Easy TY/prelim programs

[MDSlacker]

I've been trying to go through the forum but it seems like most posts are very old. What are some easier TY programs located in good cities. Not too picky about geographic location as long as it is a bigger city. Also does anyone know any easy prelim programs.

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[asmallchild]

I've been trying to go through the forum but it seems like most posts are very old. What are some easier TY programs located in good cities. Not too picky about geographic location as long as it is a bigger city. Also does anyone know any easy prelim programs.

You may have better luck in the internship year forum.

 

[DermViser]

I've been trying to go through the forum but it seems like most posts are very old. What are some easier TY programs located in good cities. Not too picky about geographic location as long as it is a bigger city. Also does anyone know any easy prelim programs.

Any transitional year is usually easy compared to a prelim year. Most programs have a website that shows you the curriculum and how many elective months you get (usually of your choosing of what's available on site). That being said, I've heard match has gotten quite tight for transitionals (that's always been the case) but also for preliminary years as well.

 

[Dral]

Riverside in VA is good. Too bad there is no more Carilion TY. THAT was cush.

 

[Dermione Granger]

I have heard of Intermountain (in Utah, supposedly u can go skiing at 10 AM when your clinical duties are over for some rotations..), Resurrection (Chicago), MacNeal (Chicago), Gundersen (La Crosse), Roger Williams (Rhode Island, prelim med) and a certain Iowa program (that also comes with free housing)

 

[Dral]

The MSK program in a NYC seems to be pretty coveted as well. That may be because of location through. I believe it's pretty wards intensive.

 

[dermaway]

Are TY and prelim programs pretty regionally based? I really want to get out of the southeast, would LOVE to go to a big city, especially for a relatively easy TY

 

[username456789]

The MSK program in a NYC seems to be pretty coveted as well. That may be because of location through. I believe it's pretty wards intensive.

I know someone who completed their TY at MSK. By all accounts, it is very wards intensive and they work HARD. You're correct in that the location drives the competitiveness. The only TY (to my knowledge) in Manhattan.

The two in Virginia (well, one now) have historically been some of the best in the country. I've heard stories about Carilion and it sounds like it was a magical place. I've also spoken with someone who did their TY at Riverside, and it sounded quite amazing.

 

[DermViser]

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CATorranceLos Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Program9990500239P
CATravis AFBDavid Grant Medical Center Program9990500008NP
CAVisaliaKaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) Program9990500244P
CODenverColorado Health Foundation Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center Program9990700017P
CTBridgeportSt Vincent's Medical Center Program9990800018P
CTNew HavenYale-New Haven Hospital Program9990800020NP
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GAAtlantaEmory University Program9991200026NP
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IADes MoinesCentral Iowa Health System (Iowa Methodist Medical Center) Program9991800220P
ILBerwynMacNeal Hospital Program9991600032P
ILChicagoLouis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Program9991600035P
ILChicagoPresence Resurrection Medical Center Program9991600207P
ILChicagoPresence Saint Joseph Hospital (Chicago) Program9991600033P
ILEvanstonPresence Saint Francis Hospital Program9991600038P
ILEvanstonUniversity of Chicago (NorthShore) Program9991600037P
INIndianapolisIndiana University School of Medicine/Methodist Hospital Program9991700040P
INIndianapolisSt Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Program9991700041P
INMuncieIndiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital Program9991700157P
MABrocktonBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Program9992400158P
MACambridgeCambridge Health Alliance Program9992400054P
MADorchesterSteward Carney Hospital Program9992400159P
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MILivoniaSt Mary Mercy Hospital Program9992500255P
MIPontiacSt Joseph Mercy-Oakland Program9992500067P
MIRochesterWayne State University School of Medicine Program9992500253P
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MISouthfieldProvidence Hospital and Medical Centers Program9992500068NP
MITaylorOakwood Heritage Hospital Program9992500258P
MNMinneapolisHennepin County Medical Center Program9992600069P
MOSt LouisMercy Hospital (St Louis) Program9992800071P
NDFargoUniversity of North Dakota Program9993700086P
NYBronxLincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Program9993500257P
NYCooperstownBassett Medical Center Program9993500080P
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NYFlushingNew York Hospital Medical Center of Queens/Cornell University Medical College Program9993500225NP
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NYNew RochelleNew York Medical College (Sound Shore) Program9993500216NP
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NYSyracuseSt Joseph's Hospital Health Center Program9993500084P
OHAkronAkron General Medical Center/NEOMED Program9993800088P
OHAkronSumma Health System/NEOMED Program9993800087P
OHColumbusMount Carmel Health System Program9993800093P
OHColumbusRiverside Methodist Hospitals (OhioHealth) Program9993800095P
OHKetteringKettering Medical Center Program9993800096P
OHToledoMercy St Vincent Medical Center/Mercy Health Partners Program9993800165P
OHYoungstownSt Elizabeth Health Center Program9993800250NP
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PABethlehemSt Luke's Hospital Program9994100104P
PADarbyMercy Catholic Medical Center Program9994100106P
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PAWest ReadingReading Hospital Program9994100119P
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PRPonceHospital Episcopal San Lucas/Ponce School of Medicine Program9994200125P
PRSan JuanSan Juan City Hospital Program9994200213NP
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SCCharlestonTrident Medical Center/Medical University of South Carolina Program9994500252P
SCSpartanburgSpartanburg Regional Healthcare System Program9994500182P
SDSioux FallsUniversity of South Dakota Program9994600230P
TNChattanoogaUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga Program9994700129P
TNKnoxvilleUniversity of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville Program9994700130P
TNMemphisUniversity of Tennessee/Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals Program9994700131P
TXAustinUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical School (Austin) Program9994800133P
TXEl PasoWilliam Beaumont Army Medical Center Program9994800137P
TXFort Sam HoustonSan Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Program9994800254P
TXFort WorthJohn Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District) Program9994800168P
TXHoustonMethodist Hospital (Houston) Program9994800140P
TXLackland AFBWilford Hall Medical Center (AETC) Program9994800192NP
UTMurrayIntermountain Medical Center Program9994900142P
VAFalls ChurchGeorgetown University Hospital Program9995100205P
VANewport NewsRiverside Regional Medical Center Program9995100170P
VAPortsmouthNaval Medical Center (Portsmouth) Program9995100193P
WASeattleVirginia Mason Medical Center Program9995400144P
WASpokaneSpokane Teaching Health Center Program9995400145P
WATacomaMadigan Healthcare System Program9995400146P
WILa CrosseGundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Program9995600147P
WIMilwaukeeAurora Health Care Program9995600148P
WIMilwaukeeWheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St Joseph Program9995600184P
WVMorgantownWest Virginia University Program

 

[MDSlacker]

I guess I don't know too much about intern year and transitional years but how many elective months is considered to be a laid back year? And are the ward months at most places generally similar in terms of hours and how about for the electives? I know there aren't any broad across the board statements that can be made because there will always be one TY that has ward hours from 9-12 and some TY that has electives that go from 6-8 but I am just curious in general.

Also, how reliable/realistic are the hours that are listed on the Frieda website. I noticed for some Prelim IM programs there are hours in the 70-80 range per week on average and then others that are around 50. Is this based on any real stats or whatever the program feels like putting up?

 

[DermViser]

I guess I don't know too much about intern year and transitional years but how many elective months is considered to be a laid back year? And are the ward months at most places generally similar in terms of hours and how about for the electives? I know there aren't any broad across the board statements that can be made because there will always be one TY that has ward hours from 9-12 and some TY that has electives that go from 6-8 but I am just curious in general.

Also, how reliable/realistic are the hours that are listed on the Frieda website. I noticed for some Prelim IM programs there are hours in the 70-80 range per week on average and then others that are around 50. Is this based on any real stats or whatever the program feels like putting up?

LOL. You really live up to your username.

 

[MDSlacker]

LOL. You really live up to your username.

Haha

 

[Bingo]

My year at IMC in Utah was awesome. It's not "cush" in the sense of hours or responsibilities but it was a good place to learn a bit of medicine and surgery in a very benign and happy atmosphere. Also, my two months working at the ski clinic at Brighton ski resort for my electives were some of the best in my life.

 

[Decicco]

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[Hoser]

When I was interviewing a few years back, the TY program in Spokane was by far the cushiest I encountered. Low # of medicine months, low hour rotations, free food all day, highest salary. It was actually kind of weird since the couple of residents I had dinner with constantly talked about how little they worked...