Training with a private doc?

[Mr. McDuck]

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I know how the US residency system works, so I don't need an explanation of the match, etc. I was looking on some match lists, mostly for foreign schools, and I saw more than one graduate had "Private Physician" listed. Is it possible to train in the US under a private MD and still be licensed?

 

[Mr. McDuck]

No one knows? 🙁

 

[JediBookworm]

I know I'm not being helpful, but was this match list for residencies in the US for graduates of an international med school? Did it say which hospital/clinic the "private doctor" was associated with?

 

[Mr. McDuck]

Yes, it was for international grads, and no it didn't list what hospital(s).

EDIT: I am just curious because I work with a vascular surgeon now (as a vascular PA), and he has said numerous times that when I finish med school and residency, he wants me to join his practice. This is basically what I want to do, and I was just thinking if this "training with a private physician" thing is possible, it would make it even better.

 

[leorl]

Does it say on the list people who "pre-match" or gain a position outside of the match? I wonder if that's what they mean by "private physician?" As in - it's a private deal between some physician and a graduate to match outside of The Match?

 

[Mr. McDuck]

No, it wasn't pre-matching or anything. It would look like this:

XXX XXXXX Piscataway, NJ UMDNJ-RWJMS Surgery

YYY YYYYY Williamsport, Pa Private Physician IM

ZZZ ZZZZZ ....etc

It wasn't exactly like that, but thereabouts.

 

[deleted21609]

It is not possible to train with a private physician. I guess it is technically possible to train, but it wouldn't count for anything. You couldn't become board eligible, accept medicare or private payers, or get insurance.

My guesses to what it means when it says 'private physician' are that it's a graduate from a while back who's working as a private physician or is someone else not currently in training- shadowing, doing an observership, or something like that. Those are just guesses. We could probably figure it out given more specifics.

In any case, to answer your question- no, you couldn't go to med school then train as an apprentice vascular surgeon with your current boss. You'd have to go to medical school, do your 5 years of surgery residency, do your 2 years of vascular fellowship, then go work with him in 12 years if you're both still up for it.

 

[Mr. McDuck]

That's what I figured. I was just curious, since I've seen that listed a few times. Hopefully, a few programs will change over to the 5-year vascular primary cert programs so I won't have to do a general surgery residency first.