Duration of IM Residency

[gastroenterologist]

Does anyone happen to know the time duration of a residency in Internal Medicine. I believe it is four years, but I wanted to make sure. Thanks.

GI

[MDTOB]

Does anyone happen to know the time duration of a residency in Internal Medicine. I believe it is four years, but I wanted to make sure. Thanks.

GI

IM is usually a 3 year Residency!

[jguru2]

3 years...unless your taking a combined IM program , i.e. IM/EM which would be 4 years, or IM/Peds...etc...

[Picard]

IM is in a state of "flux"... forces between "primary care" and "hospitalist" are at odds. Yes, there are talks of extending IM residency to 4 years, or offer "hospitalist" track as a PGY-4 option. But as for now, today, the categorical IM program is 3 years long. Chief residency in IM, unlike other specialties, are usually PGY-4 who stay an extra year for chief residency (whereas in most other speicalties, chief residents refer to the residents in their final year of training.)

P

[wcb22]

but if you want to be a gastroenterologist, gastroenterologist, it will be a whopping 6 years i believe.

[MDTOB]

Alright guys! I think this question has been exhausted!!!!!

[wolfvgang22]

How about a new question: Does psychiatry require a prelim or transitional year? Thanks.