Post Graduate Year? Residency

[Kosherthugg]

I dont understand the PGY thing from the following link..

SGU Residency Postings for 2007 (http://www.sgu.edu/ERD/ResidPost.nsf/BYPGY?OpenView&RestrictToCategory=PGY1&Count=-1)

would somebody please explain. thanks.

[cuevasso]

The PGY system is actually the newer more modern classification; means how many years after graduating from medical school.

The old classification, for example, in medicine or peds which are 3-year residencies:

1st year: intern
2nd year: junior resident
3rd year: senior resident

but this would get confusing when you dealt with residencies longer than 3 years like OB/GYN, surgery, etc. in addition, some people may have switched residencies from one specialty to another. so to minimize confusion with level of training, the PGY (post grad year) system was instituted.

this is also important because in many places, payscale is based on PGY year.