THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER

DERMATOLOGY RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM

We will accept applications through ERAS for PGY2 residency positions that begin on July 1, 2010.

Deadline for completed applications is October 31, 2008. We will conduct interviews in December 2008/January 2009.

In lieu of a personal statement, we require response to the following three questions.

For other information or to check on your application status, please email Jo.Urquhart@UTSouthwestern.edu

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER

DERMATOLOGY RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM

Three Objectives. First, to recruit the best qualified applicants. Second, to train excellent clinicians.  And third, to produce leaders in dermatology.  

Southwestern is the sole accredited dermatology residency program in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It utilizes five teaching centers (Parkland Health and Hospital System, Children's Medical Center, Zale-Lipshy University Hospital, Aston Ambulatory Care Center, and the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center) collectively serving a large population of patients with diverse genetic and social backgrounds in a variety of health care settings. Several general dermatology clinics and subspecialty clinics (contact allergy, cosmetic dermatology, surgery, Mohs micrographic surgery, pediatric dermatology, pharmaceutical studies, pigment cell disorders, plastic surgery, rheumatic skin disease, and vascular malformation/laser surgery) are available.

The faculty combines mastery of general dermatology with expertise in defined dermatological subspecialties.

Regular Faculty:

Special Attending Faculty:

Affiliated Faculty: Several practicing community dermatologists staff the outpatient clinics along with academic faculty.

A structured framework of conferences represent the backbone of the core curriculum.

Held weekly are:

·         Integrated Basic and Clinical Science Conference

·         Dermatopathology Conferences (thrice weekly)

·         Journal Club

·         Grand Rounds

·         Kodachrome Slide Conferences

·         Surgery Conference

·         Research Conference

Held monthly are:

·         Dallas and Fort Worth Dermatological Society Meetings

·         North Texas Dermatological Surgery Society Meeting

Excellence and leadership describe our graduates. As judged by performance in the American Board of Dermatology In-Training Examination, our residents consistently rank among the top of their peer groups. Graduates who have chosen to train in fellowship programs have been able to do so. A survey of careers of graduates from 1972 to 1999 documented 25% to be on the faculty of, or directly affiliated with, academic institutions. This statistic rises to 35% if only recent graduates (1987-1999) are considered. Several graduates have their own practices or have been recruited by highly reputable dermatological and multi-specialty group practices. A profile of our most recent graduates and current residents is provided below.

2008 Resident Graduates

Third Year Residents

              Second Year Residents

          First Year Residents

  First Year Residents Starting in 2009

Ponciano D. Cruz, Jr., M.D.
Residency Program Director
Department of Dermatology
U.T. Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9069

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Contact: Jo Urquhart ( Jo.Urquhart@UTSouthwestern.edu)

Telephone: 214-648-8806

FAX: 214-648-7678