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As a medical student in my third years, I've noticed that some residency programs (ie. surgery) designate all of their residents "Chiefs" in their final year on training. In other programs (ie. medicine) senior residents apply for a chief year or are otherwise selected. In a program like anesthesiology where there may be more than 20 residents in a class and only a few chief residents, how are the chiefs selected? Do they apply for the position? Or are they selected by faculty? Or some other method? Also, what does it mean for the resident who is selected as chief resident in terms of their career?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Thanks for your thoughts.