switching to anesthesia

[maj218]

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hey all,
i was wondering if it is possible to switch into anesthesia after doing one year of ENT. the ENT residency has changed so that you no longer do a standard gen surg prelim year. instead the pgy1 year is considered the first year of ENT, so i'm not sure it would satisfy the reqs for anesthesia. also, does anyone have any thoughts about whether to apply or try to scramble/switch into an open spot?? thanks for your help!

 

[UTSouthwestern]

hey all,
i was wondering if it is possible to switch into anesthesia after doing one year of ENT. the ENT residency has changed so that you no longer do a standard gen surg prelim year. instead the pgy1 year is considered the first year of ENT, so i'm not sure it would satisfy the reqs for anesthesia. also, does anyone have any thoughts about whether to apply or try to scramble/switch into an open spot?? thanks for your help!

I believe it wouldn't be too much of a problem, although your residency may be extended a few months to account for the presence of ENT specific rotations that would not apply to an anesthesiology residency.

 

[bubalus]

From the RRC:

One year of the total training must be the Clinical Base
Year, which should provide the resident with 12 months
of broad education in medical disciplines relevant to the
practice of anesthesiology. The Clinical Base Year
usually precedes training in clinical anesthesia. It is
strongly recommended that the Clinical Base Year be
completed before the resident begins the CA-2 year; the
Clinical Base Year, however, must be completed before
the resident begins the CA-3 year.
The Clinical Base Year must include at least 10 months
of clinical rotations, of which at most 1 month may involve
training in anesthesiology. Clinical Base Year rotations
include training in internal medicine or emergency
medicine, pediatrics, surgery or any of the surgical
specialties, critical care medicine, obstetrics and
gynecology, neurology, family practice, or any
combination of these. At most, 2 months of the Clinical
Base Year may be taken in electives or in specialties
other than those listed above. If an accredited
anesthesiology program offers this year of training, the
RRC will verify that the content is acceptable. When the
parent institution provides the Clinical Base Year, the
anesthesiology program director must approve the
rotations for individual residents, and must have general
oversight for rotations on the services that are used for
the Clinical Base Year.