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Physician – Neurologist
Veterans Health Administration · Huntington, West Virginia · Closes in 331 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public, but only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. are listed as eligible. Non-citizens may be appointed only when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. Former Education Debt Reduction Program participants cannot apply for the student loan incentive.
Experience: Applicants must have completed approved residency training in an accredited core specialty program that leads to board certification eligibility. Other paths include one year of approved post-medical school training followed by two years of independent practice, or non-US residency followed by at least three years of verified independent practice in the U.S. Board certification is preferred.
Education: You must have a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or an equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from a school approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year you finished.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 331 days (September 30, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
The announcement may close before September 30, 2027 if the position is filled through other means. The first cut-off date for referral of eligible applications is January 30, 2027, and later applications are reviewed at regular intervals until the job is filled.
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You will be rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications. Your application, resume, or C.V. will be verified, and errors or omissions may affect your consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Check that your residency or independent practice meets one of the three approved paths listed in the basic requirements
- Submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment if you plan to use the student loan repayment
- Former EDRP participants are not eligible, so confirm this before applying for the loan repayment incentive
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