American candidates will be accepted on a quota basis. All appointments are made by a training committee consisting of the Program Director and the representatives from all the teaching hospitals, and residents. The Dermatology program involves primarily ambulatory teaching with inpatient consultation services and dermatologic patients. In addition to clinical dernatology, all residents spend two months each year in Dermapathology.
Elective rotations are available.
Residents are encouraged to participate in research during their training. Basic science seminars, morphology sessions, journal club, dermatopathology and surgery lectures are held regularly. Teaching rounds are held weekly. Residents are encouraged to participate at the annual meetings of the Canadian Dermatological Association, the American Academy of Dermatology and the Society of Investigative Dermatology.