What is the resident’s obligation after completing an IHS residency?
None, unless the resident has a contractual agreement for such, i.e., loan repayment, accession bonus obligation or IHS Scholarship recipient. Otherwise, after completing the residency, the Indian Health Service encourages residents to work for two years as a staff pharmacist at an Indian Health Service or tribal facility. Residency graduates have found this invaluable experience as a way of enhancing their experiential knowledge. Completion of two years as a commissioned officer fulfills the selective service obligation, imparts Veterans Administration Educational Benefits (GI Bill), and qualifies one to become a member of the inactive reserves (PDF – 327K). If a commissioned officer resident accepts a staff position at their training site after completing the one year residency, they must complete a minimum of one full year before being considered for a geographic move to a new duty station. This would meet the two-year transfer requirement. (2 Year Rule Handout – WORD – 31K).
None, unless the resident has a contractual agreement for such, i.e., loan repayment, accession bonus obligation or IHS Scholarship recipient. Otherwise, after completing the residency, the Indian Health Service encourages residents to work for two years as a staff pharmacist at an Indian Health Service or tribal facility. Residency graduates have found this invaluable experience as a way of enhancing their experiential knowledge. Completion of two years as a commissioned officer fulfills the selective service obligation, imparts Veterans Administration Educational Benefits (GI Bill), and qualifies one to become a member of the inactive reserves. If a commissioned officer resident accepts a staff position at their training site after completing the one year residency, they must complete a minimum of one full year before being considered for a geographic move to a new duty station. This would meet the two-year transfer requirement. If after completing the residency training program, a c
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