The residency program in dermatology at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University provides experience in outpatient and inpatient settings. The program provides extensive exposure to general dermatology, complex medical dermatology, dermatologic surgery, Mohs micrographic surgery, cosmetic dermatology, dermatopathology, immunodermatology, pediatric dermatology, laboratory investigation, and clinical research.
The department encourages residents to acquire additional experience in dermatological subspecialties or research after completing the residency program. A major focus of the department is to train future leaders in dermatology. A teaching program in fundamental subjects relates to careers in clinical and academic dermatology. Daily didactic sessions include basic science seminars, dermatology grand rounds, slide conferences, dermatopathology slide reviews, hospital rounds, and journal club sessions. A visiting professorship program presents excellent teachers from other institutions.
Department faculty conduct NIH-funded research, much of which involves extensive collaboration with investigators in other departments and utilizes Northwestern's Skin Disease Research Center. Key areas of research are skin inflammation, skin cancer, keratinocyte biology, stem cell biology, nanotechnology, and wound healing. The clinical research unit supports investigator-initiated outcomes research and performs more than 50 clinical trials annually. With the aid of assigned faculty mentors, residents pursue basic or clinical research projects throughout the three years of training. Three to four positions are offered each year for the standard residency. One position is offered for the combined internal medicine–dermatology residency. Positions are exclusively offered and selected through the National Resident Matching Program. In addition to the standard residency program, an “academic track” residency program consisting of two clinical years paired with two years of research fellowship may be arranged after the first year of dermatology residency. Subspecialty fellowships are offered in dermatopathology, procedural dermatology, and pediatric dermatology.
Applicants, who must complete at least one year of graduate clinical education before entering the program, are screened by a department committee. Selected candidates are invited for interviews. Final selection of residency positions is made by the dermatology faculty. The application deadline is November 1. Applications should be submitted exclusively through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
Roopal V. Kundu, MD
Department of Dermatology Bethanee J. Schlosser, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology Mary C. Martini, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology Robert Lavker, PhD
Professor of Dermatology Joan Guitart
Associate Professor of Dermatology Murad Alam, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology Anthony J. Mancini, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics For more information, contact Residency Program Director Roopal V. Kundu, MD, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St. Clair, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2997, 312/695-7932; fax 312/695-0664 or visit the Department of Dermatology Web site. E-mail: mkatsoul@nmff.org | 
Dermatology
