Residency program
Dermatology Resident Training Program
The Dermatology Resident Training Program at OHSU is a three-year
program that offers broad training in cutaneous medicine and surgery.
Directed by Drs. Theresa
Devere and Neil
A. Swanson, the program provides extensive clinical and research
instruction in all aspects of dermatology. Residents rotate as described
below through a variety of clinical settings that include OHSU, the Portland VAMC, Kaiser Permanente, and the Oregon Medical Laser Center; allowing exposure to a range of
patient populations. Residents come to this competitive program from across the country.
Oregon Health & Science University
The program has strong ties to Portland's active dermatologic community.
Clinical faculty from surrounding communities play an active teaching
role in lectures and conferences.
Four residents are appointed each year following at least a PGY1 year in medicine, surgery or pediatrics. In addition to clinical duties, residents are expected to participate in weekly conferences, journal clubs and other didactic sessions. Opportunities exist for individual residents to pursue avenues of research interest.
In the First Year, residents rotate at three-month intervals through the OHSU, VAMC, Dermatologic Surgery and Pediatric Dermatology clinics. At OHSU, residents work closely with faculty members in caring for a variety of both common and uncommon dermatologic diseases. Residents are present in morning clinics as well as in specialty clinics. While at the VAMC, residents supplement their exposure to general dermatologic disease with a weekly surgery clinic and afternoons in Contact Dermatitis Clinic. During the dermatologic surgery rotation residents are exposed to a variety of treatment modalities such as Mohs surgery, liposuction and other cosmetic procedures.
In the Second Year, residents rotate at three-month intervals through the OHSU and VAMC clinics, Hospital Inpatient Service, Dermatopathology and Kaiser Permanente. The Hospital Inpatient Service allows the resident to act as the primary caretaker of patients with extensive dermatologic diseases. The ability to monitor these patients and their responses to treatment in this setting is invaluable. Additionally, the "hospital" resident takes inpatient consultations at both OHSU and the VAMC, while interacting closely with other hospital services. The Dermatopathology rotation provides an outstanding education in the histopathology of cutaneous diseases. The rotation at Kaiser exposes the resident to general dermatology in a busy "private practice" setting, in which he or she functions as the primary provider of dermatologic care.
In the Third Year, residents rotate at three-month intervals through VAMC clinics, OHSU clinics, Pediatric Dermatology, Dermatopathology and a research block. Third-year residents build on their previous years experiences in clinic and patient management during the VAMC and OHSU rotations to develop accuracy and confidence in the delivery of quality skin care. In addition, residents rotate through a community clinic, gaining useful exposure to a diverse patient population. Residents work closely with a dermatologic surgeon during both their VAMC and OHSU rotations to gain extensive surgical experience. The research block presents an opportunity for residents to explore their particular area of interest. The research can be clinical, basic science, or epidemiological in nature. Residents can use this rotation to develop and declare a particular expertise by working with a specialist in that area.
Four residents are appointed each year following at least a PGY1 year in medicine, surgery or pediatrics. In addition to clinical duties, residents are expected to participate in weekly conferences, journal clubs and other didactic sessions. Opportunities exist for individual residents to pursue avenues of research interest.
THE FIRST YEAR
In the First Year, residents rotate at three-month intervals through the OHSU, VAMC, Dermatologic Surgery and Pediatric Dermatology clinics. At OHSU, residents work closely with faculty members in caring for a variety of both common and uncommon dermatologic diseases. Residents are present in morning clinics as well as in specialty clinics. While at the VAMC, residents supplement their exposure to general dermatologic disease with a weekly surgery clinic and afternoons in Contact Dermatitis Clinic. During the dermatologic surgery rotation residents are exposed to a variety of treatment modalities such as Mohs surgery, liposuction and other cosmetic procedures.
THE SECOND YEAR
In the Second Year, residents rotate at three-month intervals through the OHSU and VAMC clinics, Hospital Inpatient Service, Dermatopathology and Kaiser Permanente. The Hospital Inpatient Service allows the resident to act as the primary caretaker of patients with extensive dermatologic diseases. The ability to monitor these patients and their responses to treatment in this setting is invaluable. Additionally, the "hospital" resident takes inpatient consultations at both OHSU and the VAMC, while interacting closely with other hospital services. The Dermatopathology rotation provides an outstanding education in the histopathology of cutaneous diseases. The rotation at Kaiser exposes the resident to general dermatology in a busy "private practice" setting, in which he or she functions as the primary provider of dermatologic care.
THE THIRD YEAR
In the Third Year, residents rotate at three-month intervals through VAMC clinics, OHSU clinics, Pediatric Dermatology, Dermatopathology and a research block. Third-year residents build on their previous years experiences in clinic and patient management during the VAMC and OHSU rotations to develop accuracy and confidence in the delivery of quality skin care. In addition, residents rotate through a community clinic, gaining useful exposure to a diverse patient population. Residents work closely with a dermatologic surgeon during both their VAMC and OHSU rotations to gain extensive surgical experience. The research block presents an opportunity for residents to explore their particular area of interest. The research can be clinical, basic science, or epidemiological in nature. Residents can use this rotation to develop and declare a particular expertise by working with a specialist in that area.
Last updated: April 28, 2008 | Site maintained
by Michelle Bryant: dermatol@ohsu.edu