<p>I just wanted to know if you are able to do ROTC in an undergraduate program, serve the 4 years, and then go to medical school on a ROTC scholership. If not, then are there any other routes to lead you to med school on a scholarship after ROTC.</p>
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<p>No, you would go to Medical School as an officer. </p>
<p>You apply to medical school and if accepted, the military also has to approve it, If approved, the military will pay for it and you get a salary to go to medical school. Needs of the military come first. </p>
<p><a href=“militarygme.org”>militarygme.org; you can look at this site as a guide</p>
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<p>I think the OP is asking about medical school after an initial active duty ROTC obligation is completed, in which case the student would most likely be in a reserve status (likely IRR) and wouldn’t need military approval to attend medical school.</p>
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If he wants the gov’t to pay then he does need military approval to attend.</p>
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Yes, if it’s a military funded program. My point was that once OP is no longer on active duty, military approval to attend med school is not an absolute requirement.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was just asking if it is possible to re-apply for an ROTC scholership in order to go to med school and become a civilian physician, but not to be a military physician for my service time.</p>
<p>Basically, I was just thinking that if I could get the scholarship, then I would serve as a regular officer, and then leave the Navy/Marine Corps with a degree in medicine. </p>
<p>Why would the military pay for someone to become a doctor and not expect some payback as a practicing physician?</p>
<p>Yes, that’s a new twist. If you DO get your med school paid for by the military they will expect an additional service commitment. </p>
<p>First, ROTC scholarships are not good for professional or graduate schools. Their purpose is to provide a bachelors degree. So, no, you cannot get two ROTC scholarships; one for bachelors and one for MD. You cannot get any sort of masters or doctorate with a NROTC scholarship.</p>
<p>Second, yes, technically it is feasible to attend medical school immediately after earning a bachelors. Doing so after being commissioned through NROTC is rare, however. A maximum of eight NROTC graduates, nationwide, can begin med school each year. I have no knowledge about the financial arrangements, or military obligation, for this.</p>
<p>The Georgia Tech NROTC website says this:
“…the NROTC program is not designed to educate and produce medical doctors. If becoming a medical doctor is your only goal, the NROTC program is not for you.” <a href=“http://nrotc.gatech.edu/faq/”>http://nrotc.gatech.edu/faq/</a></p>
<p>The corollary program for medical officers is the HPSP (Health professions scholarship program). They generally take applications after the applicants are already admitted to or have started medical school. They expect 1 year of service as a medical officer for each year of scholarship support. It pays full tuition + stipend + books etc.<br>
it is a truly wonderful program and allows students to graduate debt free. In return, they practice their profession in the branch which paid their way, often with opportunities that are not available elsewhere (for example in the navy- flight medicine, undersea medicine, winter over in Antarctica, etc.). The pay for medical officers is nicely padded with bonuses over what you would earn at as a line officer at the same rank. </p>
<p>You can apply after doing ROTC, but there is a very limited number allowed. You can also apply after completing your ROTC payback and start over with a new obligation, but still have promotion/retirement benefits accrued from prior service. I served with a former “top gun” pilot who went to med school after his initial time. He graduated med school as a LCDR. </p>
<p>Thank you all, I now know that I can not use an NROTC scholership for medical school, but I definitely will be considering the HPSP program. </p>
<p>There is also a military medical school, uniformed Services University <a href=“http://www.usuhs.mil/”>http://www.usuhs.mil/</a> . You get military pay but also go to class in your uniform. </p>
<p>You can apply anytime for medical school. I had one friend who went to medical school right after undergrad as part of the HPSP program. I had another friend who applied to the military medical program after being in the military for a couple of years. There isn’t only one way to complete the program.</p>
<p>You don’t have to complete your ROTC obligation before you go to medical school. </p>
<p>^true, but you do need military permission to defer your ROTC payback to go to medical school.</p>