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Sorry for the newbie question, but I never understood the difference.
girlscallmepogi said:Sorry for the newbie question, but I never understood the difference.
fireflyrxn said:don't forget that in the rest of the world that doesn't practice the north american system of graduate medical education, an intern is very much different from a "registrar" or "house officer". nevertheless, the term is almost universally applied to anyone who has graduated recently from a medical school. in the uk, there are two years of internship, whereas in australia there is only one.
Retinamark said:Yep, so in Australia
- an intern is pretty much the same as in the US (1st year out of medical school)
- a resident is a Dr who has finished internship & is waiting to get on a specialist training program
- a registrar is a Dr who has done between 2 & 4 yrs of resident work & has gotten a position on a specialist training program (eg ophthal, radiol, ortho etc)
- registrar training programs are 4-6 years & then at last you are finished!!!
Sorry for the newbie question, but I never understood the difference.
If your website is as factually inaccurate as this post, I wouldn't bother. The only true statement here is that a resident has completed an internship. That said, all interns are technically residents.One difference in the USA is that a resident has completed an internship during which Part III of the NBME- exam is taken: The resident has a state license; the intern does not.
I am putting up a web site about these choices.
HEButler III M.D., F.A.C.S.
If your website is as factually inaccurate as this post, I wouldn't bother. The only true statement here is that a resident has completed an internship. That said, all interns are technically residents.
1. Not all interns take Step 3. Not all states/programs require it to move on to PGY2.Please cite the inaccuracy: Please bother. We want the truth. Ve-Ri-
Tas.