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Stanford Health Care-CA
StanfordStanford, CA
- Website
- dermatology.stanford.edu/
- NRMP
- 1820080A0 / 1820080R0
- ACGME
- 0800521020
Applicant sentiment — from 150 anonymous posts, 2016–2027
6.2 / 10
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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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How far do top programs typically have to go down the rank list? I always feel that people that got invited to harvard will get invited to penn, NYU, Stanford, UCSF, Sinai, NW, Mayo. Can they go all the way to number 30-40 on their rank list because all of the applicants end up being spread out? Unless every applicant that those programs rank to match ranks their respective programs (unlikely) number one, they should go down pretty far.
Stanford was just . . . WOW
When was the UCSF call? Do you know if Stanford also gives a call? Thanks folks
Has Stanford sent out interviews yet???
Anyone know about the call schedule for Stanford or NYU? please and thank you
Looks like the hard hitters are HMS, Penn, Stanford, UCSD, they have so many people ranking them first
Did anyone rank NYU over UCSF, HMS, Penn or stanford??
^ over stanford maybe, but why would anyone rank it over UCSF...and certainl not over Penn unless your family is in NYC and you can't be 90 minutes away and therefore want a program that is, no question, less clinically/academically strong
How come everyone going hogwild over Penn/HMS/Stanford/UCSF/NYU but always leaves
Just FYI on the derm tab, Stanford only has 6 spots and WVU has 2, plus an additional advanced spot; there might be other descrepancies too
Re: Stanford, in addition to the 6 spots starting in 2020, there is 1 spot starting in 2019 for someone who has already completed prelim and/or completed another specialty
I think I'll have to do a research year(s) - I heard the one at Stanford and the one at UCSF offer a good learning experience and mentorship, does anyone know though if they have a hx of matching fellows to Stanford and UCSF? Thanks!
^^^Lotta anxiety here right now lol....
Harvard, Stanford, Penn, and NYU will crash the sheet
Mid or low-tier program sends out an invite -> "Congrats! Internal or external? Any ties to the program?" vs Top-tier program send out an invite "I DIDNT GET AN INVITE THERE SO YOU MUST BE A TROLL. WHY ARE YOU COMMENTING ANONYMOUSLY? LIARRRRRRRRR"
Please stop. This is not productive.
Stanford invite!!! Holy crap. Through ERAS - 1/12/18.
andddddddddd... cue the delusional outrage.
Congrats! x1
Internal or external?
Internal
External x2
hmmm stanford doesn't traditionally use ERAS for invites
The email was through ERAS but there was no ERAS scheduling (since there's only 1 date)
the denial is apparently still alive and well here
But... but... It's November, which is the 11th month of the year, and 1=2, where the 2nd letter in Stanford is "t," meaning that Stanford gives out invites on Tuesdays. IT'S A TROLL, EVERYBODY!
Stanford typically does internals on separate date - not this year?
Stanford didn't release anything lol
are you sure, how do you know? Was this the troll too? I was wondering ... MODERATORS: any news on whether this stanford thing was a troll or not?
Please don't let this turn into a UCSF-style debacle. I got an interview - you can choose to believe it or not. I love how no one questions Case Western, Vandy, or Minnesota.
Thanks! I believe you, was just confused by all these unhelpful comments. Do you mind telling me if you're external or an internal student/away rotator? I really appreciate it.
No problem, external with ties to CA I thanks!!
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Apparently we're not allowed to post interview invites from top programs on this spreadsheet (see Yale, UCSF)