Orthopedic Surgery and Flight Surgery: Income Differences Between the Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program and Civilian Orthopedic Surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: It was found that the shorter tours in the Navy had a higher net FV than those who made the Navy a career in orthopedic surgery. Flight surgery is a rewarding operational experience with among the highest net FV among Navy scenarios and is only slightly less than the net FV of a pure civilian career. However, it can be more difficult to apply for civilian orthopedic surgery after serving a flight surgeon tour. Lastly, the net FV was very similar between a civilian orthopedic surgeon career and the shorter tours served in the Navy. Factors such as higher civilian income with associated loan repayment/signing bonuses makes the civilian orthopedic surgery route the best financial option. This study will help those medical students considering a military versus a civilian career in orthopedic surgery and aid in Department of Defense recruitment/retention. PMID: 32803233 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research