What applicants said about U Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in the 2026 cycle

Iowa City, IA

Applicant sentiment — from 20 anonymous posts, 2025–2026 Derm

6.0 / 10

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Fame & Shame

2025–2026 Derm

3 entries

✅1. Interviewers were super nice and interviews were low-stress and conversational. Very well-rounded program with robust surgical, cosmetic, and medical dermatology exposure.

✅2. Honestly such a hidden gem, so underrated, despite it's location so much exposure to so many different aspects of derm both medical and procedural. Great people within the program! Really not sure how this program doesn't have more hype!

❌1. To be transparent the parking situation really does suck, you have to park far away then shuttle into the hospital. Not ideal when it's dark and cold. Also Iowa City and the surrounding towns give a nice college town vibe but definitely not for everyone!

what is the best program for mohs?

#3606Apr 8

iowa

Apr 8

have heard Miami has a really high Mohs match rate and strong procedural training

Apr 8

I think they have one Mohs spot per year, but yea some years match 3-4 into Mohs

Apr 8

i heard geisinger basically guarnantees home students match there

Apr 8

is there a resource to research different mohs fellowships?

Apr 9

there is no such thing as a "best" program for Mohs

Apr 14

there are several programs that save their Mohs spot for their internals

Apr 28

-1

Anyone know whether Iowa will have 6 or 7 spots this year?

#3209Mar 5

For those who went to Iowa second look earlier this month - what were the vibes like?> did they invite everyone that interviewed there?

#3056Feb 22

For those who went to Iowa second look earlier this month - what were the vibes like?> did they invite everyone that interviewed there?>Yes

Feb 22

Current residents: is there any chance of second look attendance or absence influencing rank order lists?

#2705Feb 21

Which schools ARE having second looks? Which ones are for sure NOT having second looks?

Feb 21

Vandy, Jeff, Iowa IS MedStar, Duke, Northwestern are NOT Cleveland Clinic you can message to set one up

Feb 21

I tried to fill this out in the X v Y but does anyone have any tea or info on Iowa, seems like a decent program but my god is it in the middle of nowhere, just wondering what the program is like

#2527Feb 21

great spot for Mohs surgery! Iowa is a strangely great program despite its isolation. It's a spot where I say "well it's only 3 years" when ranking

Feb 21

cute college town that loves football, but not a lot of SOC exposure> Great program in beautiful area

Feb 21

Any tea on Iowa?

#2466Feb 21

seems like a crazy good program with tons of MOHS exposure

Feb 21

seems like parking can be an issue and the location may be quite dull

Feb 21

iowa city's quite cute for a college town>no board certified peds derm, food options in the city is pretty limited, groceries are less diverse, not the best if you are foodies, also, less skin of color, 3 weeks of vocation

Feb 21

why does iowa quota show as 5 on NRMP, thought they were taking 7?

#2307Feb 21

they said 6 on the interview, they were not sure if they were going to be able to take 7

Feb 21

how would they not know how many theyre taking this deep in the process huh

Feb 21

trying to find the money for it, maybe?

Feb 21

trying to find the money for it, maybe?

Mar 7

Anyone interview at Iowa yet? What was it like?

#2262Feb 21

very relaxed

Feb 21

can you offer anything more than that

Feb 21

10 min each with 2 faculty per room for each, 1-2 quesitons per room and they were all pretty standard interview questions, interview was more conversational

Feb 21

can you offer anything more than that

Mar 7

10 min each with 2 faculty per room for each, 1-2 quesitons per room and they were all pretty standard interview questions, interview was more conversational

Mar 7

Anyone attending Iowa's social tonight and have a link?

#1973Feb 21

why would you not have the link? LMAO

Feb 21

> they emailed some of us the wrong link LOL rip hope u were able to get on OP

Feb 21

iowa social gang stand up

Feb 21

POOP

Feb 21

Is iowa derm good? nationally ranked?? whats the general conensus (particularly for someone going MOHS)

#1853Feb 21

great program for Mohs! They have really good surgical training and in-house fellowship

Feb 21

known to be one of the best in the country for MOHS applicants just because they have so many powerhouse MOHS surgeons as faculty

Feb 21

im surprised in iowa

Feb 21

POOP

Feb 21

When is Iowa holding interviews this year?

#1439Feb 21

dec 4, dec 12, jan 15, jan 23

Feb 21

reddit says supplementals are out? from what programs?

#956Feb 21

UConn and BU

Feb 21

Iowa survey as well

Feb 21

UCSF

Feb 21

for normal track or research?

Feb 21

I haven't dick from UCSF and I gave those sloppy-Charlies a good, so maybe they think I'm fat, ugly, and stupid.

Feb 21

For Peds Derm track

Feb 21

not this being how i find out ucsf had a peds derm track

Feb 21

it's for people who already did a peds residency

Feb 21

it's for people who already did a peds residency

Mar 7

anyone know anything about BU and Iowa supplemental application? ? BU has a pdf with 3 separate supplemental questions on their website

#833Feb 21

> that is from 2024

Feb 21

do any schools have secondary essays?

#612Feb 21

mt sinai did last year

Feb 21

I think BU did as well (?)

Feb 21

do these have to be completed at time of eras submission or after?

Feb 21

None that I'm aware of!

Feb 21

tysm :)

Feb 21

Schools that have secondaries: BU, U connecticut, U Iowa, Umiam (research track only), U Oklahoma, wash U (research track), Upenn has an optional one < iowa doesn't and WashU isn't offering researhc track this year

Feb 21

sorry! im just sharing what my PD sent us. but maybe this is last year's data?

Feb 21

WHen the fuck do we do secondaries?

Feb 21

tysm :)

Mar 7

sorry! im just sharing what my PD sent us. but maybe this is last year's data?

Mar 7

For those who went to Iowa second look earlier this month - what were the vibes like?

#3055Feb 22

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