Thanks Everybody, but I was wondering...

[shun]

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Thanks everyone for responding to my post everyones post has helped me a great deal. 😀 Now I have another question for you. What is the difference between an intern and a resident? 😕

Shun

 

[bubster9]

As I understand it:

Intern: First year resident

Resident: PGY2+ (second year residents and beyond up untill final year of residency)

However, for some fields like Radiation Oncology and Radiology I think you need to do a PGY1 (First year internsship) in Medicine, Surgery, or a transitional program before starting the actually starting the actual residency.

 

[shun]

Thanks for the info. 😉

 

[Winged Scapula]

Originally posted by bubster9:
•As I understand it:

Intern: First year resident

Resident: PGY2+ (second year residents and beyond up untill final year of residency)

However, for some fields like Radiation Oncology and Radiology I think you need to do a PGY1 (First year internsship) in Medicine, Surgery, or a transitional program before starting the actually starting the actual residency.•

This is correct (and it doesn't really matter whether or not you are doing a Preliminary 1st year [say in prep for a career in Radiology] or a Categorical one: all first year residents are commonly referred to as interns.

All interns are residents but not all residents are interns. 😀