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It's not included in the residency, is it? So what is the point of doing an additional year?
It's not included in the residency, is it? So what is the point of doing an additional year?
It is required for some residencies. It is the intern year. PGY-1. It is most definitely a part of your residency as a whole, just not technically part of your chosen specialtie's residency. Some specialties like anesthesia, radiology, etc. require an intern year separate from the training you do for your anesthesia or radiology residency. Take anesthesia, for example. Not all anesthesia programs require you to do a transitional year. About a third of the programs integrate this into their curriculum, so there are some 4-yr programs, and there are some 3-yr programs
You can search these forums for a better explanation, or visit the ACGME website, or pick up a book like First Aid for the Match or Iserson's for more details.
I am thinking about going into Anesthesia, and I was wondering about this too. It seems that there aren't enough transitional year spots to go around.
I've heard that you can also do your PGY-1 in medicine or surgery. Could you explain how that works? You have a separate match list for these, right?
Thanks.
They are fairly competitive positions and you are also competing against Derm, Psych and other specialties for these TYs.
Yes, you submit two match lists: one for your intern year (rankilng either Prelim Med or Surg or both; most people do Prelim Med) and one for your advanced specialty. It works the same for Anesthesia as it does for any other Advanced Match (ie, ENT, Derm, etc.)
A couple of days before Match day you will receive notice from NRMP that you either:
a) matched to both your Intern and Advanced Match
b) matched to your Intern year but not your Advanced program
c) matched to your Advanved program but not to your Intern year
d) did not match
If you failed to match to either Intern year, advanced program or both then you are eligible for the scramble.
Hi, I heard that you could do a transitional year if you are undecided as to which residency to go into. Can you do a prelim year for the same reason?