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Hi everyone, I am a med student interested in psychiatry (though I am still open to other fields), it will be a few years till I apply to internship/residency but I am a bit confused about a few terms I have heard thrown around, and was wondering if anyone would graciously help clear things up by answering these questions about transitional vs prelim year:
-What specialties do a prelim and which a transitional? Are there some that require one over the other? Is one only for people unsure of what specialty they want to go into?
-If you are a PG-1 are you always either doing a transitional or prelim year, instead of just being in residency?
-Does one look better than the other? Is one more strenuous than the other?
-When is one more useful than the other? Is there a benefit of one over the other?
-Do some specialties require you to do one or the other?
-To my understanding, you apply to either prelim or transitional AND PG2 at the same time. Is this always the case?
-I have heard that the transitional year buys some people time to decide what field they want to go into, but how is this possible if you must apply to both at the same time?
-Who would go into medicine preliminary?
-How come so many people do their intern year and PG-2 at the same institution? Does that mean they just happened to get into both programs, or is it because once you get into one program you get into the other (like intern year gets you into residency there or vice versa?)
Some of these questions probably seem silly, but I haven't been able to get a straight answer, I would really appreciate your help!
-What specialties do a prelim and which a transitional? Are there some that require one over the other? Is one only for people unsure of what specialty they want to go into?
-If you are a PG-1 are you always either doing a transitional or prelim year, instead of just being in residency?
-Does one look better than the other? Is one more strenuous than the other?
-When is one more useful than the other? Is there a benefit of one over the other?
-Do some specialties require you to do one or the other?
-To my understanding, you apply to either prelim or transitional AND PG2 at the same time. Is this always the case?
-I have heard that the transitional year buys some people time to decide what field they want to go into, but how is this possible if you must apply to both at the same time?
-Who would go into medicine preliminary?
-How come so many people do their intern year and PG-2 at the same institution? Does that mean they just happened to get into both programs, or is it because once you get into one program you get into the other (like intern year gets you into residency there or vice versa?)
Some of these questions probably seem silly, but I haven't been able to get a straight answer, I would really appreciate your help!