I am currently applying for Peds, but I just started to consider Anesthesia. It is probably too late to start applying for that. How does transferring residencies work after 1 year of internship? Do I apply through the whole Eras thing again?? Or is there a different route? I have heard of some people saying that they applied "outside the match" what does that mean? Also, what are the chances of getting a position? better/worse than the fresh graduates?
Transferring After 1 Yr.
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Anesthesia works a bit different than Peds or other specialties. In most cases, residents match for both their PGY-1 Prelim year (usually in Medicine or Surgery) and their PGY-2/CA-2 position in Anesthesia at the same time during the match.
I do not know if you would be required to repeat your intern yearm or if Anesth programs would take a Peds PGY1 as a sufficient Prelim year. Perhaps some Anesth residents can comment on this.
What you can do is this:
1) if your intern year is acceptable, you can apply for a PGY2 spot in Anesthesia through the match for next year (starting 2005).
2) you can check sites which list open spots and contact those programs to see if they are accepting applications;
3) check with your program's Anesthesia department to see if they know of any spots,
4) if you need to repeat your intern year, go ahead and apply for Prelim Med or Surg spots now, and either also apply for Anesth at the same time, or again hold out until next year. Bear in mind that most PGY2 spots will be filled the year prior, so you may not have much to choose from shoudl you choose the latter option.
The match rate for Physicians (ie, those that are not 4th year medical students) IS lower than for final year students. I do not fully understand the reasons why but suspect that some of it has to do with HCFA funding, people reapplying who were fired from programs or just took a lot of time off frm clinical duties.
I do not know if you would be required to repeat your intern yearm or if Anesth programs would take a Peds PGY1 as a sufficient Prelim year. Perhaps some Anesth residents can comment on this.
What you can do is this:
1) if your intern year is acceptable, you can apply for a PGY2 spot in Anesthesia through the match for next year (starting 2005).
2) you can check sites which list open spots and contact those programs to see if they are accepting applications;
3) check with your program's Anesthesia department to see if they know of any spots,
4) if you need to repeat your intern year, go ahead and apply for Prelim Med or Surg spots now, and either also apply for Anesth at the same time, or again hold out until next year. Bear in mind that most PGY2 spots will be filled the year prior, so you may not have much to choose from shoudl you choose the latter option.
The match rate for Physicians (ie, those that are not 4th year medical students) IS lower than for final year students. I do not fully understand the reasons why but suspect that some of it has to do with HCFA funding, people reapplying who were fired from programs or just took a lot of time off frm clinical duties.
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some anesthesia programs save spots unofficially or maybe even officially for those who drop out of other fields. i know that a bunch of surgeons who go and talk to the anesthesia department and switch just like that.. maybe peds would also count?
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hi
it is not too late to apply most new york programs haven't responded to applications yet
what are you waiting for ?
why do a year of peds when you cant transfer that year into anesthesia
write a new personal statement and apply to schools other than the one s you applied for in peds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you can do it 🙂
it is not too late to apply most new york programs haven't responded to applications yet
what are you waiting for ?
why do a year of peds when you cant transfer that year into anesthesia
write a new personal statement and apply to schools other than the one s you applied for in peds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you can do it 🙂
Here the problem with applying now...
I'm not 100% sure I want to do anesthesia. I am still very passionate about Peds...I have a peds anesthesia month in February. and want to wait until I actually do a rotation in it to know for sure. Yeah, I kinda screwed myself that I didn't do an elective earlier....but didn't know that I would like it. So...unfortunately, I really can't apply this year. I have been told though that Peds does transfer into a prelim year for anesthesia. is that not true?
I'm not 100% sure I want to do anesthesia. I am still very passionate about Peds...I have a peds anesthesia month in February. and want to wait until I actually do a rotation in it to know for sure. Yeah, I kinda screwed myself that I didn't do an elective earlier....but didn't know that I would like it. So...unfortunately, I really can't apply this year. I have been told though that Peds does transfer into a prelim year for anesthesia. is that not true?
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Though many people are unaware of it, a peds year can count towards many things. It can be done as the year before anesth, rads or derm.
So you haven't screwed yourself yet, but you need to get plugged in with the anesth people so that you can get a CA-1 spot in 2006 (which is the earliest a 2005 grad can have a CA-1 spot). Talk to the program at your school, they are often the most sympathetic and are probably happy to recieve an app from you.
So you haven't screwed yourself yet, but you need to get plugged in with the anesth people so that you can get a CA-1 spot in 2006 (which is the earliest a 2005 grad can have a CA-1 spot). Talk to the program at your school, they are often the most sympathetic and are probably happy to recieve an app from you.
That's the problem...I do NOT want to stay here at my school...in Kansas City...so that's out of the question. Can I talk to whereever I'm doing Peds at next year and find out about their Anesthesiology program? When is the earliest/latest you think I should talk to someone? Are my chances really low at getting a spot for 2006??
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What's the problem with staying in Kansas City? It's not quite the right situation to be picky, don't you think?? If you want to do peds anesthesia, can't you just do a anesthesia fellowship after your peds residency? 😳
