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2nd Lt. Matthew Godino, a former Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadet and the Pegasus Squadron Emergency Services officer, will graduate St Edwards University, Austin, Texas in May 2023 as a pre-med biology major. It is with great pleasure that we are able to say that 2nd Lt. Godino has received a full Air Force Health Professions Scholarship (HPSP) for medical school. In this program students receive full tuition and required fees at an accredited U.S. medical school of their choice located within the continental U.S., Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico. Books and most other educational fees are also covered under the HPSP scholarship. They receive an annual salary of ~$33,000 which includes a monthly stipend of $2,608.00/month for 10 ½ months, second lieutenant military and travel pay for the remaining 45 days during their active-duty tour at an Air Force medical center. There is a $20,000 signing bonus for students who receive a four-year AF HPSP scholarship, similar to the Army and Navy HPSP programs. Likewise, three-year scholarship participants can receive the signing bonus if they agree to a four year commitment.
He has applied to and been accepted at multiple schools of osteopathic medicine (DO) and has matched with several of them. Competing for a slot in a medical school and receiving and matching with a medical school program is a highly competitive one each year for graduating pre-med college students. As the son of a Navy and Army physician, he has set his goals to become a physician since he was very young. He is looking to become a gastroenterologist.
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About Civil Air Patrol
Established in 1941, Civil Air Patrol is the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and as such is a member of its Total Force. In its auxiliary role, CAP operates a fleet of 555 single-engine aircraft and 2,250 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) and performs about 90% of all search and rescue operations within the contiguous United States as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. Often using innovative cellphone forensics and radar analysis software, CAP was credited by the AFRCC with saving 108 lives last year. CAP’s 58,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief, and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state, and local agencies. As a nonprofit organization, CAP plays a leading role in aerospace education using national academic standards-based STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education resources. Members also serve as mentors to 24,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs.
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