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Anyone get a chance to attend the Stanford GME Diversity event tonight? Wondering how they structure it
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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
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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first Stanford, now UCI, Cali loves sending double rejections < I'm a PA 10 but a Cali 5
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weird to include med school in zoom name? < i have noticed that it is fine for everyone else except students at T20s lol < meaning OK to include school name if school is below T20 med schools? <- just include it. if you went to harvard or stanford we get youre hot stuff. no one is going to be impressed if you went to dartmouth brown or cornell lol. < lol yeah.. I'm like ~T20 school but thought it would just help identify me as "person from ***" < anything but your name is weird
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M3 here - question about aways. I want to do an away at i.e Stanford but its tough to get a spot in summer before ERAS as an outsider. Do people use their mentors connections to secure away rotations, i.e their mentor is bffs with someone at another school
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How many people do each of the top schools interview? Harvard - 44 overall UCSF - 26 clinical, 8-10 research Stanford - 44 overall Yale - 48 overall Penn - ?? overall NYU - 46 overall
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Not me thinking Stanford decided to unreject me < LMAO < right?! One rejection from your program was sufficient, thanks.
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i thought stanford already rejected me lol x2 <just in case you missed it < yea i was super confused by the 1st rejection
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does anyone know how many interviews Stanford is offering?
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does anyone know how many ppl stanford waitlisted? < no i dont, sorry
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Out of curiosity, did anyone get a T5 (Harvard, NYU, UPenn, UCSF, Stanford) get ii without signalling them?
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I'm trying to distract myself with crazy scenarios for my interviews lol so please just entertain this. Do people actually know anyone who has turned down Harvard for another T5 like Penn, NYU, UCSF, Stanford? Not anecdotal but actually know this to be true? <know somebody who interviewed at almost all of these and chose another program over Harvard, they felt like it was a better fit< unsure if this is confirmed or not but I think that chick who matched UCSF and is active on twitter picked it over these schools listed.< why are you assuming this? lol < I can confirm this is true from a trustworthy source < so i'm an applicant this year but from a top school and talking to those who matched last year, apparently harvard has a "reputation" for working residents super hard and not really having the best camraderie when you compare it to like ucsf < it is also just overrated. every time that comes up, someone here acts like because it is harvard we can't call it out. it is just not that great compared to others you listed< the hero we don't deserve!
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M3 here curious if people did not rank Stanford and UCSF highly causing them both to go far down their lists (they both matched IMGs). Is that normal?< UCSF is considered the best program in the country by many. They can do whatever they want and rank who they want. Stanford is Stanford, pretty sure they are in the same boat as UCSF and don't match far down their lists. UCSF also interviews like 20 people. That is a different level of elite. x2 <also being an IMG does not mean they are a bad candidate, some of them have already been derms in other countries for years, with tons of research in us, and/or phd's. they probably are/were better than other candidates x4< yea the IMGs the T10s match are always insane candidates x2
the fact that this M3 is insulting IMG's who earned a spot at stanford and UCSF is literally insane. IMG's have to work way harder to get a spot and an IMG who is able to match anywhere in derm let alone a top program is way more qualified than you, I guarantee it. x1 << The M3 person is also missing that the UCSF candidate did an entire UCSF pediatrics residency... and is now doing a 2nd residency< The UCSF resident has the following credentials: MD, PhD, peds residency in France, Peds derm fellowship in France, Peds Residency at UCSF THEN matched at UCSF derm with these impressive credentials and TBH probably the most qualified/impressive person they matched this cycle (this is saying a lot since their match list is baller). What do you have M3?
Mar 22
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Stanford resident is editor-in-chief of a journal and did research at Oxford and Stanford! So impressive!!!!
Mar 22
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< these M3s are on another level. Get an interview at one of these programs and let us know your thoughts then. x 12< lol this is prolly the same person from a few rows down who was trying to know which T5 offered best "clinical training"
Mar 22
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I unfortunately matched at Stanford instead of UCSF. Will I be a horrible clinician as a result?/s
Mar 22
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yes, no sarcasm
Mar 22
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Patient: I think I have warts, what do you think doctor? Doctor: IDK I went to stanford <LOLLL x2 Imagine some people actually ranking one of the CA schools above the PA, NY, or God forbid MA school!
Mar 22
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is this a joke or do people actually only rank Penn and Harvard for being ivy league schools over UCSF and Stanford?
Mar 22
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do derm programs forbid their residents from doing a residency at a TY? Is that a thing?
they can't
Mar 22
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they frown upon it, but no they can't stop you
Mar 22
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most derm programs don't even frown upon it. My T25 derm program actively encouraged me to do a TY.
Mar 22
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I am sure you are at a good program, but there is no such thing as a T25 as there are no respected rankings that are so granular. There is the T5ish, then an additional 5-10 places that people call "T10" because they are just barely outside the t5, but people debate how they compare to one another. That's it, don't quantify. Congrats on the match! Sounds like an awesome program
Mar 22
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Of course there are top ~25 programs, and I guarantee that the one I matched into is one of them, based on discussions with "T5" mentors and placement of residents who come from my new program.< someone salty they arent in a t25
Mar 22
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Not salty at all. Matched a "T5 vs T10," I just think using these b.s. rankings outside of Penn, NYU, Harvard, UCSF is dumb
Mar 22
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< lurking M3 here. Are NYU and UCSF actually better than Harvard and Stanford?
Mar 22
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no. Any of these 4 as well as many more academic programs will set you up for any career you want. x2< I want to know which one of these has the best clinical training, or is Penn better than all 4?
Mar 22
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splitting hairs< I would say NYU and UCSF are a tad strongger clinically because of the time spent at the VA and County hospitals = more autonomy but all will set you up nicely. Harvard doesn't have a real continuity clinic so docks some quality there but Stanford is the weakest of all 4.
Mar 22
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M3, why don't you apply to them and see where (if any) you are offered interviews before splitting microscopic hairs. X2 There is no difference between these programs, and many more, in terms of what you can do after residency. None.
Mar 22
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this is not true. Within top 4, there is a pretty clear pecking order
Mar 22
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Spoken like a true med student. You will not be limited in your career by attending any of the top ~25 academic derm residencies.
Mar 22
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upenn is the best program on the east coast, ucsf on the west coast< THANK YOU!
Mar 22
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< You guys are missing my point. I wanted to know if NYU and UCSF have better clinical training than Harvard and Stanford. Not if they will equally set me up for a career. Is Harvard the best program? Why is this so hard to answer?
Mar 22
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Wow, just saw on instagram the facesheet of those who matched at Stanford Derm and man they're all so attractive! x4< Amazing! also the wake forest and UF one
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i'm super confused why so many people here seem to hate on yale compared to the other top 5s...it was my dream program and i ended up matching at another "top 10" but i'm still pretty bummed. even though new haven isn't exactly boston or new york, the residents at yale are consistently the top scorers on boards and more PDs have come from yale than anywhere else. not that harvard, NYU, Stanford, UCSF and Penn aren't great too, but i think we're doing a disservice by not consistently including yale with those programs. still wish i could have been there!!!!
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imagine thinking UCSF/Stanford matched an IMG because they couldn't find anyone else haha x1000001