Any thoughts on specialties?

my_0.02
Sun, 09 Apr 2006 14:12:08 +0000

See the NRMP site http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/index.html:

There are four categories of programs participating in the Match:

Categorical - programs that begin in the PGY-1 year and provide the training required for board certification in medical specialties.
Advanced - programs that begin in the PGY-2 year after a year of prerequisite training.
Preliminary - one-year programs beginning in the PGY-1 year that provide prerequisite training for advanced programs.
Physician - programs that are reserved for physicians who have had prior graduate medical education. Physician programs are not available to senior U.S. medical students.

The preliminary surgery residency PGY-1 positions, formerly known as surgery internships, are filled by two categories of candidates: those who have secured an advanced residency position which requires a PGY-1 year in medicine or surgery (e.g., anesthesiology, radiology or ophthalmology) and those who have not.