AOA approval for ACGME fellowship in PA?

[kiblznbitz]

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Can a D.O. who is in an ACGME residency (that does not have AOA approved residency) do a fellowship in the state of Pennsylvania, or do have to be licensced/have AOA approved internship to apply for fellowships in PA? If I do an ACGME IM residency in PA will I have a prob staying for fellowship if my program is not dual-certified or do I need to get my intern year approved...if so, will it be easy for me to get intern year approved?

any info appreciated! thanks

 

[niagara]

while i was interviewing at one of the d.o. ped's programs in PA, the osteopathic program director told me that if i went to a program that was NOT aoa accredited, i could NOT go on to a fellowship. she made it sound like i'd be missing out on a lot if i didn't go the aoa route. hope this helps. 🙁

 

[kiblznbitz]

thanks for the reply. Anyone else here know about this situation that could offer some info?

 

[community]

while i was interviewing at one of the d.o. ped's programs in PA, the osteopathic program director told me that if i went to a program that was NOT aoa accredited, i could NOT go on to a fellowship. she made it sound like i'd be missing out on a lot if i didn't go the aoa route. hope this helps. 🙁

You can do a fellowship in states other than PA, FL, OK, and WV. Do the research, don't let someone tell you what you can and cannot do.

 

[community]

thanks for the reply. Anyone else here know about this situation that could offer some info?

Consider applying for Resolution 41 (?) at least 3 months before you start the allo program if you want to try to get intern year covered.