Pre-select into Derm

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To get a derm residency, should I apply during my MS-IV year...or wait until I am a PGY-1 Transitional Year? Do derm programs take any PGY-1 grads?

Does this hold true for both MD and/or DO?

Thanks!
 
To get a derm residency, should I apply during my MS-IV year...or wait until I am a PGY-1 Transitional Year? Do derm programs take any PGY-1 grads?

Does this hold true for both MD and/or DO?

Thanks!

You should speak with your academic dean or your home dermatology department. MD students apply as 4th years. You will have to ask elsewhere for DO-specific advice as I am not a DO. My limited understanding, however, is that they apply as PGY-1s.