No clinical year question

[Primate]

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As path residents no longer have to do a transitional/prelim year, does anyone know if you can still get an unrestricted license without this? Not that I want to cover an ED on weekends, but there are a few clinical volunteer jobs I'd like to fill that require VERY LITTLE ability to manage critically ill people but do require a valid license.

Does one need the rotating year to get a full-up license?

While I'm at it, does anyone know if the 4 year AP/NP programs let you sit for the boards (or whatever one needs to be both AP and NP certified) or does one have to do additional "credentialling" time over those 4 years?

Confused (and damn tired - man is the medicine clerkship LONG),
P

 

[GreatPumpkin]

No you don't have to do any more time to get your license as an MD. DOs have some different rules in certain states.

Not sure about the AP/NP program, seems to me you would be able to take your AP boards after 3 years and you NP after you have done the 4th.

 

[Firebird]

With no transitional year, would it be safe to moonlight in the ED as a pathologist? Would a pathologist have the clinical-know-how to deal with patients in non-critical situations? I can imagine that in the flu season, ED's might want to have extra help to deal with the sniffling kids and adults that come rushing in at 4 am...so I would think perhaps path docs could do this on the weekends or Friday nights or something.

thoughts?

 

[Doctor B.]

I think it depends on the comfort level of the individual. I do not feel adequate providing treatment to patients, especially in an ER. There is so much pathology to know that I've had to push that other stuff out of my brain to make room. On the other hand, there are residents I know who feel more comfortable with direct patient care; some did a year of medicine before coming over to path. They may feel okay with working an ED shift (though I'm not aware of any who have done that).