Question about ERAS -prelim year with intention to go into EM

[tarsuc]

When I select prelim surg/medicine or transitional year programs, they ask what my PGY-2 Specialty interest(s) is.

Would it work against my chances to match, if I were to type in EM here as my pgy2 interest?

Wouldnt prelim and transitional year programs prefer someone going into medical/surgical or rads/anesthesia respectively?

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[theseeker4]

When I select prelim surg/medicine or transitional year programs, they ask what my PGY-2 Specialty interest(s) is.

Would it work against my chances to match, if I were to type in EM here as my pgy2 interest?

Wouldnt prelim and transitional year programs prefer someone going into medical/surgical or rads/anesthesia respectively?

I'm confused, why are you applying for a prelim year instead of EM? Or are you applying for EM as well, and applying to prelim years as a backup because you believe you have low chances to directly match?

 

[tarsuc]

I'm confused, why are you applying for a prelim year instead of EM? Or are you applying for EM as well, and applying to prelim years as a backup because you believe you have low chances to directly match?

IMG with zero rotations in EM, trying to get rotations through prelim/transitional years.

 

[WilcoWorld]

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