I read the other posts on SDN. I called up the NHSC scholarship and the application opens up tomorrow. I am debating on whether to apply this year. Or should I wait until I have had a year under of med school under my belt?