January 31, 2008
GREAT NEWS!!!
So I checked me email today, and received the following message from the PC:
"Peace Corps has updated your Application Status account. Log in to http://www.peacecorps.gov/mytoolkit to see the latest information. "
So, of course I logged on and saw:
"Medical: Complete. Peace Corps has completed your medical review. There are no medical holds on your account at this time."
Wahoo!! I've been medically cleared for service. Now I just have to wait patiently for an invitation!! The invitation process usually takes around 1-2 months. I’ll find out where I’ll be going in Africa when I receive the invitation.
However, being excited and not patient, I decided to email my recruiter and ask him the following:
Hi Ken, I just wanted to let you know that I've been cleared medically!! Wahoo!! Do you know if I have any restrictions with my medical clearance? Do you know when I might recieve an invitation? Do you know if I've been nominated for a French speaking country in Sub-Saharan Africa?
And, he responded:
Hi Sherry, Congratulations on clearing medical. The placement office will be contacting you about the particular program. Your file is now in D.C. and I’m out of the loop. Let me know where you end up.
So, hopefully I'll hear something soon!!
January 30, 2008
I received an email this morning from the medical office Pre-Service Assistant stating they had received my fax. So, I’m praying that the PC has all they need now to clear me for service. Keep your fingers crossed!!
January 29, 2008
I faxed the page that needed to signature to my Dr’s office to be signed and faxed back. However, when I called to check on it at noon, I was told it might not get done that day. Having little patience, I decided to drive to the office on my lunch break to see if I could get things rolling a little faster. I spoke to the physicians nurse, and she told me I would be waiting a long time because the Doctor was really busy. I told her that it was really important that I get the paperwork signed, because I wouldn’t be medically cleared with the PC until the paperwork was signed and returned to the PC Washington Medical Office. Then, for added encouragement, I told her I would send her a souvenir from Africa for her trouble. She smiled real big, and said that a picture of Africa would be enough, and she would see what she could do to hurry the Doctor along. By the time I got back to work, she had already faxed me my medical paperwork with the required signature. So, without delay, I faxed it the paperwork to my PC nurse. I also emailed the medical office to make sure they received my fax.
January 28, 2008
I got a letter from my PC nurse today (1/28) that had been mailed on 1/23/08. . The letter stated the PC needs a Physician’s signature on my medical paperwork. My medical paperwork was signed by a physician’s assistant, and then the medical office staff stamped my medical paperwork with a stamp of the physician’s signature. I thought the PC would be ok with the stamp, but apparently not.
January 24th, 2008
Wow...some news at last!!! I got an email today that said, "Peace Corps has updated your Application Status account. Log in to http://www.peacecorps.gov/mytoolkit to see the latest information. " When I logged on, I received the message below: "A hold has been placed on your file. This may mean simply that your file is under review. See below for further information." "Medical HOLD: All nominees have a medical hold while they are under review. No further action from you is required, unless the Office of Medical Services contacts you to request additional information." So, what does all that mean you may ask. Well, it means that the PC is finally reviewing my medical packet!!! I believe there may be about a 2-5 day timeframe before I find out if I've been medically cleared, not cleared, or if the PC needs more medical info to make their decision. Keep your fingers crossed!
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