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Air Force

Alexis Nelson 2LT MC USAF

The basics

• You will apply to Joint Service Graduate

Military Education Selection Board (JSGMESB) and NRMP (civilian match)

• Timeline is early for JSGMESB
• Health Professions Education Requirements

Board (HPERB) determines residency needs

The basics

• You may match into a:
• Categorical military residency
• Categorical civilian deferred residency

(civilian program pays you)

• Categorical civilian sponsored residency

(AF pays for you to train civilian, you incur additional ADSC)

• Military PGY-1 year, then reapply next

year or do flight medicine

• Civilian “deferred” PGY-1 year, then

reapply or flight med

Timeline

• Late June/early July (3rd/4th yr) – HPERB results

released

• Late June/early July (3rd/4th yr) – applications &

instructions emailed

• Late summer (4th yr) – interview ADT
• Early Sept (4th yr) – core application due (nothing is

electronic)

• Early Oct – weight statement due (be within your

allowable weight), letters of rec due (2)

• Late Oct – step 1 & 2 scores due, application closes
• Early Nov – Dean’s letter & transcript due
• Late Nov – JSGMESB meets
• Mid Dec – match results!

JSGMESB

Board comprised of program directors and specialty consultants

• Scoring:
• Pre-clinical years – up to 2 points, includes Step 1
• Clinical years – up to 2 points, includes Step 2
• Previous internship/flight medicine – complicated
• Overall potential – up to 5 points, includes letters of rec
• Bonus points:
• Research – up to 4 points for multiple publications

in peer reviewed journals

• Prior military service (>2 yrs active duty) – 2 points

for medical AFSC, 1 point for non-medical

ERAS & NRMP

• Apply to categorical and transitional/PGY-1

programs

• Register for NRMP ($50 for early registration)
• AFIT will reimburse for up to $325 total for both

ERAS & NRMP

• Recommend being up-front with civilian programs

about the possibility of military matching if they ask

• If you put civilian interviews off until after military

match day, you may save yourself travel costs – may or may not work depending on your specialty, competitiveness, etc.

Tips

• Be proactive –
• Put military deadlines & ERAS deadlines on your

calendar early

• Make phone calls, keep copies, set alarms for

yourself

• They will find a way to mess up your stuff if you

let them

• Your AFPC POC - Matt Kush, (210) 565-0656

Tips

• What you can do NOW (T3s):
• Schedule your military away(s)/interview ADT
• Schedule your Step 2 CS (takes forever to get

results after you take it, so do it early)

• Start asking for letters of recommendation – you

don’t want to scramble at the last minute

• Start rough notes for your military personal

statement (constrained to 1 page)

• Download and look over last year’s app

Links

• 2010 applications:
• http://airforcemedicine.afms.mil/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/knowle

dgejunction.hcst?functionalarea=AFPhysicianEducation&doctype=subpage&docna me=CTB_052278

• 2010 HPERB results –
• http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CCIQFjAB&url

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More links

• Board scoring criteria –
• http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBMQFjAA&ur

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Contact

• Email me at anelson1@tulane.edu
• I can send you copies of documents
• Happy to answer questions if I can
• Good luck!