Peace Corps Medical Clearance

Earlier today I recieved a note from Peace Corps in my MSN e-mail account stating that there had been an update to my "mytoolkit" account. With the greatest of excitment I quickly navigated to the Peace Corps sign in page and logged in to my account. There were two new check marks on the list of items required for Peace Corps Nominees to complete. One check was for Dental clearance and the other Medical clearance. Beside the medical check there was a note that read: A decision has been reached regarding your medical review. Please look for a letter in the mail. I don't know what that letter will contain exactly, but I will be sure to post the details concerning that as soon as I recieve it.

Well, until next time... have a great day!

Peace Corps

I applied to Peace Corps last summer in 2007, and was Nominated in September 2007. At that time I was entering the Fall semester of my final year at UAF. I was extemely busy during the Fall semester with 20 credits, so I was unable to take time to complete the Health forms. During Spring semester I could wait no longer, so despite being enrolled in 31 credits (21 on-campus and 10 correspondence) I made apointments to complete first the physical exam, followed by the eye exam, and last the Dental exam. All went well, however I needed to have all four of my wisdom teeth pulled which I was going to attempt completing during the semester. NO WAY! I couldn't risk failing a class. Too much was at stake, so I had to postpone that procedure until returning to New Mexico. Finally, I had the "surgery" on June 20th, and went straight from the dentist's to the post office with my completed Medical Packet. I dropped the envelope in the slot while clenching on gauze at the back of my mouth, I was ULTRA EXCITED!!! Almost two weeks later, on July 2nd with healed gums, I recieved an e-mail from Peace Corps showing a status change on my account. They recieved the papers! Now all I have to do is wait to see if I am medically cleared! What an adventure this has been. I can't wait until I hear more!