changing residencies

[Tariq]

Hi.
I got a position in Family practice during the post match.I want to change my speciality after a year.Could someone give me some input on how to go about this.Thankyou

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[NuMD97]

Depends on what specialty you want to switch to and if that specialty requires a year of primary care or not. If you want to switch to IM it is possible and you would receive partial credit. It's going to depend on whether they have a position available above the PGY-1 year. Could you be more specific what you are considering looking into?

 

[robin7]

Hi, I too have a similar issue.
I am intern in FP. I want to switch to IM. I am an IMG and on J1 visa. Can I go through ERAS? or can I enquire directly to programs if they have any slots available. I do not mind doing intern year yet again. could anyone shade some light on this? have people been able to switch specialities with visa being an issue. I dont have any desire to change visa status. if it can be done, what would be the best way to go forward? Any advice will be deeply appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[yaah]

Moving this to the General Residency Forum.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

You can definitely try to do this.

As an FP resident, you can get some credit for IM. If your program has an IM residency and if you do a rotation where you are treated exactly like an IM resident, you can get 1:1 credit for that. Otherwise, you can get a maximum of 3 months of credit no matter what you do. Advanced credit is at the discretion of the IM PD -- they must apply to the ABIM for it for you.

One of the easiest ways to do so is to apply via ERAS for PGY-1 spots. Obviously, it is way too late to do so for this year (NRMP deadline is right now, 9PM tonight!). If you're only going to get 3 months of credit, most PD's will have you repeat the whole year.

At this point, your best option is to contact PD's directly. You'll be looking for a pGY1 spot.