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What does PGY stand for ???

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  1. Cody1MD

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    Thanks for the info!
     
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    PGY stands for Post-Graduate Year. The abbreviation applies to residents, and you typically see a number after PGY. Therefore a PGY-1 is an intern, or 1st-year resident, a PGY-2 is a second-year resident, and so on.
     
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