pathology residency

[medicine911]

I know that MD students don't have to do a transitional year for pathology residency, however, DOs have to do it.
Do you know if there is a way around it to be licensed including the 5 states and not do a transitional year residency?
Thanks for your answers

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[schrute]

I know that MD students don't have to do a transitional year for pathology residency, however, DOs have to do it.
Do you know if there is a way around it to be licensed including the 5 states and not do a transitional year residency?
Thanks for your answers

No, they don't.

There basically aren't any osteopathic pathology residencies, and even if there were, you wouldn't want to go to it because the volume would be inadequate for training purposes.

DOs go into PGY1 path bypassing the internship. All the DOs in know in the 5 states just ignore the requirement or apply for the resolution 42.

Basically pathology is the only residency that doesn't require an internship, and rightly so. It used to be 5 yrs but is now 4, with the 5 yr being generally used as a fellowship year.

 

[group_theory]

There are no osteopathic pathology residency.

So you can have two options

Option 1: Do an osteopathic internship then an ACGME pathology residency

Option 2: Do an ACGME pathology residency, and apply for Resolution 42 approval (AOA approval of your ACGME PGY1 year). For pathology residency, the process is as simple as filling out an application, checking off Pathology as your specialty college rotational requirements (there are no requirements for pathology, making your life easy) and having your program director sign off on it. Oh, you must be an AOA member in the year you are seeking to get Resolution 42 approved (but there is no requirements for you to maintain membership once Res 42 is approved)

https://www.do-online.org/index.cfm?PageID=sir_postdocabtres42


Once you have your PGY1 year approved, you are golden for the 5 states that require an AOA intern year.

 

[medicine911]

Thank you guys that really makes everything easy
Thanks for your time