Stay
in Compliance with the NHSC Scholarship Program
Did
you know that even as a resident that you can be suggested
for default? If you become non-compliant, i.e., not completing
requested forms and returning them and returning them
in a timely manner, failure to let us know where you are,
not returning money that you owe NHSC, etc., you will
be suggested for default. It has been a year now and
we are requesting an update of your current status. The
NHSC Deferment Form requesting deferment for the 2007-2008
post-graduate training was sent to you on January 31,
2007. This form should be completed and return to NHSC
no later than April 30, 2007 in the return envelope provided.
If you did not receive your Deferment Request Form, please
contact your analyst immediately. If you did receive
your form and did not complete and return it yet, please
do so immediately so that you can stay in compliance with
the program.
Are
You Wondering If You Can Do Something Different During
Your Residency?
Are
you trying to work as a chief resident, combine/integrate
programs, interested in a fellowship, etc., during the
2007-2008 residency period? Before you do anything, please
contact your analyst. All requests must be done in writing.
All status changes, including name and address changes
must also be done in writing. Stay in touch with your
analyst. If you do not know who he/she is, please call
our toll free number and let the person know who you are
and where and what medical school you attended. The toll-free
number is 1-800-793-1547 and you will be transferred to
your analyst immediately.
Failure
to Match to a Residency Program
If
a scholar fails to match to an approved residency, or
fails to comply with the terms and conditions of deferment,
including physicians failing to complete an NHSC-approved
residency, is considered to be in breach of their scholarship
commitments. When recipients breach for any reason, the
NHSC is entitled to recover from its scholarship recipients,
three times the scholarship award plus interest. If you
feel that you are having problems matching with an approved
residency program, please contact your analyst.
2007-2008
Deferment Request Form (DRF)
Each
year before going into another year of residency, the
NHSC sends you a DRF for that year. Your 2007-2008 DRF
was mailed to you on January 31, 2007. If you have not
received your DRF, please contact your analyst and he/she
will send you a copy immediately. If you fail to complete
and return your DRF, you will be suggested for suspension
with our Legal and Compliance Branch.
Licensure
and Certification
PLEASE
REMEMBER: Regardless of the school or your
residency program requirements, the NHSC require that
all MD/DO scholars complete steps 1, 2, and 3 or the U.S.
Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or levels 1, 2,
and 3 of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing
Examination (COMLEX) by the completion of the residency
training program. If you are unable to pass all parts
of the licensing exam and obtain a license to practice
medicine, when it’s time for your service commitment to
begin, that scholar will not be eligible for a suspension
of the service obligation and may be placed in default.
NHSC
expects its MD/DO scholars to complete and pass:
- Step
1 of the USMLE or Level 1 of the COMLEX by the end of
the 2nd year of their MD/DO program
- Step
2 of the USMLE or Level 2 of the COMLEX by the end of
the 4th year of their MD/DO program
- Step
3 of the USMLE or Level 3 of the COMLEX by the end of
the 1st year of their postgraduate (residency)
training program
Last
Year of Internship/Residency
If
you will be completing your internship/residency and you
have not heard from our placement staff, please contact
your analyst immediately.
“The
NHSCurrent Upstream helps shorten the distance between
us and you.”
