DOs in MD residencies in PA

[Masreya]

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Hi all,
I have a question....I know that PA is one of the 5 states that has certain licensing requirements for DO. I was told that PA programs are not strict and that the requirement of a rotating internship year is only if one wants to practice in the state.....rather than just do a residency there....
Anyone know anything about this. I am applying to a couple of programs in PA that have offered me interviews but I don't want to waste my money and go there and then be told I have to do an extra year. I have been trying to find out but I have been unable to. I know that in Michigan, it's pretty much set that unless you find a program with a fast-trak, you have to do the extra year.

I appreciate any input.

Thanks

 

[DOtobe]

What are you going into?

I'm applying for FP in PA, and in all of the programs I am applying to the AOA internship is fast-tracked into the MD residency program. If you are applying for something other than FP or IM (which are the only fast-tracked residencies I've seen here in PA), then you will have to do an extra year.

 

[MasterintuBater]

What are you going into?

I'm applying for FP in PA, and in all of the programs I am applying to the AOA internship is fast-tracked into the MD residency program. If you are applying for something other than FP or IM (which are the only fast-tracked residencies I've seen here in PA), then you will have to do an extra year.

I know of several residents in PA who skipped the traditional internship and went straight into their ACGME Residency (NOT FP or IM) EM to be specific. The stipulations were that they could not moonlight outside of their own hospital and that, of course, they would not be eligible for board certification in PA. PA is certainly less strict on this policy than MI, which has NO flexibility whatsoever.

 

[Winged Scapula]

What are you going into?

I'm applying for FP in PA, and in all of the programs I am applying to the AOA internship is fast-tracked into the MD residency program. If you are applying for something other than FP or IM (which are the only fast-tracked residencies I've seen here in PA), then you will have to do an extra year.

This is not true for Surgery. We currently have a Categorical intern who has cnot completed a DO rotating internship and the stipulation is as stated above - that person cannot practice in PA (or presumably the other 4 states) after completion of residency.

 

[Emo]

Hi all,
I have a question....I know that PA is one of the 5 states that has certain licensing requirements for DO. I was told that PA programs are not strict and that the requirement of a rotating internship year is only if one wants to practice in the state.....rather than just do a residency there....
Anyone know anything about this. I am applying to a couple of programs in PA that have offered me interviews but I don't want to waste my money and go there and then be told I have to do an extra year. I have been trying to find out but I have been unable to. I know that in Michigan, it's pretty much set that unless you find a program with a fast-trak, you have to do the extra year.

I appreciate any input.

Thanks

Hello there,

I am a DO first year EM intern at York Hospital in York, PA. When I interviewed here last year I was told you can go straight into residency after you graduate. It's true, you just can't practice in one of the 5 states after graduating. I've heard a rumor that West Virginia may be doing away with this requirement.
Anyway, you can also apply to have your first year approved by the AOA as internship year as long as you had an "exceptional circumstance" that prevented you from going to an AOA internship. You also have to complete some required rotations and either attend an AOA conference or do a presentation for your program. All of this is outlined in Resolution 42 on the AOA website.
Actually, my first year of training is approved pending completion of a family medicine month and my attendence at the National AOA conference next month in San Francisco...should be fun, my wife is going with me and I'll use some of my CME allowance to defray the costs...oh yeah!!!
So, I would look into trying to get your first year approved. It was not too difficult for me because my first year curricullum is pretty much a standard internship year minus the family med part. An obstacle is having a worthy exceptional circumstance. Good luck.

Em, DO