Dermatology residency programs forum

To explore and implement improvements in the residency selection and application process. To promote cooperative relationships between the Section and other professional organizations whose goals are to encourage equity, holistic review, and diversity in the residency selection and application process. All members must: Be a board-certified dermatologist who holds a faculty appointment in a dermatology department or section in an ACGME approved dermatology residency program.

Fellowship directors, to be verified by their chair or section chief, may also participate if desired. Actively contribute to the dermatologic education of medical students and residents. The Chair will serve for two 2 years. The Vice Chair will serve for two 2 years. Affiliated clinical faculty share their expertise in mycology, infectious diseases, and other clinical disciplines.

Residents work closely with each faculty member, and thus receive a well-rounded experience by completion of their training. The faculty and residents of the Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery collaborate frequently with members of other departments, including Rheumatology and Immunology, Pediatrics, Pathology, Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology. Residents and fellows have the opportunity to participate in joint research projects with these departments.

Instruction in an extensive range of procedures including excisional surgery, Mohs micrographic surgery, flaps, grafts, and other reconstructive techniques, and cosmetic and laser surgery is available in the Dermatologic Surgery Unit. The Department also offers an accredited fellowship program in procedural dermatology, and participates in the dermatopathology fellowship program administered by the Department of Pathology. While most residency activities are conducted at our on-campus Rutledge Tower offices and clinics, the Veterans Administration Hospital, located a short walk away, is an important part of our training program.

In addition, instruction in dermatopathology is facilitated not only through the Dermatopathology Division of our Department of Pathology, but also through Trident Dermatology in North Charleston, SC. Residents also participate in weekly dermatopathology conferences in which cases from each week are reviewed with an attending dermatopathologist, balancing other components of the training program. At this tertiary care facility, the outpatient dermatology service specializes in prevention, early detection and treatment of all forms of skin cancer, conducting approximately 10, initial and follow-up consultations every year.

Residents participate in a wide range of clinics, including melanotic and non-melanotic skin cancer clinics with a focus on the use of dermoscopy, specialty clinics for cutaneous lymphoma and clinics for the management of skin toxicity associated with cancer treatment and dermatologic surgery, which includes Mohs micrographic surgery. Additionally, residents are involved in the inpatient consultation service, where they gain exposure to dermatologic diseases unique to immunocompromised patients.

Residents are also taught by dermatopathology attending physicians and fellows. The very large volume of dermatology outpatients and unique spectrum of diseases at MSKCC make this institution a very special part of our training program that expands the breadth and depth of our educational experience.

Residents rotating through our general dermatology outpatient service spend one half day per week at HSS focusing on dermatologic conditions that arise in patients with vascular collagen diseases.

Residency Program. Grand Round and Conference Schedule The Weill Cornell Medicine Dermatology Residency Program provides trainees with exposure to all aspects of dermatology and dermatologic surgery.