Scholarship Opportunity for Family Medicine Physicians

The Financial Assistance Program (FAP), provides you with an annual grant of up to $45,000 plus a monthly stipend of over $2,500 throughout your residency.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: Provides comprehensive care to patients at each echelon of the health service support system: Cares for 85 percent of patients with problems in areas such as general medicine, gynecology, obstetrics, psychiatry, preventive medicine, pediatrics, and orthopedics in both inpatient and outpatient environments; can augment the capabilities of the surgical specialties through triage, stabilization, and surgical assistance, as well as pre- and post-operative care.

- You must have completed PGY I and successfully passed all three steps of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) exams on their first attempt.

-Applicants entering the program at the PGYIII level and above, you must have obtained a full unrestricted license within 2 years following completion of medical school or prior to program

-Must be a U.S. Citizen

-Must have a doctor of medicine or osteopathy degree from an accredited US school of medicine or osteopathy. Foreign graduates may apply if they have a permanent certificate from the Educational Council of Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

Under your Financial Assistance Program sponsorship, your minimum active duty (full time) obligation as an Army Soldier is two years for the first year of FAP participation, plus six months for each additional six months (or portions thereof) of participation in the program. Acceptance is not automatic and is reviewed upon a case-by-case basis.

No! As a resident in FAP, you will be designated a member of the Army’s Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), though you will not be required to wear a uniform nor be pulled away from your medical training for deployments.

In exchange, you will be required to participate in one 14-day annual training period for every year you spend in the program.

During your annual training period, you will be placed on active-duty status and receive pay and benefits equal to that of a captain in the U.S. Army.