THE THREE KINDS OF RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
University Programs: The cream ! Research Opportunities, Academic orientation, Teaching Faculty and better fellowship placements.
University - Affiliated Community Programs: Research & Academic Opportunities - well atleast better than community programs !
Community Programs: These by definition are meant to serve the community. The faculty is not really obliged to teach residents but many senior physicians will tell you stuff anyways and help you. Generally speaking there will be more work ( often more than the 80-hour Resident week rule) and often more 'scutwork' Advantage ? More hands-on experience. However, this is a generalisation - not a law !
So which ones are better? If you are hell bent on getting that fellowship, University programs make that easier than community programs. Note the word 'easier' - which means if you get into community programs don't think it is the end of the road ! It means you will need to be more enterprising to get into a fellowship program later (which is not that tough I hear)
Thus, if you are thinking Fellowships :
University > University - Affiliated > Community
Labels: Types of Residency Programs
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posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 6:49 PM
Comments on "THE THREE KINDS OF RESIDENCY PROGRAMS"
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Digitaldoc, MD said ... (September 11, 2007 6:50 PM) :
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Anonymous said ... (September 28, 2007 11:18 AM) :
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Digitaldoc, MD said ... (September 29, 2007 10:58 AM) :
Post Your Comment !Anonymous said ... (May 20, 2007 6:06 PM) :
hi....
great information...
a doubt for me..
u said it would be better if we do residency st university hospital for
future fellowship...
i am img from india on b1 visa here.
m scores are 95/96/attempted cs recently...
i am planning for felowship after im residency...
can u pls figure out the chances of getting residency in university hospitals....
Digitaldoc, MD said ... (May 20, 2007 6:35 PM) :
Those are good scores - in addition, clinical research,publication will help too
hi is it better to take hib with univ affiliated community prog than take j1 with univ prog? with j1 one needs to do a waiver job for couple of years so fellowship gets postponed but even if you are out of univ affiliated comm prog with h1b then you can apply for fellowship immediately, so isnt that better? thanks
A J1-waiver job need not be done immediately after residency, can be done after fellowship too. Fellowship options are better, more and at better places than with H1b. Read Why here.
But yes, after a fellowship, going back to Primary care is not satisfactory for all(if lucky you may find a j1-waiver in your sub-specialty)