WELCOME to the information page for the Dermatology Residency Program at the University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care.

The Dermatology program is three years in length approved by the Council on Graduate Medical Education of the AMA. The greatest strength of our residency is a broad and deep exposure to clinical dermatology. Academic conferences are held weekly, including a resident basic science conference, dermatology grand rounds, dermatopathology rounds, and journal club. Attendance at local meetings and departmental CME courses is encouraged. Residents who have had abstracts accepted at national meetings may attend the meeting at departmental expense.

In part because the residency program is small the individual resident exposure to all aspects of dermatology is particularly broad. Our goal is to prepare individuals both for clinical academic careers and for general dermatology practice.

At present we accept one resident per year.

Specific rotations for up to one month at a time are provided each year in dermatologic surgery, dermatopathology, and microbiology. Shorter rotations both on and off site are available to learn specialized procedures in and related to dermatology and dermatologic surgery.

The surgical curriculum is weighted heavily toward cutaneous oncology. Also, however, the resident will become proficient and will have hands on experience in the utilization of botulinum toxin, Restylane, pulsed, dye laser, Alexandrite laser, Long pulse Alexandrite hair removal laser, and sclerotherapy.

Inpatient consultations are all seen by our residents as primary evaluation. On average there is one inpatient consultation per day.

Residents are encouraged to develop their responsibilities as teachers and are responsible for teaching junior residents and medical students. Residents are expected to present at local and national meetings and are expected to publish during their residency tenure.

The faculty is comprised of 5 full-time dermatology faculty and two full-time dermatopathologists. We are allied with multiple faculty in other divisions who provide instruction in such areas as microbiology and sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Applications are accepted only through ERAS, the Electronic Residency Application Service.  The deadline for completed applications is November 1.

Final selection for interview is made by the Residency Candidate Review Committee. At interview, candidates will meet with each faculty member and with our residents.

Our residency program and student coordinator is Cheryl Kernan. Any questions may be directed to her.

Signed,

Kathryn Schwarzenberger, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Dermatology Residency Program Director