Internship. . .then PGY1 or PGY2?

[Irish Eyes]

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Hi there!

Just looking for some opinions. . .

Pretty sure that I want to do ob-gyn (yay!) but am a DO student in PA. Thinking of doing an osteopathic internship year and then hoping for a spot in an allopathic program. Here's the question. . .after a year's internship, for what year in a residency would I apply? Is it even an option to apply for a PGY2 spot?

Thanks!

 

[toxic-megacolon]

Hi there!

Just looking for some opinions. . .

Pretty sure that I want to do ob-gyn (yay!) but am a DO student in PA. Thinking of doing an osteopathic internship year and then hoping for a spot in an allopathic program. Here's the question. . .after a year's internship, for what year in a residency would I apply? Is it even an option to apply for a PGY2 spot?

Thanks!

PGY1 spot would be your only option. Even if you could find an open PGY2 spot, your osteopathic internship would not count for the first year. (Nor would an allopathic surgery, medicine or transitional year).

 

[s42brown]

Forget the traditional rotating internship. From what I understand you simply petition the AOA to accept your PGY-1 year as your internship. The word is it's not that hard to have it accepted by the AOA. Personally I feel the AOA is in no position to turn away quality DO's. 😎

 

[raspberry swirl]

I have the same question (although for peds). i want to do the osteopathic internship year, but im not sure how that works as far as applying to residency goes ... since it appears you can't apply for a PGY2 spot, you must apply for a PYG1 spot- but you'd be applying a year earlier than people applying who aren't doing a transitional year ... how could programs possibly compare you? do they hold your materials and interview you during your internship year? i dont get it. i can't imagine there aren't residents out there who have gone through this process ... but i can't seem to get any clear answers from anyone either ... please help!

 

[Diane L. Evans]

I would not do the rotating intenship and instead get approproval for I think ammmendment 42. 6 mo of OB counts and then 1 mo each of ER, PEds, FP/IM, Radiology (equiv), Surgery (onc counts, elective


Good luck
PS why I say don't do it... another year costs 200K