Congratulations! You matched and are going to be spending your intern year at a transitional year (TY) program. For some this is an exciting prospect with the opportunity to finally act as a "real" doctor, while for others its just one more hoop to jump through to get where you want to go. Either way, you may have some questions about what to expect this coming year, so I've laid out a couple things to help guide you as you begin to prepare to transition into your transitional year (see what I did there? I’m so clever). Only one year stands between you and training in your chosen specialty. For some, this year is an