Surgery Internship counts for FP?

[alex8712]

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Hi,

I've seen it implied before that a surgery internship can count towards a year of FP residency. Anybody know for sure?

Thanks for any and all help

 

[deleted87716]

You'll get partial credit based on how your old surgery rotations match up to your new program's PGY-1 rotations. Six months' credit is typical. You won't be able to start as a PGY-2, as FM internship includes peds and OB-gyn, among other things, that aren't typically part of a surgical internship. The final decision rests with your PD.

 

[lowbudget]

We had a couple of surgical interns/prelims transfer over to FM. All had to restart. Most got 2 months credit only (for Gen Surg). .