Standalone pediatrics internships?

[Amxcvbcv]

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How common are standalone pediatrics internships? I'm definitely applying into radiology with the thoughts to possibly specialize in pediatric radiology when it's all said and done. If I don't match to a categorical radiology program (for all 5 years), I need to find an internship, and it honestly sounds more appealing to do a pediatrics internship as opposed to internal medicine or even a transitional year.

I only know of OU's program, since I'm just now getting into the search, and they offer a "transitional pediatrics" year for folks matching into advanced positions. For instance, this year it's filled by a girl going into dermatology in July.

 

[14022]

not very common. very few programs have it, like ou as you mentioned, i believe milwaukee has one spot too, which i believe went unfilled through the match this year. you can email programs in places you are interested and inquire about it. some places may be able to accept you for a year if for instance they lose a third year resident and need to fill the spot or something like that.

 

[CrazyPeds527]

There are positions available listed through the NRMP as "pediatric preliminary" positions. You might be best to check with your rads program director and solicit other opinions though, I know for my friends doing anesthesia (with the eventual thought of Peds GAS), they were told that doing a pediatric prelim year would hurt them because of the amount of adults they would take care of during their residency. It might be the same for radiology.

UCSF - 1
U of Louisville - 3 (none filled in 2008)
Johns Hopkins - 2 (1 filled)
Mass General - 2 (1 filled)
Children's Mercy in KC - 2 (1 filled)
NYU - 1 (unfilled)
SUNY Brooklyn - 3
U of Rochester -1 (unfilled)
UNC - 1
Cincinnati Children's - 1
Oklahoma at OK City - 1
Oklahoma at Tulsa - 1
Geisinger PA - 2 (unfilled)
St Christopher's in PA - 2 (unfilled)
UT San Antonio - 1 (unfilled)
U of Washington - 1
Med College of Wisconsin - 2 (1 filled)

These do NOT include peds prelim programs specifically designated for child neuro (i.e. 2 prelim years)

Hope this helps!
~crazy

 

[Amxcvbcv]

There are positions available listed through the NRMP as "pediatric preliminary" positions. You might be best to check with your rads program director and solicit other opinions though, I know for my friends doing anesthesia (with the eventual thought of Peds GAS), they were told that doing a pediatric prelim year would hurt them because of the amount of adults they would take care of during their residency. It might be the same for radiology.

UCSF - 1
U of Louisville - 3 (none filled in 2008)
Johns Hopkins - 2 (1 filled)
Mass General - 2 (1 filled)
Children's Mercy in KC - 2 (1 filled)
NYU - 1 (unfilled)
SUNY Brooklyn - 3
U of Rochester -1 (unfilled)
UNC - 1
Cincinnati Children's - 1
Oklahoma at OK City - 1
Oklahoma at Tulsa - 1
Geisinger PA - 2 (unfilled)
St Christopher's in PA - 2 (unfilled)
UT San Antonio - 1 (unfilled)
U of Washington - 1
Med College of Wisconsin - 2 (1 filled)

These do NOT include peds prelim programs specifically designated for child neuro (i.e. 2 prelim years)

Hope this helps!
~crazy

Thanks for the info. 🙂

Yeah, I haven't asked my advisor (one of the radiology faculty here) about my theoretical plans thus far. I figure if the American Board of Radiology is okay with future radiologists doing an internship in pediatrics (or pretty much anything, for that matter) than I should be fine. The only stipulation I've seen is that I can't do more than 3 months of any combination of radiology, radiation oncology, or pathology during internship if I want to be "board eligible", which is the whole point of doing residency, right?