switch specialties

I am a USMD who recently matched TY + DR this year. Due to some recent life circumstances (parent diagnosed with cancer) and months of reflection I have come to the realization that I would prefer to be in a patient facing specialty (IM). A large part of the reason I chose to apply DR was due to...

EM PGY-1 here. I switched to EM late in 4th year of medical school after dual applying for a surgical subspecialty. Ever since I have missed the operating room dearly. I never gave gen surg a chance as I had minimal exposure to it until now rotating on Trauma Surgery and ACS. I had a mentor in...

You hear all the stories about switching into radiology or anesthesia, but my mentors keep telling me it's impossible. How does this work if you matched into a 3-year residency? I SOAPed into a categorical spot but no one freaking told me this would prohibit my ability to switch later. Can I...

4th year decided this week to do IM. My school's IM department had a lot of advising sessions but I missed them all because I was undecided. I'm feeling a little stressed because I'm on a different timeline compared to my other IM-bound peers, but I'm hopeful that it will work out. I need to...

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Hi, I am switching from OB/gyn to family medicine while in the middle of my second year. I have been looking for PGY2 positions, but I would be just as willing to go in as a PGY1. I’m assuming some PGY1 positions went unfilled and others may open as people can’t be hired. I’ve been looking on...