prelim/categorical

[Hashmi]

as an FMG, when you apply for an IM placement, can you make a choice to make it prelim rather than categorical? if so, how?

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[TCOM-2006]

yes - you will both apply to either prelim or categorical AND rank either prelim and categorical. app and rank are 2 seperate things - see the following websites to answer all you questions:

application:
http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm

rank:
http://www.nrmp.org/

you should apply, interview at, and rank prelim programs if you need to do a 1 year internship before moving onto programs that start at the PGY2 level (anesth, PMR, etc) - you should apply, interview at, and rank categ programs if you want to do a 3 year IM residency