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
Hi everyone - for anyone that went unmatched this year, we have a great research fellowship opportunity at Stanford to work under the mentorship of Dr. Kavita Sarin. We are looking for someone to start ASAP and ideally stay for 2 years in our lab. Our research focuses on hidradenitis suppurativa and genetic skin diseases and is clinical and translational in nature. We have a great track record with all of our fellows matching and Dr. Sarin is a wonderful mentor! If you are interested, please send CV to ksarin@stanford.edu.
lol people are legit arguing harvard vs ucsf vs stanford on this sheet where many people are scared they don't have enough interviews to match. the let them eat cake energy is strong on that one
I know this is in the WWYD but it was mostly around food haha. Can we talk about Harvard vs. Stanford? I feel like Harvard gets compared to UCSF a lot but how about Stanford?< I think Harvard x3 > Harvard in terms of complexity and diversity of cases since you rotate through so many different sites at Harvard.
To UCSF applicants - am i misremembering wrong program or did they say they would send out a google form in case we had more questions/wanted to connect to a resident to chat more? haven't gotten anything yet< i don't remember this...ok i must be remembering the wrong program lol.<maybe, but i may just not remember either. a lot of programs are bleeding together ar this point< pretty sure that was Stanford that offered this lol
Which T10 programs have historically done RTM calls (or equivalent)?<Stanford, UCSF, NYU<Yale, but they usually do it through residents)<<matched nyu resident here, can confirm i did not get a RTM call, and matched. they did not do them nor do they historically do them. this is false.
Can someone confirm if Stanford sent RTM calls? <If the discussion yesterday initiated by the person who posted on r/dermapp was referencing Stanford the whole time then yeah they are out alrdy
Anyone hear about RTM calls for stanford this year? let us know if you get one pls!<lol, who would announce RTM for a specific program on here? very few RTM go out, and if you are fortunate to get that notice, its with explicit instructions to tell no one
