Residency and Rotating Year

[crh33]

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Hi,
I'm an osteopathic medical student about to finish my first year, and had a question about the traditional rotating year for anesthesia residencies. I've been trying to get as much information about this as possible - if I seem to have something wrong about understanding this process, please let me know!
I've heard that some residency programs have the rotating year integrated into their program - obtaining a seat there right from medical school includes the rotating year. I've heard other programs remain completely separate from the rotating year, and that you need to match to the rotating year out of med school and then participate in the match a second time a year later to get into the PGY-2 program.
I mean, clearly landing a seat in a program that has bundled the year is probably preferable...is there a reason to think otherwise?
Is there anyway to easily find out which institutions use which set-up? Other than individually contacting every program coordinator you'd possibly be interested in?
Thanks so much

 

[JonnyG]

Hi,
I'm an osteopathic medical student about to finish my first year, and had a question about the traditional rotating year for anesthesia residencies. I've been trying to get as much information about this as possible - if I seem to have something wrong about understanding this process, please let me know!
I've heard that some residency programs have the rotating year integrated into their program - obtaining a seat there right from medical school includes the rotating year. I've heard other programs remain completely separate from the rotating year, and that you need to match to the rotating year out of med school and then participate in the match a second time a year later to get into the PGY-2 program.
I mean, clearly landing a seat in a program that has bundled the year is probably preferable...is there a reason to think otherwise?
Is there anyway to easily find out which institutions use which set-up? Other than individually contacting every program coordinator you'd possibly be interested in?
Thanks so much

You do not participate in the match 2 times. YOu match to an advanced position a year ahead of time. This year I matched into a preliminary year and a three year anesthesia program that starts in 2010.

Frieda will list every anesthesia program and you can see if it is a three year four year or mixed program when you look at each residency.

 

[crh33]

So if you go for a residency at a program that does NOT offer the prelim position, how do you go about getting the rotating year AND the delayed anesthesia residency in one match process?

 

[fakin' the funk]

So if you go for a residency at a program that does NOT offer the prelim position, how do you go about getting the rotating year AND the delayed anesthesia residency in one match process?

In the same year - the fall of your 4th year - you submit applications via ERAS and interview for both the prelim year to start the July immediately following, and for the anesthesia advanced spots to start the July one year later. It's a lot more simple than you may believe.

 

[fakin' the funk]

Oh, and no one calls it a "rotating year." Your internship (in general) options include
Transitional Year (formerly known as "rotating internship")
Prelim-Medicine
Prelim-Surg
Prelim-Peds
There are probably others I'm not aware of. But, the point is, internship options for anesthesia applicants are pretty flexible.

 

[JonnyG]

Oh, and no one calls it a "rotating year." Your internship (in general) options include
Transitional Year (formerly known as "rotating internship")
Prelim-Medicine
Prelim-Surg
Prelim-Peds
There are probably others I'm not aware of. But, the point is, internship options for anesthesia applicants are pretty flexible.

He's an osteo student where it is still called your rotating year. The other option is just go for broke with allopathic and scramble for an osteo internship

 

[crh33]

Thanks so much for the information!