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Stanford Health Care-CA
StanfordStanford, CA
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- dermatology.stanford.edu/
- NRMP
- 1820080A0 / 1820080R0
- ACGME
- 0800521020
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.
AI-generated summary of opinions expressed in anonymous, unverified posts. It describes what posters wrote, not verified facts about this program. Based on these 150 posts · Updated Aug 2026 · Contest or respond to this entry · Takedown & right of reply
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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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Page 26 of 27
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Any prelim program invites go out yet?
anyone have thoughts on California schools?
Mar 22
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expensive living AF
Mar 22
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regardless of reputation, a lot of them are super desirable because of their location (and many of them are really good, too) and will be ranked highly by many applicants based on geography alone. Though all relatively highly competitive, UCSF and Stanford are some of the top programs in the nation (in many respects). USC is also a well-respected program with excellent clinical diversity given its county hospital and is a program that is known to give residents great autonomy
Mar 22
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Are there any "weak" derm programs in CA? Maybe Loma Linda. Doesn't matter, everyone wants to live in California so they'll all be competitive for that reason alone.| The UC programs are all considered very competitive and strong programs. UCSF is considered a top 5 but has the reputation of being very malignant
Mar 22
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From speaking to UCSF residents it actually sounded to me like changes have been made to address some of the issues residents were having - did not get the impression that it was a malignant environment but if someone has some inside info please share!
Mar 22
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what was making the program malignant? just the sheer amount of work or interpersonal conflicts? I'm not concerned about the amount of work, but interpersonal conflicts would influence my ranking
Mar 22
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Definitely hours and work volume. In the past, on previous spreadsheets, UCSF derm residents seemed pretty exhausted & a little late by the time they got to the applicant pre-interview dinner & it was quite noticeable. I don't believe any of it was interpersonal conflict related. I mean it's UCSF so maybe people just accepted it as is.
Mar 22
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http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/preliminary-transitional-year-interview-thread-2016-2017.1222021/
Mar 22
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stanford rejectionx10...why us =( :(((((((((( :/ so what shall we eat away our misery with...Dessert or comfort food?
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does anyone know how many people stanford usually interviews? 40 people last year...pretty good odds as this program is large
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Any one hear back from Stanford?
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Has anyone gotten confirmation from Stanford yet?
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Anyone hear back from Stanford?
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stanford doe right?
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I know everyone does an eye-roll when Stanford is brought up, BUT - does anyone know how many internals they interviewed this year? x2
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Assume everyone gets phone meeting with stanford? x7
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Penn is the new Stanford
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phone calls from Stanford for questions? How bad is it to not have any left?
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Stanford vs. Harvard vs. UPenn? i know this is a bratty question but I feel like all of the residents were happy at all 3 programs...
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Harvard vs Stanford vs UPenn vs Tesla vs SpaceX, having a hard time deciding here...
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usc vs stanford?
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