Q about prelim year

[tr]

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Is it possible to do a prelim medicine year and then enter a psych residency as a PGY-2?

Does it depend on the program at all?

 

[Anasazi23]

Is it possible to do a prelim medicine year and then enter a psych residency as a PGY-2?

Does it depend on the program at all?

It's possible, but you must find an open PGY-II slot, which are certainly available, but harder to come by.

 

[tr]

It's possible, but you must find an open PGY-II slot, which are certainly available, but harder to come by.

So this is not a common thing for people to do, then? 🙁

 

[Anasazi23]

I'd say it straddles the border between 'common' and 'scarce.'

Seriously though. It's not really that uncommon to do this. The problem is that most residencies have only a few slots per year. You have to wait for a PGY-II slot to open, then apply there with lots of other residents who also want to start as a II or change programs. Look at the psychiatry clearinghouse (do a search here for the link) and you'll see what's available.

 

[Doc Samson]

I'd say it straddles the border between 'common' and 'scarce.'

Seriously though. It's not really that uncommon to do this. The problem is that most residencies have only a few slots per year. You have to wait for a PGY-II slot to open, then apply there with lots of other residents who also want to start as a II or change programs. Look at the psychiatry clearinghouse (do a search here for the link) and you'll see what's available.

University of Nevada - Las Vegas has all its residents begin as PGY2s.

 

[worriedwell]

at hopkins, they have I believe 2 spots for pgy-2s who sign up before internship year outside of the match. these people do an internship at the place of their choosing and then join the residency as a pgy-2. basically the program gives you the option of applying either as a pgy1 or as prelim plus pgy2 but i believe they then make agreements outside of the match for those who choose to go the prelim route thus they avoid having to deal with the match.

also, penn has 1 spot every year for pgy-2's to come into the residency after a year doing an internship. often this has been reserved for people switching from other residencies into psychiatry like medicine or surgery.

best, worriedwell

 

[raspberry swirl]

i came across a program in nyc that offers a few slots to pgy2s ... i'd have to look it up again, but i believe it was St Luke's/Roosevelt in manhattan. dont know much about the program though, i just remember reading that, because i might be doing an osteopathic traditional internship, and i hate the idea that im prolonging residency by a year ... i have no idea how the application process goes for that.