Logistics of switching/transferring into a PGY-2 spot.

[lugubrious]

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How difficult is it to do this? Any recommendations on a website to find openings?

For the record, it would be a psych to psych switch.

 

[nitemagi]

Check the APA website.

 

[Kluver Bucy]

How difficult is it to do this? Any recommendations on a website to find openings?

For the record, it would be a psych to psych switch.

Very easy. You could check the psychiatry clearinghouse on the APA website ( http://archive.psych.org/career_corner/careers_psych/clearinghouse/CHsearch.cfm )

but I think that it represents a very small proportion of the programs with openings. There are so many people switching after PGY-1 year because they change their mind about specialty, etc. that you'd probably be better off just contacting programs your interested in and asking if they have an opening.

 

[atsai3]

How difficult is it to do this? Any recommendations on a website to find openings?

For the record, it would be a psych to psych switch.

Regarding "how difficult is it to do this?", that question has been addressed in multiple posts in multiple threads on SDN. I would recommend doing a search of the SDN forums.

-AT.

 

[lugubrious]

Thanks for the suggestions. The clearinghouse was pretty bleak (I didn't see any PGY-2 openings). Has anyone used residentswap.com or another paid service before?

 

[peppy]

Try contacting programs you're interested in. There are some programs that usually have PGY-2 openings every year. I believe that University of Maryland is one that perennially has them.

 

[lugubrious]

Try contacting programs you're interested in. There are some programs that usually have PGY-2 openings every year. I believe that University of Maryland is one that perennially has them.

That seems like a fairly risky strategy at this point. I assume you mean after I've made my intentions to transfer clear to my PD?