Swap PG2 FM to PG2 IM or Open IM PG2?

[Goob]

I am in a great PG1 FM program in the Midwest and am interested in changing specialties because I have finally found my love (Cardiology) and need to get into a IM program as a PG2 starting July 2009. The program can be allopathic or osteopathic...

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[NotAProgDirector]

Allopathic IM programs will only give you 3 months of IM credit at the PGY-1 level, so you will need to look for a PGY-1 slot. The only exception is that if your program has an IM residency and if you rotate on a service where you are treated exactly like an IM resident, then you MIGHT get credit for those months.

 

[dragonfly99]

Agree...you're going to have to do at least part of intern year over again, so you need to get a PGY1 IM. Nobody is going to take you as a PGY2.
Look before you leap, though, since cards fellowship is hard to get from some community programs. If your PD knows about this and supports it, see if he/she can be of any help at perhaps getting you into IM at your hospital, or a nearby university program if your hospital doesn't have an IM program.