THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP

ALREADY KNOW ABOUT OUR SCHOLARSHIPS, AND READY TO GET STARTED?

Contact Your Army Healthcare Recruiting Officer Today:

Captain Michael Rakow at 877-655-6520

or michael.rakow@usarec.army.mil

FULL TUITION, PLUS A MONTHLY STIPEND

The U.S. Army offers one of the most generous and

comprehensive scholarships available in health care today.

It’s called the F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health

Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP).

If you want to become a physician, dentist, veterinarian,

optometrist, clinical or counseling psychologist, and qualify,

you could earn a full-tuition scholarship, plus a monthly

stipend of more than $1,900 as of July 2008.

If you are planning a career in health care or are currently

enrolled in a graduate health care program, it pays to

look into the Army’s HPSP — now more than ever before.

It provides benefits while you’re in school and benefits

after you graduate. According to the American Medical

Association, the average cost of four years of medical

school has risen to more than $200,000. Add to that your

living expense, the start-up costs of opening your own

practice once you become a physician, plus the rising cost

of malpractice insurance and you can see why the Army

HPSP is a wise choice.

ELIGIBILITY

To qualify for the HPSP scholarship, you must:

Be a U.S. citizen with a baccalaureate degree from an

accredited school

Be enrolled in or have a letter of acceptance or intent

from an accredited graduate program located in the

United States or Puerto Rico

Maintain full-time student status during the entire

length of the program

Qualify as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve

WHAT DOES THE SCHOLARSHIP PAY?

100 PERCENT TUITION!

The Army will pay full tuition at your school of choice. The

Army picks up the tab. The HPSP is good at any accredited

school in the United States or Puerto Rico.

MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS NOW GET ADDITIONAL $20,000 BONUS!

New Army benefit in 2008!  The Air Force does NOT have this! 

If you are selected for the HPSP as a medical or dental student, the

Army will offer you an additional $20,000 signing bonus, to be

paid in increments of $9,000/$9,000/$2,000 beginiing as soon as

your scholarship begins. 

BOOKS, FEES AND MORE

Besides tuition, we also pay for your required books and

health insurance required by your school, as well as most

equipment and academic fees. Since the Army is paying for

the major portion of your school expenses, you can afford

to enroll at the school of your choice.

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

The Army also gives you a generous monthly stipend of

more than $1,900, adjusted each July, for 10 1/2 months of

each school year. As the military pay scale increases, the

monthly stipend also increases.

OFFICER’S PAY

The remaining six weeks of the year you’ll receive officer’s

pay as a second lieutenant on active duty, while taking

advantage of the training opportunities available at many of

the Army’s health care facilities.

The monthly stipend and active duty pay add up to a sizable

financial package each year. That’s in addition to full tuition

and other financial assistance.

Plus, during your active duty time, you are afforded all the

benefits of an active duty Army officer. If your academic

program won’t allow six weeks away from your school for

active duty, you may be able to continue your studies on

campus while you receive active duty pay and allowances.

PROMOTIONS

You’ll be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army

Reserve. After graduation and entrance on active duty,

you’ll be promoted to captain, which means more pay. Your

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salary will increase through the years with promotions,

time-in-service and annual cost of living increases. You’ll

also receive a monthly non-taxable allowance for your food

and housing.

WHAT'S EXPECTED OF YOU

FULL-TIME STUDENT

While attending school, the Army expects the same of you

that you expect of yourself – to be a dedicated full-time

student, putting your best effort toward your studies. In

that respect, you’ll be the same as the other students in

your classes.

ARMY RESERVE OFFICER

You’ll also be a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve.

For 10 1/2 months of the year, being an officer won’t require

any of your time. But for six weeks each year, being an

Army officer will be an important part of your professional

education.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

After your first year of school and completion of the Army

Medical Department (AMEDD) Officer Leaders Basic Course,

you’ll have the opportunity to perform clinical rotations in

Army health care facilities for up to six weeks each year

during the next two years of school. This is part of your

active duty training and all at the Army’s expense as listed

above.

You’ll work with top Army health care professionals. You’ll

learn about Army health care firsthand and you’ll get

practical experience in your discipline while also earning 45

days of Army officer’s pay.

For these six weeks, you can choose to train in an Army

facility near your school. Or, you may choose to train at

one of the Army’s world-renowned medical centers, such as

Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, Tripler

Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, or Walter Reed

Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and others. Either

way, you’ll be exposed to a health care system that excels

at training people for rewarding careers in health care.

YOUR SERVICE OBLIGATION

Your period of military service to the Army is a minimum of

two years (physicians)/three years (all others) or one year for each

year you receive the HPSP, whichever is longer. Your minimum

period of service on active duty depends on the health care field

you choose.  For example, after completing internship training,

the minimum period of active duty service for medical students

is two years. For dental, clinical or counseling psychology,

optometry and veterinary students, the minimum period of

active duty service is three years.

For medical students, after you graduate from medical

school and complete graduate medical education,

you’ll serve a minimum of two years as an active duty

Army Physician for up to two years of your scholarship

participation. For each additional period up to a half year

of your scholarship, you’ll serve an additional half year.

If you’re among the best qualified who are selected to

perform residency training in a military facility, you will

also have a period of service of six months for each six

months of training after internship completion. However,

this period of service may be paid back at the same time

as the period of service required for your scholarship.

Unless the length of the training program exceeds the

length of the scholarship, your total period of required

active duty service will not increase. Your payback period

begins when you are no longer in training. And what about

the Reserve service? Well, you can repay your Reserve

service requirement while you are training on active duty

in an Army residency or by remaining on active duty after

completion of your active duty obligation

Excellent programs in every specialty and most

subspecialties of medicine are offered. If you are not

selected for the Army First Year Graduate Medical

Education (FYGME) program, your active duty service will

be deferred while you complete your internship training in

a civilian facility. The opportunity to obtain a deferment to

complete a civilian residency is possible; however, such a

delay is based on the current needs of the Army.

Once you graduate, you will become a member of one of the

most comprehensive and dynamic health care organizations

in the world — the Army Health Care Team. Its mission is

to support America’s Army, at home and abroad, serving

over three million beneficiaries. You will practice in a

family oriented environment and develop professional

relationships and camaraderie seldom available in the

private sector. You will become part of a long tradition of

selfless service to our nation and its Soldiers and to the

advancement of medicine. The Army Health Care Team is

comprised of six corps: the Dental Corps, Medical Corps,

Medical Service Corps, Medical Specialist Corps, Nurse

Corps and Veterinary Corps, plus the enlisted technicians

and civilian employees. Together they offer more diversity

than just about any other health care system in the world.

HOW TO APPLY

The first step is as simple as contacting your Army Health Care

Recruiting Officer, Captain Michael Rakow at 877-655-6520

or michael.rakow@usarec.army.mil

To read more, visit the official Army Healthcare Web site at

healthcare.goarmy.com.