The University of Texas Medical Branch Dermatology Interest Group (UTMB DIG) is a resource for medical students interested in Dermatology as well as for dermatologists and residents.
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Current Editors: Jane Onyemachi and Madelyn Schmidt
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Past Editors: Fareen Momin, Andrea Francis, Renat Ahatov, Michael Phan, Elise Weisert, Michael Ryan, Keith Wagner, Tim Allen, Kristyna Gleghorn, Dung Mac, Alex Acosta, William Tausend, Sheila Jalalat, Rebecca Philips, Chelsea Altinger, Lindsey Hunter, Alison Wiesenthal, Leslie Scroggins, Mara Dacso, Ashley Group, Fadi Constantine, Emily Fridlington, Joslyn Witherspoon, Tasneem Poonawalla.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Dermatology Times Offers Advice to Applicants
The January 2010 issue of Dermatology Times (Volume 31, Number 1) by John Jesitus, Senior Staff Correspondent, offers expert advice to dermatology applicants on page 26. To match into dermatology and to be happy with this career choice, you should be in the top 10% of your medical school class (unless there is a research background), become a mentor to students once you graduate, have a strong self-image so that negative peer comments about dermatology being less worthwhile than other specialties won't bother you, select dermatology because of your passion about the specialty (not because of perceived lifestyle benefits that may change with increasing governmental regulation), application to every dermatology program, and knowledge that most daily dermatology practice involves the management of only 5 or 6 specific diagnoses.