Family Med to Int Med

[Peeshee]

Just curious if someone were to switch after completing one year of Family Med to IM, would any of the intern year count? Could they apply as PGY2?
Thanks!

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[8744]

The program director at LSU Shrevport told me that if I matched there he would have given me "credit" for seven months for intern year because of rotations I have done here at Duke like Cardiology, Medicine, MICU, etc. (IM was my "backup plan.)

As he put it I would be promoted to PGY-2 in December or intern year and be able to finish the three years early. Now, in practice I don't know how they would have arranged this.

 

[Apollyon]

The program director at LSU Shrevport told me that if I matched there he would have given me "credit" for seven months for intern year because of rotations I have done here at Duke like Cardiology, Medicine, MICU, etc. (IM was my "backup plan.)

As he put it I would be promoted to PGY-2 in December or intern year and be able to finish the three years early. Now, in practice I don't know how they would have arranged this.

You did MICU as an FM intern? I didn't know that was happening.

 

[8744]

You did MICU as an FM intern? I didn't know that was happening.

We do it over at the Durham VA which is definitely not as good as doing it at Duke. Our census was usually about five and two or three could be stroke patients who were otherwise pretty stable and didin't even require a vent.

 

[deleted87716]

You did MICU as an FM intern? I didn't know that was happening.

Not that uncommon. We did a CCU month as interns, and followed patients in the ICU on the medicine service right from the beginning.

 

[8744]

Not that uncommon. We did a CCU month as interns, and followed patients in the ICU on the medicine service right from the beginning.

It is an RRC requirement, I believe.

 

[cdow18]

It is an RRC requirement, I believe.

Panda Bear, ya headed back to shreveport?

 

[8744]

Panda Bear, ya headed back to shreveport?

Nope. the EM programs at Baton Rouge and Shreveport had their chance. I matched at the Sparrow Hospital Emergency Medicine Program in Lansing, Michigan.