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I am at the end of my third year. I was planning on going into peds, and still may, but I have done quite well during medical school and want to look into other fields to which I have no gotten adequately exposed over the last 3 years. The most interesting is Rad Onc. I am from Chicago, and going back home is very very important to me. So important that I would consider just ranking those 4 programs and maybe 2-3 more in close cities (ie, milwaukee, ann arbor). If I did this, I would obviously need a back-up plan, which would most likely be Peds. Do most people apply to rad onc with a back up plan?
Also, can I apply to both peds and rad onc? Apply peds pgy1 and for a pgy2 rad onc spot. If I got both, would my peds intern year count for my intro year for rad onc? If I only get peds then my fate is decided and I go into peds. Is it possible to even match into both? I am sort of confused how the PGY2 specialty match works.
Also, can I apply to both peds and rad onc? Apply peds pgy1 and for a pgy2 rad onc spot. If I got both, would my peds intern year count for my intro year for rad onc? If I only get peds then my fate is decided and I go into peds. Is it possible to even match into both? I am sort of confused how the PGY2 specialty match works.