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1. 1. Interview day was brutal and inefficient. 14 (!!) 8-minute interviews back-to-back with little break in-between. Program coordinator was super nice but disorganized and we ended up finishing almost an hour over time. Interviewers were super distant, most of them barely smiled when they met me, and seemed bored/uninterested the whole time.

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1. 1. Location in Camden is awful, you will have to rotate between different clinical sites that are over 40 mins away by car (sometimes during the same day during lunch). There is no public transportation that can connect between sites. No didactics, so residents have to pretty much figure it out on their own for boards.

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1. 1. Next to no skin of color, almost all skin checks all day everyday. Very high clinic volume and residents worked very hard while in clinic, lectures during lunch everyday, seems like little admin time. Location is very rough (there are no Ubers available).

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1. 1. The chair situation reflects a much greater funding issue occurring in the department. There is a lot of discontent.

2. 2. Residents have to travel between sites in the middle of the day. Mohs exposure is not very good, residents complained about it during my rotation

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1. 1. The male chair kept interrupting the female PD during interview day and it was uncomfortable to watch

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1. 1. Residents are on their own when it comes to studying for board exams and the program is sadly underresourced with no in-house dermpath. Have to share VA with other DC residency programs. Terrible salary that is not adjusted to high COL in DC.

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1. 1. almost pointless to apply here if you aren't a research fellow or have a strong connection. nepotism is worth more than anything else here

2. 2. I was offered an away in June and had to decline it because in their offer email they stated that because of the "number of attendings we would be rotating with" we should not expect letters of recommendation nor ask for them.

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1. 1. Honestly so hit or miss with the faculty. Some are incredibly kind and some are so bizarre. During the interview, one of the Mohs surgeons just went on bizarre tangents, asked random unrelated questions, and I heard she did this to others too (someone said she made them sing on the spot during the interview??). One of the other interviewers just straight up NRMP violationed and asked me explicitly where I did my aways, if I was considering my hometown/undergrad institution for residency and if I applied there, which was super awkward to navigate. PD seems nice but also a little awkward. Tons of faculty turnover the last few years.

2. 2. Program is in a rebuild phase, having lost many faculty and mostly newer faculty.

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1. 1. You have to be one of Mangolds fellows to match here. It is a waste of 1 of 28 applications otherwise. The match history of the last however many years speaks for itself, but a current attending at Mayo AZ said to me (slight paraphrasing) “you just have to do what he says for a year and they’ll take you.”

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1. 1. 6:30 am lecture for didactics, parking super far walk or have to take bus

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1. 1. Not their fault, but the commute between sites really sucks and is why I won't be ranking it higher. Most residents live in UES which is great but the commute is between 45 min to 1 hr 15 depending on what site you're at.

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1. 1. Formal between faculty and residents and tense. Not a relaxed feeling and some residents are standoff-ish and rude (some are wonderful, but it's very hit or miss). Generally not as social as they may seem. I was sad as this was my first choice in the beginning (esp given their social media) and I was a little shocked at how much I disliked it. I ended up ranking them very low after my interview. Also, only 1 resident has matched MOHs since 2019 and that match was back in 2020. One match in 2020? Are they not interviewing their own candidates? This was a red flag for me but if this is a consideration for you, maybe talk to the current residents to sus out program support. There do seem to be residents aiming for MOHs in the next classes, so hopefully their outcomes are better. Anyways, always try to get the most exposure to your top programs if possible, because they may surprise you in a bad OR good way. More info is better.

2. 2. Have heard this is not a great program for Mohs since department is not as supportive in taking their own residents.

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1. 1. Call seems to be the worst out of all the New York schools. Great exposure but the residents seemed tired

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1. 1. One of the most overrated programs out there where it's only saving grace is the name and location. One of the allergy attendings is incredibly rude (ifykyk) and it's clear he does not give a damn about medical students or even residents for that matter. He should not be working with rotators if he hates them that much. Despite being in the city, vibes are very weird if you're a POC. Training is abysmal, residents are micromanaged for simple procedures like biopsies and rarely get the autonomy to do any themselves. A ridiculous proportion of your training is spent doing consult medicine which 99% of applicants are not even interested in. I ended up ranking very low due to my eye-opening horrible experience there.

2. 2. Residents are be a bit standoff-ish and seem stressed overall. They like each other but not the med students. For example, a resident said they left a room bc they didnt want to be in there with the med student. If you do the 2 week IM rotation, it'll be hard to get an II bc you see less faculty. The 4 week is better bc you rotate with different faculty & they send the II once you finish the away. Residents are not part of the interview process but they will report back to faculty if there's concerns. The allergy guy in the previous comment is likely Dr. Z. He's def just blunt at first but then on a good day, hes actually pretty nice and make jokes. Its very 50/50. Either way he doesnt contrib to the interview process. Its a huge faculty, but half of them dont even interview you so its very interesting. you dont rotate at lincoln memorial

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1. 1. Very fucking weird vibes while rotating there. Attendings are nice to your face, harsh behind your back. Residents (including chiefs) are talking shit about certain nurses. Everyone can be super cold (esp some of the nurses? idk maybe just a NYC thing). Residents ask you to do little personal errands not related to patient care.

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1. 1. The only good thing i have to say about this program is that they have a diverse set of patients and strong med derm. But this school was awful and unfortunately disappointing and did not meet expectations for a supportive or learning environment.The faculty across the board does not like to engage w/ students (not sure if its the same for home students). Faculty doesnt make an effort to get to know rotators, and there's minimal investment in teaching. Residents are overall unapproachable or standoffish toward rotators (theres like 3-4 nice ones and you can easily tell who they are). One resident rolled her eyes at me when I introduced myself then another rotator told me that yelled at another rotator and made her cry bc of a silly mistake (wont go into details in order to not Doxx anyone). Away is easy to get, they will give an II, but they will take there home students.

2. 2. Residents and attendings at this program also openly hate on other derm programs in the region in front of rotators. Very unprofessional.

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1. 1. Shithole hospital system. Residents are so dismissive of students and attendings won't even talk to you. Treat non-English-speakers poorly (most of the patients only speak Spanish) and will not address their concerns, will ignore their questions and just say what they want to say. Despite having to travel to NYC, most of your time there is online didactics. Only have maybe 12 hours of clinic time tops in a one-week period rotating there, almost none of which you get to participate despite being told otherwise. Residents are unresponsive to communication. PD is also kinda rude too. After travelling an hour from NYC to her clinic and doing a required PowerPoint presentation of my choosing at the end of the rotation, was told "okay well we have to do our resident meeting now" and dismissed me. No "good to meet you" or "thank you" or "good luck."

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1. 1. I heard that their Peds Derm spot is guaranteed to whoever their current research fellow is, the nepotism runs deep. Good luck.

2. 2. Most stressful interview day. No breaks between rooms. Rapid fire of very challenging questions and follow-ups. Felt very judged with every answer I gave. PD responded with rudeness after I asked a basic question.

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1. 1. Had an attending literally nodding off during interview. Heard this from other applicants as well. It was super jarring and distracting when being asked questions.

2. 2. Their interview day ran over by an hour. It is very disorganized and you spend most of it sitting on a blank zoom screen. I wish they had more regard for applicants time. Absolutely DO NOT schedule another interview on the same day as this one and expect to make it!!!

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1. 1. Don't have a lot of faculty.

2. 2. middle of nowhere too

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1. 1. Toxic program. They have a strong preference and priority for Case Western students, matching 5 out of 7 of their seats to their own students. They historically had separate allopathic and osteopathic spots but recently eliminated the reservation of the osteopathic seats and used those spots to match their own students.

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1. 1. Weird rotation mill. It's a one-week online didactics/informational session. It's an automatic silver signal for rotators, which pretty much means that a lot of people will be wasting their golds. Their new program director also a bit stuck up. I've heard from multiple students (me included) that her demeanor will change for ridiculous reasons. For me, she went from a warm smile to a look of annoyance after telling her I wished to practice dermatology for people who have been unable to receive care, then proceeded to take over the entire 15-minute one-on-one session, which she ended up cutting five minutes short.

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1. 1. Did an away here and one of the APDs is just incredibly inappropriate and unkind to patients behind their backs. Very weird vibes overall.

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1. 1. New faculty member has her husband in the incoming pgy2 derm class. Not sure I would feel great about a coresident being married to one of your attendings. Very odd dynamic.

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1. 1. Program director was strange. Education doesnt seem very high priority here. Also would not want these residents as my chiefs

2. 2. New APD is not supportive. Residents seem scared of her

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1. 1. no one likes the dept chair

2. 2. This program is under probation. I think it is unlikely to lose accreditation but reflects cultural issues at the program, years of negative ACGME survey results etc

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1. 1. Very evident that this is a nepotism heavy program. They haven't taken their RY fellows in the past, so the program has a lot of pressure to match them. Highly favor PhD applicants, especially those from home, as you can tell from their resident roster that has 1 PhD every single year. The program coordinator was passive aggressive at times, and they handed out way too many away rotations when they knew from the beginning of the cycle who their picks were. This was evident because the interview attestation form was given out super late near the end of the cycle in February when most programs had you sign it before the interview day. No socials either, which is very rare for dermatology interviews that don't have second looks.

2. 2. I enjoyed rotating here, but it's 100% a rotation mill. Sure, you'll get an interview from your rotation, but as many others have said on this spreadsheet UConn already knows who they want before interviewing. Don't waste your time if you're not a Quinnipac/UConn student, UConn research fellow, family friends with the program coordinator, or married to one of the residents

3. 3. Unfortunately the rumors from the 2025-2026 spreadsheet are true. They already knew who they wanted prior to away rotators starting. They matched their internals (MD-PhD, two RYs and their fellow). They offer over 30+ away rotations and some in dermatopathology but it was clearly for show since they knew their rank list from their home and affiliate programs (fellows/Quinnipiac). I would be very cautious using an away here because it is based on nepotism. There is one very powerful faculty member at this institution that is very Pro-Trump and Pro-Zionist to the point where their scribe warns you beforehand working with them to not say anything and to let it happen. As a rotator I personally witnessed this faculty member get into a debate about politics while in the room with the patient who held an opposing view. There are no words to express the disappointment many rotators had for this away rotation seeing the match list prove these rumors true. Protect your feelings and do not trust this program to not match based on nepotism.

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1. 1. To be transparent the parking situation really does suck, you have to park far away then shuttle into the hospital. Not ideal when it's dark and cold. Also Iowa City and the surrounding towns give a nice college town vibe but definitely not for everyone!

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1. 1. Program chair and PD both stepped down or in process of leaving. Transitional period for the program (not necessarily a totally bad thing since chair is ~85). Very small program, on call basically all year for a year

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1. 1. A true beacon of toxicity, from the students to the residents to the faculty. Workhorse program and hours. The pay is -not- enough for living reasonably in downtown Miami. The APD takes pride in the amount of inpatient hour and weekend calls this program has as if this is some kind of benefit/as if the majority of you will actually go into academic medicine or complex med-derm. The pro comment mentions "new leadership" but it has been the same 3 (chair, PD, APD) in charge for the last 4 or 5 years that pick favorites. This claim that the rigor will provide excellent training will frankly be disproven if you met any batch of the recently selected cohorts over the last few years. Rank high solely off location, but do not pretend the program is riding off anything but its name and the select faculty that are renowned.

   “Agree on the pay to COL comment, but I personally only had great interactions with the faculty and residents so not really sure where your comments coming from. I won't dispute it though because everyone has there own experience, but I think its important for others to form their own opinion on people through in person interactions. Also, I personally found their residents to be incredibly well trained, and have worked with some of their alumni who are also leaders in the field. I think you're right to say they want those who are looking to stay in academia and advance the field, and that's honestly not the majority of derm applicants so its possible this disconnect is where the 'toxicity' is being referred to.”

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1. 1. Parking sucks; expensive at main hospital and even then, have to drive around to find a spot for a while.

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1. 1. The chair asked some interesting political questions during the interview. Overall most faculty very nice though.

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1. 1. Maybe not a shame but as a reminder doing an away here does NOT guarantee you an interview you truly need to shine and standout to get one and at least 5 other MS4s are rotating with you

   “the comment regarding nepotism needs to be deleted as this is not true. please check facts before you make accusations and defame the currently matched students.”

2. 1. in person interview and did not offer financial assistance to those in need

3. 2. Insane nepotism Just matched the daughter of one of the Keck affiliated dermatologists. Such a joke of a program

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1. 1. Famous for not interviewing their away rotators

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1. 1. I wouldn't waste my time rotating at this program, or even apply to it, if your scores are not above 270. This program only cares about scores and scores ONLY. A good portion of the program (residents and faculty) are nice to your face and then talk behind your back.

2. 2. ^second above. Residents are very nosy and cliquey, and you can tell who they'll pick based on the demographics + high scores. Does not evaluate holistically, and I wouldn't recommend unless you have ties to san antonio or the military

3. 3. Did not take any home students this past match

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1. 1. Really disappointed that they decided to not offer interview to away rotators that golded. This was one of the genuine programs I liked

2. 2. The fact that they only took 1 home student is crazy

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1. 1. Long drive between sites, parking isnt free, and all that just to be treated like a scribe in clinic

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1. 1. Chair is obsessed with medical school brand name, loves talking about how many Harvards he gets in a year

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1. 1. Elitist (to no one's surprise), and many faculty give preferential treatment to rotating medical students from more prestigious schools. As much as they emphasize being socially attuned and progressive, at the end of the day, they're just another ivory tower institution masquerading as a social justice warrior.

2. 1. You don't actually HAVE to be a former pediatrician to apply for this and be considered. Wish I knew this earlier, I would have applied.

3. 2. Interviewer made disparaging comments about where I went to school

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1. 1. This program had a mix of some of the best, friendliest faculty and some of the most standoffish, unpleasant faculty I've seen. Not sure if the good can outweigh the bad

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1. 1. 10 weeks of consults, covering VUMC + children's hospital. You're truly on your own, walking all over the place with no cap on number of consults. The consult room is a janky addition to the outside of a research building, with no access to running water. For some reason, the rest of the building is not directly accessible by card, and you have to go across the courtyard to the outpatient clinics for a bathroom. Two of the attendings are perfectionists for whom nothing you do will ever be good enough. Other than these 10 weeks during PGY-2, a relatively normal residency experience.

2. 2. I think it's more than the 10 weeks during the second year of derm. during my away there was a second resident in a different year on consults too.

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1. 1. 3/4/2026 9:01 PM: Bizarre faculty, Chair makes sure at least 1/2 people match that share his country background, PD is fake nice, not kind, only cares about his career.

   “Wow. Looked it up and you're so right. The chair's ethnicity represents <0.1% of Detroit (~0.2% of US population), but makes up 34% of residents and faculty. The breakdown is 35% of residents and 33% of faculty. Thats staggering and far more than just coincidence.”

2. 2. This description of PD is 100% accurate. A narcissist in its truest form, unfortunately difficult for unfamiliar applicants to detect. Creates a toxic, competitive atmosphere with nothing but bad vibes. Avoid Avoid Avoid

3. 3. sus rank list

4. 4. one incredibly questionable attending, nice overall though many residents do not like one another, attended a conference hosted by this program and med students were placed outside to guide attendees to the entrance in the freezing cold

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1. 1. Chair was completely unprofessional during the interview. He had a broken leg, so I understand taking the interview from bed, but attitude was rude and cold and would challenge everything I said. Considering the interview is when faculty/chairs are supposed to be on their best behavior as well, I would not like to see his behavior day to day.

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1. 1. Been waiting to drop this about Northwell (tried to post about this before rank lists were due but was accused of trying to manipulate others' rankings): during my rotation, I walked in on a faculty member/resident using a racial slur while referring to my co-rotator. the convo immediately stopped when I entered the room. I later reported the incident through Hofstra's official reporting channels, but nothing came of it. neither my co-rotator nor I ended up receiving interviews from the program (which is whatever). despite the program appearing to have a diverse group of residents, I would strongly caution against rotating at Northwell if you're a POC

2. 2. Vibes were so odd on interview day, idk how to describe it but at best people just don't seem to actually be friends with each other, at worst actively dislike each other. Program itself seems fine but I wasn't comfortable ranking it highly based on the culture I experienced that day

3. 3. Toxic culture where there are weird vibes between residents and attendings. Residents are treated more like cheap mid-level labor. Teaching faculty are very junior and did not appear committed to resident education, with mostly self-led resident lectures. Clinic volumes are high and seemed more like a private practice than an academic teaching environment. As a rotating student, I did not feel comfortable asking questions because of this environment. My perception was that I would be more of a burden to the resident and faculty for asking questions. I ignored the comments about Northwell in Name and Shame threads from years ago but I wish I had taken them to heart and rotated elsewhere.