PGY
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PGY, short for post-graduate year, is a numerical scheme denoting the duration of residency of medical residents and house officers in North America. The graduation that this nomenclature refers to is from (usually) four years of medical school. It is used to stratify responsibility in most training programs, and is used to determine salary. As an example, PGY-1 would refer to the first year of residency. Pharmacy residencies, which are becoming ever more popular, also use the PGY nomenclature...PGY1 is the usual general pharmacy practice residency and PGY2 can be completed (usually optional) for pharmacy specialties such as critical care, cardiology, oncology, etc.
In some teaching institutions, trainees are required to indicate level of training on all signatures; a PGY-level is usually added to signatures (for example, John Doe, M.D., PGY-1 or R-1).
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PGY is also the stock symbol of Canadian Company: Pilot Energy listed on the TSX (Toranto Stock Exchnge). This Company is an oil company.
