Most agree there is a need for more academic
dermatologists, and some residency programs are now asking their
dermatology residents to contract with them to stay an extra 3 years as
junior faculty to become experts in non-ACGME accredited fellowship areas such as basic
science, hair, contact dermatitis, etc. The April 2018 issue of JAAD
addresses this phenomenon (see http://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(17)32194-1/fulltext
). After discussing the issues of unconscionability and conflict of
interest, the authors concluded that “While there is a need for more
academic dermatologists, the 3 + 3 program is not an ethical way to
achieve this goal. New residents are not in a position to agree to this
mandated contract and therefore lose their autonomy and the program has
too many conflicts of interest to be in a position to offer it.”
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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