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does anyone with a stanford nov-dec away want to switch with my january?
yea this is after interview invites are debated they will already be decided
Oct 9
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Stanford Health Care-CA
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Applicant sentiment — from 150 anonymous posts, 2016–2027
6.2 / 10
What anonymous posters said
Anonymous posters frequently group this program among a small set of highly regarded dermatology residencies. Several described residents as happy and well supported with favorable quality of life and compensation, while some noted comparatively weaker derm surgery or Mohs training. Many posts also debated whether post-interview check-in or 'RTM' calls occurred, reflecting persistent rumor and uncertainty around recruitment communications.
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Fame & Shame
2026-2027 Derm
4 entries✅1. All of the hospitals are beautiful
❌1. I heard that their Peds Derm spot is guaranteed to whoever their current research fellow is, the nepotism runs deep. Good luck.
❌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.
💬1. I mean, it looks like Stanford is solid for giving spots to their research fellows. Recently gave a spot to an IMG that did a few years of dedicated research with them. I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing? Look at USC or UCLA with 99999 research fellows and none of them get serious consideration.
2025–2026 Derm
4 entries✅1. All of the hospitals are beautiful
❌1. I heard that their Peds Derm spot is guaranteed to whoever their current research fellow is, the nepotism runs deep. Good luck.
❌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.
💬1. well the shame is clearly not true as this year's peds match was not the research fellow +1. very organized interview day and responsive coordinator. > hated this interview day seemed like they were trying to see how you do under stress
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Is ther a list of programs particulary interested in candidates with basic/translational research?
stanford come to mind
Jul 7
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penn
Jul 7
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any program that has a special research resident spot or combined med-derm program. Would also look at programs that take a lot of Mh/PhDs
Jul 8
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jhu as well
Jul 8
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miami, utsw, ucsf, michigan
Jul 9
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sinai?
Jul 10
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yale
Jul 26
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What does it take to match at a prestigious, t5 program like Penn/Harvard/Yale/NYU/Stanford, etc. Does anyone have any internal insight into what these program are looking for?
Idk what specific answer you’re looking for…. Quality research (first-author, novel research, no bullshit case report/research letter) preferably with faculty at a T5 institution, step score >260, amazing clinical LORs, and something cool, non-med/derm hobby or project on the side. Bonus points if you go to a T5 med school. And even after all of this, pray to the Gods. And then be a cool, normal person at interviews.
Jul 2
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does it matter if your resesarch is accepted versus submitted-- for example if im first author on a translational work and its just submitted will this be a huge disadvantage
Jul 2
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accepted is better than submitted, but at least you can put submitted on eras
Jul 2
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my first-author research was accepted super late like a few days prior to start of derm interviews because mentor didn't care and tried to sabotage :/ I had to bring it up in interviews. Probably hurt my overall interviews but helped a lot to secure match.
Jul 2
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there is no specific answer. you could try to google or talk to the residents accepted to these programs but even then you might not even know what secret sauce they have lol. but there's most likely something interesting about each one of them (even if it's personal history, prior career outside medicine). or you might know and not even realize what the programs are valuing.
Jul 2
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Lol. Connections. I say this as someone that graduated from a top 5 program, matched derm, and watched a bunch of people with basically equivalent applications end up all over the place. You need to ask yourself why you want a top 5 program? What do you hope to gain? You planning on staying in academic derm? No one cares in the end.
Jul 30
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Any ideas/tips on how to find housing for Stanford?
sometimes fb in like mom chats or undergrad housing chats esp if youre there over the summer people sublease rooms, just be cautious of course and make sure you are talking to a real person etc.
Jun 2
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How many people still waiting to hear from Stanford? Based on the tab seems like they've only made a few offers
i got rejected
May 15
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did not hear anything
May 15
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PSA, there are some programs like NYU and Stanford that are not on VSLO, they have their own sites for aways. So if you're really interested in a specific program, look up what system they use for away applications, dont' assume it will show up on VSLO unless that's what they've been doing every year
Stanford is on VSLO they are just done taking apps. I believe NYU also already closed
May 10
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when will nyu decisions be out? have ppl heard?
May 10
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got an offer from NYU but in november they say interviews aren't guaranted do people still usually get interviews
May 10
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would you be willing to switch your NYU in november to september text me 985-807-7676
May 23
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what does it take to match T5?
Worry about matching and don't obcess with T5! T5 match seems to be a lot of who you know, though.
Apr 5
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anyone know how imgs match into t5 unis, meanwhile so many us applicants are trying to match
Apr 5
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they tend to do research years (sometimes multiple) with PIs who have strong pull at their home programs. Of course they have great STEPS and work ethic, but the research years are really what cements a lot of their potential in matching
Apr 6
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Yikes, why are we so snarky about IMGs matching. Imagine the goated application they must have had
Apr 6
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IMGs will almost exclusively only match derm at a place they've done multiple RYs. This could be a top tier program (e.g. I think Penn, Stanford, Miami have taken some in the past) or not. They very likely grinded very hard and put in some good work and deserve that spot
Apr 8
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Are "lower tier" CA residencies actually harder to match than "higher tier" non CA programs?
What is considered "lower tier"? Some areas in CA are also more/less desirable than others
Mar 24
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no
Mar 24
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What is considered "lower tier"? Some areas in CA are also more/less desirable than others << OP probably means like a Loma Linda compared to a Stanford
Mar 25
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i think there is some truth to it, seems like ppl that i know ranked places in CA higher due to location. probs similar to NYC
Mar 26
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coming from a CA school, i know a lot of ppl signaled and interviewed with smaller CA programs, but I chose not to signal bc there's so many applicants applying to these small programs with only 2 spots. felt like a long shot, esp when there are home students and away rotators who have a better chance
Apr 1
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<I see. It seems that CA programs are just hard to into in general comparatively but for different reasons
Apr 1
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What are the chillest programs in liberal cities? (bonus points if they have decent cosmetic training) I dont care about prestige/research but think i am a decently competitive applicant
UCSF
May 13
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Desireable location is literally impossible to define. Some people will call Texas desireable. Others New York. Only you can evaluate.
May 13
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edited to clarify
May 13
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from what ive heard cornell is chillest in nyc
May 13
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Yale (small city but liberal)
May 13
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UCSF> lmfao chill and ucsf do not go together
May 14
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University of Minnesota :)
May 14
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What about UCSD? Seems chill and San Diego is amazing
May 14
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UCSD?
May 14
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stanford not in a city, but close to SF and definitely chill
May 15
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UT Austin! (Not a lot of cosmetic training tho)
May 18
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Are the T5 programs equal in impressiveness (UCSF = Penn = Harvard = NYU = Yale/Stanford) or is there an internal tier difference with one group being significantly better than the others?
The best one is the one you like the most (+/- the one in the city you like the most)
Apr 4
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This obsession with T5s, jeez. If it makes you happy, great! At the end of the day you will be a dermatologis though. People from not T5s end up as faculty at T5s all the time, and many T5 residents end up going into private practice.
Apr 4
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best derm program to pivot to entrepreneurship?
prob harvard stanford
Sep 17
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best program is the one that takes you
Sep 17
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agree. feel like we're missing one more place though. but imo top two places in derm for innovating right now.
Sep 18
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can we please make a shit list for ppl we hated during our application journey? toxic attendings, residents, and "co-authors" included
catty resident at Stanford who treated me like sh** during my away and then was fake af during my interview
Apr 3
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Two certain Harvard PIs who employ an army of research fellows and leave them hanging, also they play favorites...
Apr 3
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weird Case resident that made tiktoks talking shit about the rotating med students
Apr 3
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name and shame!!
Apr 3
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not OP but sounds like Vinod Naubidiri or Steven Chen
Apr 3
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Was this a PGY3??> lol i wish i could shame one place so much but it's too small >:( i think i've done enough shaming to the right people though
Apr 3
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Someone drop the tea on Case lol they matched only home students
Apr 3
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not OP but sounds like Vinod Naubidiri or Steven Chen >> Adena Rosenblatt at UChicago is a damn weirdo, and she has a passive aggressive MA that is rude to all the medical students.
Apr 3
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super rude PGY3 at USC Derm I hated working with her
Apr 3
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lol i wish i could shame one place so much but it's too small >:( i think i've done enough shaming to the right people though
Apr 3
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how do Nambudiri and Chen play favorites?
Apr 3
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yesss harvard is super bad institution nobody apply yall
Apr 3
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Harvard RYs have good match though, why not apply? I see RYs who did research with Chen matched Harvard... like?
Apr 3
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sounds like some salty people here this year
Apr 3
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every year there are, always happens after match :P
Apr 3
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i can't edit my comment but was being sarcastic w/ the nobody apply comment. the OP sounds a bit salty - not trying to invalidate the stress of RYs especially at a top institution that attracts great students
Apr 3
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super rude PGY3 I hated working with her
Apr 5
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Agree some oft the PGY3s at Case are so toxic
Apr 6
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was the stanford resident a pgy-2?
Apr 6
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case residents are so fake
Apr 21
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when people say t5 programs, are they referring to doximity lists (penn, ucsf, harvard. nyu. yale?)
yes, stanford in there too. there are really 6 T5 programs.
Mar 27
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if you care about prestige... i wish you well
Mar 28
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are there big differences among the T5 programs, or are they pretty much the same? - signed a neurotic M3
I'd say biggest difference is location/city vibes. also harvard covers hospitals in different locations vs some others are a bit more centralized, but boston maybe has better public transport than the others
Mar 25
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when its derm, matching is all that matters
Mar 25
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this
Mar 25
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people talk badly about stanford on here but it's the best resident salary in the country (even accounting for COL) with a more balanced QOL than other T5 programs (Harvard, UCSF) idk
Mar 25
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people talk badly about stanford on here but it's the best resident salary in the country (even accounting for COL) with a more balanced QOL than other T5 programs (Harvard, UCSF) idk >compare to penn?
Mar 25
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people say the training at penn is better and i can't speak to that (certainly more big names at penn, more research output) but im not saying what program is best just that some great programs get hated on and its not super clear why to me
Mar 25
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people say the training at penn is better (certainly more big names at penn, more research output) but even if true idk why people go after stanford
Mar 25
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the less call/inpatient time the better
Mar 26
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Stanford is trash
Mar 26
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case in point :)
Mar 26
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what program went unfilled? 1 seat was left open
Where?
Mar 22
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I don't think this is true> yes per sheriff of sodium video. from what i heard it was filled quickly when i talked to soap people on the second day there were no derm spots left
Mar 22
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i thought nrmp data showed one seat unfilled
Mar 22
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which program was it???
Mar 22
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which program was it??? I think there was a Stanford physician only spot but don't see it listed on the Match list now
Mar 23
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the unmatched spot was in the midwest according to NRMP data
Mar 23
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Some posts are shown because their comments mention this program.
Both of those time slots likely wont net you an interview just FYI. I'm a derm resident but i rotated at stanford and its tough to get an interview invite if you rotate November or later