ABOUT THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Resident Physician training in Dermatology at the University of Cincinnati offers:

Access to a varied patient population drawn from a 100 mile radius including Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana. Some patients come for primary dermatological care while others are referred for special services from regional health care centers or from private practices.
A University department associated with the Medical Center, including adjacent Veteran's Administration and Children's Hospitals and the Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic of Cincinnati. There are over 25,000 patient visits per year to Dermatology in these four facilities.
A group of full-time faculty members in Clinical Dermatology, Dermatopathology, Immunodermatology and Dermatopharmacology who have a variety of clinical and laboratory research interests, and a full time research faculty.
Accessibility to the department's dermatopathology and immunodermatology laboratory.
Opportunity for housestaff to pursue independent study and laboratory or clinical research leading to publication.
Location within a lively, arts-oriented city with varied outdoor activities, friendly neighborhoods and excellent schools.

The American Board of Dermatology requires one year of postgraduate training in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Practice, General Surgery or a Transitional postgraduate year. Therefore the Department of Dermatology in conjunction with the Department of Internal Medicine has developed the Categorical Dermatology Residency Training Program. Categorical Dermatology is a 4-year program which combines a 1-year internship in Internal Medicine with a 3-year Dermatology residency. There are a total of eight positions in the four year program, with two first year positions available each year. Separate applications must be made simultaneously to both the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Dermatology.

From a large pool of qualified applicants, several are invited to visit Cincinnati. The day-long interview in the Department of Dermatology includes time to meet the Dermatology faculty and housestaff and tour the Medical Center. Usually, two first-year residency positions are available and are filled through the National Resident Matching Program.

The First Year (PGY-1, Internal Medicine)
The first postgraduate year (PGY-1) is a transitional internship in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. PGY-2 through PGY-4 is a three-year residency in the Department of Dermatology. Dermatology residency training includes outpatient clinics, wards, consultation and emergency services, as well as private patient clinics, histopathology, dermatologic surgery, immunodermatology, lectures and conferences, journal clubs and teaching sessions. Our program emphasizes patient care, teaching and research. There is regular correlation of clinical diagnosis and dermatopathology, both in conferences and on a case by case basis. A thorough understanding of the biology of the skin is also emphasized.

The Second Year (PGY-2, Dermatology)
Residents spend two or three months caring for the dermatology inpatients at University Hospital. The remainder of the year is spent in the clinics at Children's, Veterans and University Hospitals and the STD Clinic of the Cincinnati Health Department. Residents also gain experience from emergency room and inpatient consultations at each hospital.

The Third Year (PGY-3, Dermatology)
Residents gain further experience during one additional month of inpatient service. In-depth training in dermatopathology is provided during a two month rotation. A two-month rotation at Children's Hospital Medical Center includes outpatient and inpatient experiences. Additional VA and University clinics allow second year residents to maintain continuity care for their patients.

The Fourth Year (PGY-4, Dermatology)
Elective time is available within the University setting, allowing residents extra experience in areas such as burn therapy, plastic surgery, and pediatric dermatology. There are opportunities for laboratory and/or clinical research projects. Many residents complete multiple publications while in training. Further experience is also available in dermatopathology, clinical dermatology and consultations. Third year residents also conduct clinics at the University of Cincinnati Main Campus Student Health Center which serves as an excellent introduction to private practice.

All Years (Dermatology)

Outpatient Clinics at the University Hospital are staffed by the Dermatology residents under faculty supervision. Each resident is assigned a continuity clinic 1/2 day per week. Outpatient dermatology care is given in a clinic adjacent to University Hospital. Several examination rooms, a fully equipped surgical treatment room, and an outpatient phototherapy unit are located in this area. On the same floor are the residents' office, the Noah Worcester Library (with current journals and texts in dermatology and computerized literature search capability) and the Richfield/Worcester Conference room.

Outpatient clinics are also conducted at the Children's Hospital Medical Center (where the Division of Pediatric Dermatology is located), the Veterans' Administration Medical Center, and the Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic of the Cincinnati Health Department. All clinics are staffed by the Department of Dermatology residents under the supervision of at least one full-time faculty member. In addition, volunteer faculty members from the private community often participate in clinic supervision.

Rotating ward, consultation and emergency services are handled at the University Hospital, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Drake Center.
University Dermatology Consultants, Inc is the private practice group of the faculty of the Department of Dermatology. Residents participate in patient care with the faculty. The group's special interests include Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Dermatology, Pigmentation Disorders, Connective Tissue and Bullous Diseases, Cutaneous Lymphoma, and Phototherapy.
Rotations through the Division of Dermatopathology and Immunodermatology/Diagnostic and Laboratory Immunology are part of the Pathology rotation. Residents are exposed to routine as well as complicated tests to evaluate immune cutaneous diseases.
Clinical and Basic Science Lectures. A Basic Science session (1 hour) is held twice monthly in which lectures are given by a member of the housestaff or an invited lecturer. Weekly Grand Rounds (3 hours) includes patient presentations with discussion of diagnosis and management, and a lecture on dermatology or other subjects of interest. There are 10 monthly Proctor and Gamble Scientific Lectureships and Cincinnati Dermatological Society meetings (October-April) in which noted dermatologists and other physicians and researchers from around the country are sponsored as guest speakers. All conferences also provide opportunity to interact with dermatologists from the community, as well as with other physicians within the Medical Center and community.
Other Teaching Sessions occur weekly. Dermatopathology conferences (2 hours) review slides from teaching collections and interesting cases from the University and the Community. Weekly Kodachrome Sessions with Dermatology faculty review Kodachrome slides taken during clinics. Informal study groups and textbook reviews are organized by the chief resident.
Journal Clubs meet weekly in which all residents participate in reviewing the contents of current journals in Dermatology-The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, The Archives of Dermatology, and other selected journals.
Most of these conferences meet in the Daniel Richfield/Noah Worcester Conference room which is conveniently located adjacent to the Residents' office, the Library and near the patient examination rooms.
Each year, each resident has four weeks of vacation. Maternity leave up to six weeks can be taken from sick leave and vacation. Paternity leave up to one week can be taken from sick leave and vacation.
Moonlighting (after hours employment) is discouraged and is only permitted if approved by the Residency Program Director. Daylighting (employment between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.) is not permitted by this Department.

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