Program Description and History

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Physician Assistant Dermatology Training Program commenced on June 30, 2001 as a 12-month educational program integrating didactic instruction and direct patient management experiences in skin, mucous membrane, hair and nail diseases. 

Clinical training includes direct patient care under close supervision of attending physicians and residents of the Department of Dermatology. The program includes exposure to general dermatology, dermatopathology, and procedural dermatology.

Program Start Date

Starting dates vary somewhat through the year but plans exist for at least one trainee to be enrolled each 12 month period.

University and Institutional Affiliations

• The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
• Parkland Health and Hospital Systems (the Dallas County Hospital)
• St. Paul University Medical Center at Dallas
• Children's Medical Center at Dallas
• Zale Lipshy University Hospital
• The Dallas Texas Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• The Fort Worth Texas Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• The Bonham Texas Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Entry Requirements

• Completed application submitted prior to the posted deadline
• Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant Program
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants eligible or certified
• Basic Life Support certified
• Texas Physician Assistant License - temporary acceptable for new graduates until permanent license issued upon receipt of passing Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Scores
• Telephone or personal interview for most competitive candidates

Rotation A

Rotation B

Credentials Awarded

Upon graduation, the physician assistant dermatology trainee receives a UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas certificate documenting completion of one year post-graduate training in dermatology. Candidates without graduate-level PA degrees are encouraged to concurrently enroll in the University of Nebraska Master of Physician Assistant Studies program in Distance Learning with a concentration in Dermatology.

Financial Information

• Stipend: $30,000 per year
• Medical insurance with prescription drug plan
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance (optional)
• Personal accident insurance (optional)
• Long term disability insurance (optional)
• Life insurance (optional)
• Retirement plan
• 10 scheduled holidays a year
• 84 hours of vacation leave a year
• 96 hours of sick leave a year
• 24 hours of floating holiday leave a year
• CME release time
• Financial Aid is not available
• Student housing available on-campus
• Expenses estimated at $500 per year for supplemental dermatology textbook

Contact Information

• Jo Urquhart
  Dermatology Department Education Coordinator
  (214) 648-8806
  

• Ponciano Cruz, M.D.
  Co-Director
  

• Eugene Jones, Ph.D., PA-C
  Co-Director
  

Maintained by: Department of PA Studies
 Last Modified: October 8, 2002