PGY2 Residencies

[NERDY]

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I know certain residencies have a transitional year first. Is that a separate match from the PGY2+ residency? Also, are both the transitional year and the residency done at the same place? Thank you.

 

[2ndyear]

It depends on the specialty. Opthalmology for instance has a separate match, so you rank ophtho programs through the SF match and transitional or preliminary year programs through the traditional NRMP. Urology has a separate match as well. Radiology and Anesthesiology both require an internship (note this can be a transitional year, prelim medicine or surgery, among others) and these are all ranked as a separate list but through the NRMP. You don't have to do your internship at the same place as your residency, I am doing mine halfway across the country from where I will be a resident. If you don't match in say, Radiology, you can take a preliminary internship year and then reapply through the NRMP for PGY-2 programs. It sounds confusing at first but once you get to the point that it matters it all really does come together pretty easily.