Pre-select into Derm

[Hotspur]

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!

 

[asmallchild]

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.