Residents come to this competitive program from across the country. 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. Three residents are appointed each year following at least a PGY 1 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 4-month intervals through the OHSU, VAMC and Dermatologic Surgery 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 such as the Hair clinic and the Pediatric Dermatology clinic. 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.