U Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Website: gme.medicine.uiowa.edu/dermatology-residency
NRMP: 1203080R0 / 1203080A0
ACGME: 0801821036

Applicant sentiment — from 101 anonymous posts, 2016–2027

5.8 / 10

What anonymous posters said

Several posts described U Iowa as having a strong reputation for surgical and Mohs training, though some commenters noted the program is often placed in a mid-tier or overlooked category due to its location. Multiple posts described Iowa City as small, affordable, and college-town-like, while others noted limited diversity and dining options. Posts about post-interview communications, including possible ranked-to-match calls, were mixed and inconsistent.

AI-generated summary of opinions expressed in anonymous, unverified posts. It describes what posters wrote, not verified facts about this program. Based on these 101 posts · Updated Aug 2026 · Contest or respond to this entry · Takedown & right of reply

Match terms

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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!

By match cycle

What applicants said in 2026· 6.0 / 10 What applicants said in 2025· 5.5 / 10 What applicants said in 2021· 5.4 / 10 What applicants said in 2020· 4.8 / 10 What applicants said in 2019· 5.0 / 10 What applicants said in 2018· 5.0 / 10

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do any schools have secondary essays?

#6122025–2026 DermFeb 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?

#30552025–2026 DermFeb 22

anyone heard from U Iowa/ U Missouri -Columbia (aways)?

#24882024-2025 DermMar 16

lots of internals for Iowa, may not hear back until 6-8 weeks before block start day>what months are internals usually given? < all of them

Mar 16

got an offer (from UM-Columbia) for late Nov-Dec, they said the rest of the earlier rotations are full

Mar 16

Anyone know how many students can rotate per month at Iowa?

Mar 16

If I want to do Mohs what would be the best programs to look into? Ik some "top" programs discourage/don't support students interested in it and it's a red flag to mention in interviews lol. Overall been told to look at programs with a fellowship associated with a residency but would be helpful to know of specific ones people have heard about that are supportive with high Mohs match rates

#24522024-2025 DermMar 16

Iowa, Mayo Rochester, Wisconsin (the best ones for Mohs and surgical and procedural training in general)

Mar 16

some of the best Mohs faculty in the country are at these programs and they have historically consistently high match rates and support

Mar 16

Top programs definitely support mohs fellowship as most of the people who get into mohs go to a relatively top program

Mar 16

i've heard for example programs like stanford, emory, and duke aren't supportive based on the name and shame/why I didn't rank higher so was curious if there programs known to be supportive

Mar 16

some of those you just listed aren't necessarily top derm programs, Emory is in the t15 and Stanford is consistently t5-t10 but Duke isn't t15 but more to your point Duke doesn't have a Mohs fellowship and notoriously some of these programs are more about complex med derm and have picky Mohs teaching faculty

Mar 16

has anyone spent time in iowa city and if so what is it like>what is it like for single person > it's better than you likely think overall (surprisingly charming and walkable center city), but it's a small city, dominated by a large undergraduate population. TBH I think dating/social could be challenging for a single person without any ties there, unless you are ok dating the young ones.

#18572024-2025 DermMar 16

Does anyone have any tea on the Iowa Methodist TY in Des Moines lol, I can't tell these programs apart aside from schedules

#18162024-2025 DermMar 16

Does Iowa only accept internals?

#4542024-2025 DermMar 16

Some of these matches are so random.

#6072022-2023 DermMar 21

like what?>like iowa matching all of their home studs. you know they saw the match list and were like well shit now we are in damage control trying to convince people we still accept outside applicants for future cycles < same case as LSU last year except they were a bit better this cycle

Mar 21

How do any of us know if a match is random or not though lol we don't know where people have done aways or what connections to programs or regions they may have, nor we do know anything about people's apps

Mar 21

Heard from someone that a MOHs a few years out of fellowship can make 800k+working 4 days a week. Is that why everyone wants to do it and the market is currently saturated?>you couldnt pay me to do full time mohs in the middle of iowa which is where youll be working as a fresh out of fellowship grad nowadays to get that volume of mohs to reach that salary. maybe if iowa were 1-2 hrs adjacent to some big city like new york but its just too far out in the middle of nowhere

#5422022-2023 DermMar 21

So what's up with Iowa matching all 5 spots with home students…. why waste everyone else's time interviewing them

#5232022-2023 DermMar 21

Did anyone get a response from Iowa on their interview preferences yet?

#3022022-2023 DermMar 21

i'm just scared i matched somewhere with a poor dating scene fml but i guess there must be someone......?

#41342021-2022 DermMar 21

even in iowa, tehre are people trying to get laid

Mar 21

lmao

Mar 21

Iowa cities are actually kind of legit ngl. Cheap too.

Mar 21

What program is at the bottom of your list? < Case Western is dead last #14 for me < Cook County is my last <UAMS < BU < UTHSC lol < Einstein < Harbor UCLA < Iowa < Colorado < UNM but lol i have a lot of these programs on my program list 🤡 < what is UTHSC (Tennessee) ?

#36432021-2022 DermMar 21

For those interviewing at Iowa, has anyone received their interview schedule/itinerary yet?

#28112021-2022 DermMar 21

Has anyone gotten Iowa interview details yet??

#23452021-2022 DermMar 21

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