PGY
PGY
PGY (pronunciation: P-G-Y, from the acronym Post-Graduate Year) is a term used in the medical education system primarily in the United States, Canada, and some parts of Australia to denote the level of residency of a medical graduate.
Etymology
The term PGY is an acronym for Post-Graduate Year, which refers to the years of residency training that a medical graduate undergoes after obtaining their Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree. The number following "PGY" (e.g., PGY-1, PGY-2) indicates the current year of residency training.
Related Terms
- Residency: A stage of graduate medical training where a physician, or resident, practices medicine under the supervision of a fully licensed physician.
- Internship: The first year of residency training, also known as PGY-1.
- Fellowship: A period of medical training that a physician may undertake after completing a residency. During this time, the physician is known as a fellow and is able to train in a sub-specialty.
- Medical education: The education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a physician or further training thereafter.
- Doctor of Medicine (MD): A medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different countries. In some countries, the MD denotes a first professional graduate degree.
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO): A professional doctoral degree for physicians and surgeons offered by medical schools in the United States.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on PGY
- Wikipedia's article - PGY
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