Residency length

[Peeshee]

Hi,
does anyone know what the shortest residency program is in terms of number of years? For which programs do you not have to complete an internship year before residency?
thanks

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[ckent]

The shortestt residency programs that allow you to be board eligible in some specialty are 3 yrs (medicine, peds, FP, ER). Many states allow physicians to practice only after one year of post-graduate residency training though, but you won't be able to do anything besides set up a primary care clinic and you will be screwed if you get sued. By definition, your first year of post-graduate training is called your internship year, so no, I don't believe that it's possible to skip your internship year and just do a residency.

 

[edmadison]

Some pathology programs have done away with internship, however they didn't shorten the total duration. I don't know if you can get a medical license if you do one of these programs.

Ed

 

[huktonfonix]

Keep in mind 4-5 years of something you like is more tolerable than 3 years of misery and hating your job.

 

[Peeshee]

That's true.
I was just curious about this, that's all.
thanks