IMG2006
03-21-2006, 03:56 AM
This isn't really the right forum, but I didn't know where else to put this one.
Does anyone have any solid info on what intern years PGY-2+ programs will accept? In general you see people go this route after a tansitional year in med or a prelim year in surg, but what about FP, for example? The training is basically identical in PGY-1 to IM in most cases. Anyone know of someone who went this route after a year in something else?
I know from my former preceptor, for example, that Neurology requires that the year be in med (which makes some sense), but many other have 2,3,4 or 2,3,4,5 programs (EM, Derm, Opth, Path, Rad, Gas, etc.) I've seen people go to gas after surg or med, Opth after med, and rad from either. Anyone seen somebody from FP, Peds, etc cross over?
Does anyone have any solid info on what intern years PGY-2+ programs will accept? In general you see people go this route after a tansitional year in med or a prelim year in surg, but what about FP, for example? The training is basically identical in PGY-1 to IM in most cases. Anyone know of someone who went this route after a year in something else?
I know from my former preceptor, for example, that Neurology requires that the year be in med (which makes some sense), but many other have 2,3,4 or 2,3,4,5 programs (EM, Derm, Opth, Path, Rad, Gas, etc.) I've seen people go to gas after surg or med, Opth after med, and rad from either. Anyone seen somebody from FP, Peds, etc cross over?