Dermatology Medical Schools

Washington University in St. Louis

• The School of Medicine at Washington University's Dermatology department has a three-year residency program that accepts five out of 40 applicants to be new residents each year. The intensive one-on-one training in this program includes instruction in cutaneous and laser surgery, dermatopathology, pediatric dermatology and Mohs, which is a surgical technique used to treat certain types of skin cancer. Research fellowships are available after residency.

  Washington University in St. Louis
  660 South Euclid
  Campus Box 8123
  St. Louis, MO 63110
  314-362-8180
  wustl.edu

Stanford University

• Stanford University has a dermatology residency program that lasts for three years. Throughout the program, residents spend one half-day out of every week following patients in one of the school' s four training Continuity Clinic facilities. Faculty members are available for consultantation and for supervision, dependent upon the resident's training level. The department's Core Curriculum Committee adopts a set curriculum for this three-year program; based on each individual's interests, some flexibility is possible.

  Stanford University
  450 Broadway
  Redwood City, CA 94063
  650-723-6316
  stanford.edu

Yale School of Medicine

• The dermatology residency program at Yale School of Medicine is one of the most competitive programs in the United States. During their training, residents often become involved in basic sciences and/or clinical research; residents can apply for the research fellowship track, which lasts for four years and consists of two years of clinical dermatology training and two years of research fellowship. Residents in their second and third years primarily give lectures to the Internal Medicine Primary Care Center and the Pediatric Primary Care Center staff.

  Yale School of Medicine
  333 Cedar Street
  New Haven, CT 06520
  203-785-4091
  yale.edu

University of California at San Francisco

• The School of Medicine at the University of California in San Francisco offers a residency training program in dermatology that focuses on the development of strong clinical skills in diagnosing and managing dermatologic disease. This residency track lasts for three years while students are rotated through clinical sites to see a wide range of skin diseases. Students may also choose to pursue the four-year track, which is research-intensive and designed for those who are interested in scientific investigation. This track consists of clinical training for two years and laboratory research for two years.

  University of California at San Francisco
  513 Parnassus Avenue
  San Francisco, CA 94143
  415-476-9000
  ucsf.edu