Residency Lengths

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3 years
Emergency Medicine (~75% of programs)
Family Practice
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics

4 years
Anesthesiology
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine (~25% of programs)
Neurology
Ob/Gyn
Opthomalogy
Pathology
PM&R
Psychiatry

5 years
Diagnostic Radiology
General Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Radiation Oncology
Urology

6 years
Plastic Surgery (Integrated)

7 years
Neurosurgery

1. The above are generally accepted for most programs but are not iron clad. Some programs require 1-2 years of research.

2. Programs that are 4 or more years generally require that you do a preliminary year in medicine or surgery or a transitional year -- these are included in the list.