What is PG-1 and PG-2?

[Peachy720]

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Hey everyone!

I've done every kind of search I could think of, and couldn't find anything, so I guess I'm the only ignoramus on this, but could someone PLEASE enlighten me to what PG-1 and PG-2 is. I see it in signatures and in match lists, but I have no idea what it means..

Thanks so much--I think I'll go crawl back under my rock now.. 😳 😳

 

[ASDIC]

They are the new MPAA ratings for movies.

PG-1 means parental guidance needed below the age of 1
PG-2 means for age 2
PG-13 is wut we have now...

It also means, post-graduate-1, post-graduate-2...graduation after med school

 

[UCLAstudent]

AKA how far along you are in residency.

 

[Lefty McFish]

Hey everyone!

I've done every kind of search I could think of, and couldn't find anything, so I guess I'm the only ignoramus on this, but could someone PLEASE enlighten me to what PG-1 and PG-2 is. I see it in signatures and in match lists, but I have no idea what it means..

Thanks so much--I think I'll go crawl back under my rock now.. 😳 😳

No need to feel foolish, there'll be plenty more acronyms for us to go 😕 at in the years ahead. Usually I've seen it referred to as PGY1, etc, for Postgrad Year 1. PGY1 is your intern year, followed by the other years of residency.

 

[Peachy720]

thanks SO much for having mercy on me!

i was thinking it was how far along you were, but when i looked at the match lists, some of them had pg-2, so that's what threw me off.

thanks again! 😀

 

[Zweihander]

thanks SO much for having mercy on me!

i was thinking it was how far along you were, but when i looked at the match lists, some of them had pg-2, so that's what threw me off.

thanks again! 😀

Some residencies start as second year programs, which means that the person has to find a place to do some sort of a first year at. For instance, you might be accepted into a radiology residency as a PGY-2, but before attending you need to complete a year of internal medicine or emergency somewhere.


P.S. - is it my imagination or is that a picture of Calvin actually peeing in your avatar?

 

[Peachy720]

Some residencies start as second year programs, which means that the person has to find a place to do some sort of a first year at. For instance, you might be accepted into a radiology residency as a PGY-2, but before attending you need to complete a year of internal medicine or emergency somewhere.


P.S. - is it my imagination or is that a picture of Calvin actually peeing in your avatar?

Hi Zweihander!

Good eye! 😀 Yup, I am a MASSIVE C&H fan! I figured I'd one up those Calvin peeing bumper stickers and show 'em how it's done! 😉

Thanks for explaining it to me!

 

[Gleevec]

you might also see it denoted as PGY-1, PGY-2