Residency Program
Department of Dermatology at UNC-CH
Dermatology
Faculty with Residents
[Mission ]
[Summary of the Residency ]
[Career Tracks ] [Residency Selection
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[ Current Residents ] [Resident Handbook]
Mission
The Dermatology faculty considers the training of future dermatologists for clinical practice and academic careers to be one of its most important missions.
Our residency is a nationally accredited, three-year program, which meets all training requirements of the American Board of Dermatology. As of October 2003, thirteen full-time training positions have been approved by the ACGME.
Prior to entry into our program, each trainee must have creditably completed at least one postgraduate year within an ACGME-approved program. Most of our residents have had one prior year in internal medicine, although additional years of training, or training in another approved field, such as pediatrics, have also occasionally been taken by some of our trainees prior to entering our residency program.
As our overall goal, it is our intent that every graduate of our residency
program will have acquired outstanding clinical skills, encompassing all major
areas within the field of dermatology. In so doing, our graduates will then be
able to successfully pursue any of several career paths, including clinical
practice or academic medicine. To accomplish this goal, each resident will be
taught clinical dermatology through the evaluation and management of a large
patient population, which is seen within a variety of outpatient and inpatient
clinical settings, under the close supervision of our clinical teaching
faculty, both in Chapel Hill and at affiliated hospitals and departmental
clinics elsewhere. The latter currently include
This traditional approach to clinical training will be complemented by a series of weekly didactic lectures, conferences, and journal clubs, the contents of which comprise a curriculum which is intended to meet all recommended areas of study, as prescribed by the American Board of Dermatology, to include dermatopathology. At present, this encompasses approximately 8 hours of didactic teaching per week, exclusive of one-on-one teaching within our clinics and on the wards.
Training will be further supported and enhanced by the presence within our department of a number of federally funded research laboratories, clinical investigative programs, and active dermatopathology and immunodermatology service laboratories, each of which can provide additionally worthwhile educational experiences to our trainees.
The success of our residency training program over many decades is reflected in (i) the very high level of performance of our graduates on the certification examination of the American Board of Dermatology, (ii) the ability of our trainees to obtain fellowships (i.e., in dermatological surgery; dermatopathology; pediatric dermatology; other) or research postdoctoral positions within other nationally acclaimed institutions, and (iii) the number of our graduates who have gone on to develop their own academic careers in clinical or investigative dermatology.
Career Tracks
We attempt to accommodate residents with varying career goals. Although most of our graduates go on to clinical practice, others may wish to pursue academic careers. Indeed, over the past twenty years, approximately 25% of our graduates joined the faculty of a department of dermatology, usually after having pursued additional postdoctoral training.
For those residents interested in research academic careers, opportunities do exist within our department for elective rotations with any of our faculty who have active research programs (laboratory or clinical).
At present, every senior resident has four weeks of elective time, which may used to pursue any area of academic interest pertinent to the field of dermatology, upon approval of the Program Director.
Residency Selection
As has been the case for many decades, competition for dermatology training remains highly competitive. As a result, we are pleased that the dermatology residents at UNC continue to represent the very best medical school graduates.
The Department of Dermatology participates in ERAS to fill most if not all of the training positions. Some candidates may be considered "outside" of the ERAS-administered match only in special circumstances. For example, military candidates with U.S. Government-approved funding will be considered if there is an expressed interest. Details of this application process may be obtained either through the Dean’s Office of your medical school or via the following Internet site: www.aamc.org/eras. For the current UNC housestaff policies, please visit our institution’s GME website at http://gme.unchealthcare.org/.
It is critical that all applications to our program be filed via ERAS in a timely manner. It is the responsibility of each applicant to ensure that all components of the application, to include Dean’s letters and all other letters of recommendation, have been received by ERAS by the end of October, since we begin to review all applications on or shortly after November 1.
Letters of recommendation should be addressed to “Program Director” and must be submitted through ERAS.
Interviews are by invitation only, and only a limited number of applicants will be chosen for interview. Most interviews during each academic year will be scheduled in December and January.
Policy
on Resident Eligibility and Selection for Recruitment and Appointment
Policy
on Visas
Additional inquiries may be directed to:
Cherie Ezuka
Dermatology Residency Program Coordinator
(cherie_ezuka@med.unc.edu)
Clinic Schedule for Current Residents, Medical Students, and Faculty
Block 1 Coverage Weeks 1-4 Block 1 Schedule
Vacation Schedule 2007-2008 Call Schedule 2007-2008
Protocol for Handling Inpatient Admissions
Medical Student Slides:
Dr. Goldsmith’s Education Project
Last updated: July
1, 2008