Can I join EM my 2nd year of Residency??

[regulator2000]

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I was wondering if i do 1 year of IM residency, and THEN decide to switch over to EM residency.... will my 1st year of IM count towards the EM residency... or will i have to repeate that 1st year if i switch over to EM?

and how long is EM reisncy? 3 or 4 years?

 

[EM OR BUST]

There are 3 types of EM programs. 3 year, 2-4 where you have to do a prelim/trans year before you actually get in the ED and a 4 year type. You prob could use your 1st year of med for the 2-4 type but will most likely have to take a year off before you started unless a pgy-2 spot opens up.

 

[paramed2premed]

There's one beautiful aspect aspect about EM - we're like the Statue of Liberty, welcoming the "wretched refuse" from distant shores into our field. Every program has an EM-1 class with a few PGY-(n+1) folks thrown in.

Typically, we get a lot of converts from surgery. The surgical intern year is apparently carefully designed to convince future surgeons of the appeal of EM!

 

[southerndoc]

The most you can count toward your residency is 6 months. This is according to RRC guidelines. Rarely, however, is 6 months granted. Usually only 3-4 months can be granted. This must be agreed upon BEFORE you start your residency.

For a 2-4 program, your year of internal medicine will count toward your prelim year. So you could start as a PGY-2 at a 2-4 program.

Programs that are 3 and 4 years long (1-4 or 1-3) will require you to apply through the match again. You may find a PGY-2 slot that opens up where you can apply. If appointed, you might start as a PGY-2 and then need to complete 6-8 months more after the end of your residency.