My blog tends to be about me. Stories about what I'm doing or what I'm going through. I tie that in together with details about the Air Force (as much as I am allowed to divulge) and particularly the HPSP scholarship.
However, as a "regular" practicing Air Force dentist now, I don't have much more to say along the way other than updates about how things are going in clinic and information that can help you along your HPSP path, whether that means talking you into or out of the scholarship (which I've done many times both directions!) or giving you tips along the way. My 5 year track record of being one of the only active HPSP student bloggers online and the many hundreds of emails I've received since this all began, gives me some unique insight into what HPSP students are doing and thinking about. So what's my point?
One unknown aspect about the HPSP scholarship is this weird option in there to rent a laptop and have the military totally cover the rental. These days, people aren't usually thinking about renting a laptop (vs buying) and the logistics of renting electronics is less and less appealing. On the other hand, it would be nice to take advantage of this free offer from the military and be able to rent a high quality laptop for the few years you're in school. This would prevent wear and tear on your own machine and your dollar would go further to buy your own laptop for yourself once school is over.
I think I've only heard of a few people actually utilizing the laptop rental reimbursement but that may change very soon. A company called Laptops for Military Docs is getting straight to the point. This company will give you step by step instructions on how to rent a high quality laptop from them hastle-fee.
Now I must admit, this company is very new and I have no personal or financial stake in this whatsoever. Obviously with them being so new, I did not personally rent a laptop through them (or anyone, actually). But every once in a while something comes along that I feel compelled to let my readers know about. This is one of those times! This company is clearly set up for specifically this reason and I have to believe that by focusing solely on HPSP students, they will be able to help you, too.
Technology is changing rapidly so consider a rental reimbursement during dental school to save yourself some money! It's an option that's free to you as long as you're willing to do the legwork and Laptops for Military Docs is there to make it easy.
I'd love for some of you all to give this service a try and let me know how the process was for you!
