DO application process for allopathic programs

[Stressed13]

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Hello! I am in need of some serious guidance as my school has failed to give me any direction.
I am currently in my 4th year and am somewhat confused as far as the residency application process. If I am interested in applying to an allopathic Anesthesiology program how do I know if the program will accept a 1st year internship at an osteopathic institution? For most allopathic programs it is necessary to complete an intern year elsewhere or are there some programs where the first year is included? Forgive me if this questions seems kinda silly....
Thank you!

 

[Arch Guillotti]

The question is not silly but probably has been asked before. Try the search function if you haven't already. My DO school provided me zero guidance as well (I got most of it from SDN). Your best bet is to call the programs you are inetrested in and ask them directly. You can also go to the FRIEDA webiste and see which programs have the intern year included. Some start all postions at PGY!, some all PGY2 and some a mix. IIRC, there is a move in the anesthesia powers that be to have have all programs go to the format where all positions start at the PGY1 level.

 

[craigkes]

I am in the same boat. My school has been of no help at all. I am hoping to do my internship year and the rest of my residency in one spot that way I don't have to move and I think it would just be easier. My other question is how likely is that? I mean, are those type of positions more sought after than just doing your three years at the program? I know most residencies only have a small number of spots linked this way but I would love to do this. I don't want to have to scramble for an internship slot somewhere else...what a nightmare.

 

[amyl]

actually the trend it towards categorical positions...meaning you do all four years in one place. there are a few advantages: 1. in some places you are "owned" by anesthesiology -- this means less scut work and more focus on the stuff that will prep you for anesthesiology 2. programs are leaning toward integrating some anes into your first year 3. even if you aren't owned by anesthesiology you have chief residents and a program that may farm you out to other services now and then but are there to make sure you don't get screwed over....besides you learn the computer systems, etc once not twice.
most programs that offer advanced positions will accept an osteopathic internship...thing is you have to make sure the one you pick is acceptable as a preanesthesia year as far as the rrc/acgme/etc requirements. some tys, etc don't qualify anymore -- the new requirements call for a pain month and two months of units and some other stuff....make sure what ever program you might pick for a DO ty meets these requirements.

 

[igcgnerd]

If you search the osteo version of frieda: opportunities.osteopathic.org , some of the traditional internships are dually accredited and will be counted by the acgme as your r-1 year.

 

[Arch Guillotti]

actually the trend it towards categorical positions...meaning you do all four years in one place. there are a few advantages: 1. in some places you are "owned" by anesthesiology -- this means less scut work and more focus on the stuff that will prep you for anesthesiology 2. programs are leaning toward integrating some anes into your first year 3. even if you aren't owned by anesthesiology you have chief residents and a program that may farm you out to other services now and then but are there to make sure you don't get screwed over....besides you learn the computer systems, etc once not twice.
most programs that offer advanced positions will accept an osteopathic internship...thing is you have to make sure the one you pick is acceptable as a preanesthesia year as far as the rrc/acgme/etc requirements. some tys, etc don't qualify anymore -- the new requirements call for a pain month and two months of units and some other stuff....make sure what ever program you might pick for a DO ty meets these requirements.

I agree w/pretty much everything here but would add that when you are farmed out to other services for the month you are their BITCH and they probably will try to beat as much work out of you as humanly possible.

 

[amyl]

arch, i think this is program dependent. i agree some programs allow other departments to make you their bitch but not all...certainly not mine. none of my fellow interns feel this way, but i guess the only place we are really farmed to is the ED, where we are treated just like theirs are (actually the ED residents seem to do more than us, not less -- tonight the attending sent one of us home early, which i don't think he would ever do for one of his own residents), and medicine, where we only have to do a month, without call.

 

[Stressed13]

Thank you everybody for your help!