AOA Internship/Residency Changes - 2008

BWalkerMSU said:

Starting July 2008, the AOA has done away with the rotating internship year for most specialties.

https://www.do-online.org/pdf/sir_postdocinternrestructure0708.pdf


It looks like if you match into a residency of (most) specialties you don't have to petition the AOA to let year 1 count!

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BWalkerMSU said:

It looks like if you match into a residency of (most) specialties you don't have to petition the AOA to let year 1 count!

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StrengthDoc said:

This is not exactly accurate. The AOA has incorporated the internship into many of the osteopathic residency programs, but has not eliminated the requirement. If you intend to go into an allopathic (ACGME) residency, the traditional internship (Option 3 in the linked document) will still need to be completed or resolution 42 for the five states.

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BWalkerMSU said:

No, that's not what it means... The residencies are still the same length in years... Just for osteo residencies, the first year will count as the internship.

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spicedmanna said:

What exactly does "incorporated" mean in reference to the AOA residency programs?

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For July 1, 2008 the internship year has evolved into three distinct types:

• OPTION 1 - The first postdoctoral year will be the first year of residency. This is the same as the current specialty track model. All trainees will receive residency credit for this 1st year of training. These positions will be known as OGME-1 Resident
• OPTION 2 - The first postdoctoral year is not included in the residency, but is a specific preliminary entrance requirement into the specialty to produce an enhanced educational opportunity for that specialty. The trainee will have been accepted into the OGME-2 specialty while a senior in osteopathic medical school. These positions will be recorded by the AOA as Preliminary interns and be known as OGME-1 Preliminary.
• OPTION 3 – This first postdoctoral year is not included in the residency, but is available in the format of a Traditional Rotating Internship. It may be utilized by any osteopathic graduate uncertain of residency plans or those who want a single year program. These positions will be recorded by the AOA as OGME-1 Traditional.

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spicedmanna said:

I see. So there isn't any impact at all, they are just saying it's PGY-1 (resident) now instead of a PGY-1 (intern). Thus, an AOA IM residency is now formally 4 years, while in the past it was 3-years residency + 1 year internship. Got it.

"A rose by any other name..." 🙄

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DrMom said:

All of the DO IM Programs I know of are 3 years, just like the MD ones. Same for FM and peds.

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DrMom said:

All of the DO IM Programs I know of are 3 years, just like the MD ones. Same for FM and peds.

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group_theory said:

The old way ... your PGY-1 year is "Intern" and then you begin 2 year residency in internal medicine (PGY2 and PGY3). Total years = 3. Under the old method, you could have done your internship either in a traditional intern, specialty-tracked internship, and speciality emphasized internship ... the difference which were confusing to everyone.

So now to make it less confusing, the AOA has changed it to be more similar to the ACGME style

Option 1: Internship is now linked with residency ... so instead of PGY1 (intern), it's PGY1 (resident).

Option 2: Osteopathic internship that is an analog to the transition year internship seen in the allopathic side ... for those whose residency starts at the PGY2 level (radiology, PM&R, etc)

Option 3: Your traditional rotating internship


If doing an osteopathic residency, the time you spent should be the same as your allopathic counterpart. If you want to do an allopathic residency and wish to be licensed in the 5 states, then you can either petition the AOA to approve your ACGME PGY1 year as an AOA-approved year, OR you can do an osteopathic internship and then go into an allopathic residency (and adding an extra year to your postgraduate training)

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