I've been thinking more and more about the benefits of going the military route. I know military pay, even as an officer, is no where near what anesthetist make in the civilian world. But again, it's never been about the money. It's about job satisfaction and the DNP/DNAP.
As such, I've been in contact with an Army Health Care recruiter and have completed my application to Northeastern University.
The USAGPAN application is pretty long and drawn out. I'd be going in as Direct Accession from the USAF Reserves which in itself makes the application process sensitive. I'll follow up in more detail on the application process in a follow up post, but here's the important parts:
- Since I'm a Reservist, obtain a DD Form 368 release signed from your unit commander. This gets turned into the recruiter and starts the application process.
- Apply directly to the contract school that USAGPAN is working through for the CRNA Program. Right now its through Northeastern University in Boston.
- Concurrent application for Direct Accession into the Army Nurse Corps.
