which is more comppeteive? - pankyash

[ArchivalUser]

which one is more competitive? transistional yr or surgery prelim? any idea?

[ArchivalUser]

u can get surgery prelim but ur chances of getting categorical surgery are very lowwww so its like a dead end to anyone who does prelim then wants cat surgery

[ArchivalUser]

Are you kidding? Transitional is very competitive.

[ArchivalUser]

Trans med may be compet, but transitional surgery is never competitive
take a look at 2009 surgery match results:

Surgery (Categorical)
239 (programs)
1,065 (positions)
5 (unfilled programs)
1,079 (AMGs applied)
2,071 (total applied)
824 (AMG matched)
1,060 (total matched)
SO THE IMGs MATCHED 263
% AMGs 77.4
so IMGs matche around 23%

Surgery-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only)
266(programs)
1,151(positions)
138(unfilled programs)
824(AMG matched)
1,654(total matched)
AMGs matched 401
total matched 678
so IMGs matced prelim surgery are 277 plus 266 unfilled.
% AMGs matched 34.8

[ArchivalUser]

thanks for your responses. but is there different transistional prog for IM and surgery? i have never heard about that..