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Hello All,
If someone can please help guide/clarify a few questions, I'd appreciate it -
Completed 4 year Diagnostic Residency in home country. Have done 2 clerkships in IM/FM (1 month, 4 months) and hoping to complete another 6 week clerkship in Radiology soon. I've been working in my home country after completing residency, so there isn't much of a gap on my CV. Maybe a month or two - does that hurt me in any way?
I've done some research and it looks like I could work towards the ABR Alternate Pathway since I've completed a residency already. I would be eligible to complete 4 fellowships or 3 fellowships, a faculty and a research year and be eligible to take the radiology boards. The issue with this pathway is that no program guarantees the 4 year up-front. Every year I'd have to apply for a new fellowship position, be interviewed for and accepted. This pathway must be completed in ONE institution. Do you think that it's possible to get 4 fellowships in one institution as long as the performance is good? I'm just worried that if I went down this path, I don't have a guarantee of anything. I may not be accepted for a 3 or 4th fellowship and then I'd be out another two years. Thoughts?
How competitive is Radiology for residency? Should I just go ahead and apply to a residency program and hope for the best?
Any and all guidance is much appreciated as I try to navigate the system here.
If someone can please help guide/clarify a few questions, I'd appreciate it -
Completed 4 year Diagnostic Residency in home country. Have done 2 clerkships in IM/FM (1 month, 4 months) and hoping to complete another 6 week clerkship in Radiology soon. I've been working in my home country after completing residency, so there isn't much of a gap on my CV. Maybe a month or two - does that hurt me in any way?
I've done some research and it looks like I could work towards the ABR Alternate Pathway since I've completed a residency already. I would be eligible to complete 4 fellowships or 3 fellowships, a faculty and a research year and be eligible to take the radiology boards. The issue with this pathway is that no program guarantees the 4 year up-front. Every year I'd have to apply for a new fellowship position, be interviewed for and accepted. This pathway must be completed in ONE institution. Do you think that it's possible to get 4 fellowships in one institution as long as the performance is good? I'm just worried that if I went down this path, I don't have a guarantee of anything. I may not be accepted for a 3 or 4th fellowship and then I'd be out another two years. Thoughts?
How competitive is Radiology for residency? Should I just go ahead and apply to a residency program and hope for the best?
- Does one need to apply for Internship for it? If so, is it possible to match for a Transitional year without matching to an actual Radiology program?
- How does that work? Would just doing a TY help in any way if I did have to apply again?
- Is it possible to match into let's say an IM or FM residency and then switch in a year or so to Radiology?
Any and all guidance is much appreciated as I try to navigate the system here.