Program OverviewThe Dermatology Residency Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center encompasses three years of dermatology training following a broad-based clinical year (PGY-1) of training in an ACGME-accredited program. Training is both varied and broad. Both common and uncommon dermatologic conditions are evaluated and treated on an ongoing basis so residents finishing the program are able to deliver superior specialized dermatologic care to patients with diseases of the skin, hair, nails, and mucous membranes. To help achieve this goal, the program also incorporates appropriate didactic instruction in the pertinent basic sciences, as well as clinical and surgical topics. Instruction in these didactic sessions is provided by our full- and part-time faculty, visiting professors, invited speakers from other disciplines, and residents themselves. The past two years here have been exciting and full of change. We’ve expanded our residency to a total of nine positions, so we now accept three candidates per year. At the same time, we expanded our practice by opening new, state-of-the-art offices near Strong Memorial Hospital that include laser treatment facilities. Our faculty has grown as well. Dr. Francisico Tausk, who has a special interest in the mind-body connection as it applies to the skin, joined the program in 2005. Under his leadership, URMC has the only Dermatology residency program in the country that offers specific training in psychocutaneous disease. Another important recent addition is Dr. Lisa Beck, a recognized expert in atopic dermatitis and chronic urticaria. These physician-scientists not only expand the scope of clinical training available here, but increase the opportunities for research our trainees can explore. For more information, please contact: Dermatology Residency Program |