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Boston Univ Med Ctr-MA

BU

Boston, MA

NRMP
1257080A0
ACGME
0802421044

Applicant sentiment — from 108 anonymous posts, 2016–2027

3.6 / 10

What anonymous posters said

Several posts focus on a post-residency multi-year faculty commitment, with posters offering conflicting accounts of whether it is binding, optional, or enforceable. Many commenters described the supplemental application as unusually long or burdensome. Opinions on the program overall were notably polarized, with some posts praising training, leadership, and benefits while others expressed strong reservations or discouraged ranking it highly.

AI-generated summary of opinions expressed in anonymous, unverified posts. It describes what posters wrote, not verified facts about this program. Based on these 108 posts · Updated Aug 2026 · Contest or respond to this entry · Takedown & right of reply

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Fame & Shame

2026-2027 Derm

2 entries

✅1. I rotated here and honestly this was my favorite away – great culture, very nice PD/APD and faculty, and great vibes with the residents who were inviting and very happy overall. Well-rounded training with good mix of subspecialty clinics (rheum derm, cutaneous onc, peds, etc.), and this was echoed by the residents. They do very well in the fellowship match with the last 3 Mohs matches being at Harvard, UCSD, and UCLA. Dermpath was a weakness but I heard they were revamping and just got a heavy hitting new dermpath faculty there + other new faculty. Amazing location being in Boston, and also you get close interaction with the other Boston programs which is nice. I was initially concerned about the accreditation warning people were talking about, but it looks like in the newest ACGME data from 2026 they're fully accredited.

✅2. Echoing what was said above ^ Such a kind place and was my favorite away. I would be so happy to train here. Such a good group of people. Very well rounded program

2025–2026 Derm

2 entries

✅1. I rotated here and honestly this was my favorite away – great culture, very nice PD/APD and faculty, and great vibes with the residents who were inviting and very happy overall. Well-rounded training with good mix of subspecialty clinics (rheum derm, cutaneous onc, peds, etc.), and this was echoed by the residents. They do very well in the fellowship match with the last 3 Mohs matches being at Harvard, UCSD, and UCLA. Dermpath was a weakness but I heard they were revamping and just got a heavy hitting new dermpath faculty there + other new faculty. Amazing location being in Boston, and also you get close interaction with the other Boston programs which is nice. I was initially concerned about the accreditation warning people were talking about, but it looks like in the newest ACGME data from 2026 they're fully accredited.

✅2. Echoing what was said above ^ Such a kind place and was my favorite away. I would be so happy to train here. Such a good group of people. Very well rounded program

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Thought maybe BU did Ranked highly emails LAST year, but heard nothing this year so far

#362017-2018 DermMar 23
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Stanford RTM call

#332017-2018 DermMar 23

I'm pretty sure this said UCSF ranked-to-match earlier?

Mar 23
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No it said Stanford. That troll (anonymous gopher) changed it to other things like UCSF and BU and I kept changing it back. I'm the OP.

Mar 23
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This same troll has been doing that for weeks. He changed one of my posts from "UCSF" to "Kentucky" a few weeks ago.

Mar 23
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A user claimed that he/she received a RTM call from Stanford. You can choose to believe it or not believe it. OP will refrain from commenting further due to vicious attacks from the first time it was posted.

Mar 23
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Is there a compilation somewhere of programs that will require a supplementary essay / other form to be submitted / etc?

#14652016-2017 DermMar 22

I know Boston does, any others? Did Mayo email you regarding the supplement?

Mar 22
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ohio state

Mar 22
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MAYO DOES

Mar 22
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UT-Southwestern and BU

Mar 22
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U Conn?? Just got an email from them

Mar 22
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Indiana, UMass

Mar 22
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Thank you for the heads up!!! || UPenn has a supplementary questionnaire on their website

Mar 22
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For people who applied to BU, did you get a confirmation email that they received your supplemental essays? No, nothing.

#13732016-2017 DermMar 22
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Boston University is out x3 l wasted a lot of time on that secondary SAME x4

#11642016-2017 DermMar 22
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is anyone else still annoyed at BU for no return on that supplement investment? I YES!!

#10162016-2017 DermMar 22
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anyone heard from BU about interview day times?

#7982016-2017 DermMar 22
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lol at whoever ranked BU #10 but didn't fill in their #8 or 9

#6672016-2017 DermMar 22
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anyone else find it hard to believe BU has so many #1 ranks on the limited sample size of this year's spreadsheet when they had barely any on the 2015 and 2016 sheets? so bizarre

#6042016-2017 DermMar 22
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BU just keeps piling on positive comments and deleting negative comments in interview impressions. Not shady at all ROFL

#5482016-2017 DermMar 22
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Boston University (minus the "6" year thing) vs Pittsburgh?

#5272016-2017 DermMar 22
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Minnesota vs BU? ? MN >>> BU unless you have strong personal ties to the northeast

#4742016-2017 DermMar 22
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UIC vs BU?

#4652016-2017 DermMar 22
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To the person counting the number of times BU interview impressions gets deleted: you're funny

#4372016-2017 DermMar 22
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LMAO someone renamed BU to Trump University on the interview impressions

#4182016-2017 DermMar 22

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