Applicant sentiment — from 150 anonymous posts, 2016–2027
4.8 / 10
What anonymous posters said
Anonymous posters frequently discussed a past reputation issue tied to an old online thread, with several saying concerns had since improved and others suggesting problems persisted; opinions on resident happiness were mixed. Multiple posts described long work hours and strong academic/research standing, while several noted limited cosmetic dermatology exposure.
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Fame & Shame
2026-2027 Derm
3 entries
✅1. Super sweet residents, they try really hard to make you feel welcome, the course coordinator and director are extremely responsive and invested in your experience, and they all write nice comments about you! Mostly working with residents and a few dedicated days with an attending 1:1 in clinic. Attendings you work with are also super kind.
❌1. Parking sucks; expensive at main hospital and even then, have to drive around to find a spot for a while.
💬1. Parking permit is $85 for one month and the closest parking lot with guaranteed-to-find-parking is 10-15min walk from main
2025–2026 Derm
2 entries
✅1. Super sweet residents, they try really hard to make you feel welcome, the course coordinator and director are extremely responsive and invested in your experience, and they all write nice comments about you! Mostly working with residents and a few dedicated days with an attending 1:1 in clinic. Attendings you work with are also super kind.
❌1. Parking sucks; expensive at main hospital and even then, have to drive around to find a spot for a while.
am upcoming derm resident, i put down how many spots we have this year, but last year as applicant I put down how many in my class were applying
Sep 25
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OP: for michigan it says 26 internal applicants. no way to actually confirm if any of the data is true. not sure how trusty the data is. no way to confirm/verify --> the truth is you shouldn't trust it, take things with a grain of salt and don't be scared from applying just because there's a bunch of home applicants ---> OP: not applying but lurking lol. hopefully all yall match well though :)
Sep 25
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OP: for michigan it says 26 internal applicants. no way to actually confirm if any of the data is true. not sure how trusty the data is. no way to confirm/verify --> the truth is you shouldn't trust it, take things with a grain of salt and don't be scared from applying just because there's a bunch of home applicants ---> OP: not applying but lurking lol. hopefully all yall match well though :) => yeah its not 26 internals/seems unrealistic
Sep 25
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ppl just filling it in i think?
Sep 28
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Anyone else apply to michigan prelim and just find out it isn't real LOL
same > wtf why would they let you apply if its not real
Sep 24
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I thought it was common knowledge? says so pretty clearly on their website
Sep 24
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Wait which Michigan program???
Sep 26
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Did anyone else see that Residency Explorer says that Tufts, University of Michigan, and Mount Sinai are not accepting applications for the 2027 cycle? Is this true or just an error?
Anyone know anything about that PGY-2 opening at DCC in Michigan? Supposedly they're taking applications but zero response from the coordinator.>> DId they even match people last cycle?
May 5
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Anyone know anything about that PGY-2 opening at DCC in Michigan? Supposedly they're taking applications but zero response from the coordinator.>> DId they even match people last cycle?> Anyone hear back?
May 12
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Still nothing.
May 14
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silence
May 15
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yes they matched people last cycle
May 17
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yes they matched people last cycle>Has anyone heard from them yet?
May 18
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Still nothing.> Still nothing 5/22
May 22
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Still nothing.> Still nothing 5/23
May 23
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lurking M3 here, low key scared for next cycle. Our US MD med school had 7 applicants with many that I felt were really strong and none of them matched. I thought that it was insane.
its a public state med school so maybe that's why but still crazy
Mar 25
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0/7 sucks. Yale was somethign like 4/10. Its just the way it is
Mar 25
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yeah it's a public state school Michigan State
Mar 25
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as a derm resident, in your case my advice would be to try to do as many away as you possibly can. Prepare the best CV and apply to aways on day 1 and try to do 3-4+ ideally
Mar 25
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The new derm landscape is basically home + away is where the vast majority of people match, and even then, there's far more home+away applicants to programs than there are spots. The truth is that the current system for derm is broken, and until things change the reality is great applicants will go unmatched every year.
Mar 25
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every competitive field is like this in the real world
Mar 25
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"The new derm landscape is basically home + away is where the vast majority of people match" --- Honestly, that's the way Derm has lalways been, for the most part. It's a seller's market.
Mar 26
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devin barzallo making a tiktok on the race discord below that man always on here lurking
the exposure is crazy why is he airing our business liek that? obivously for the content < Because younger dermatology faculty are also just as far left and weirdly "woke" as he is.
Mar 25
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ok like can he remove the screenshots of spreadsheet tthat is just crazy> u guys are embarrasing thats why and should be screenshotted
Mar 25
1
"weirdly woke" and its just not being a racist
Mar 25
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he needs to stop like PLS. >umm no
Mar 25
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you're embarrassing my guy
Mar 25
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you're embarrassing my guy < "just not being a racist" = being against racial quotas for Derm residency spots
Mar 25
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if you think racial quotas are a real thing with 80% of derm residents being white or asian, its time for a reality check
Mar 25
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He's UMich's problem for 3 years now < Gay Hispanic guy talking about privilege while doing a research year and living in a luxury apartment. Pure comedy.
Mar 25
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if you think racial quotas are a real thing with 80% of derm residents being white or asian, its time for a reality check> "weirdly woke" but people get killed because of the color of their skin and have been for a long time, but ok...
Mar 25
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Haha yeah, he feels so out of touch while making tiktoks and trying to be an influencer in his luxury apartment and posting about international trips
Mar 25
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he is legit the demographic that was called out yesterday which is rich URMs playing the card lmfao, irony is unreal
Mar 25
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pls get your head out of your asses. he grew up in an underserved community and worked his butt of to get to where he is. i'm pretty sure he lives with his neurosurgeon fiance while he completes his intern yr. he is using his platform to speak out. but by all means keep whining on here about exposure.
Mar 25
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its giving mean/shady gay ngl < He's "speaking out" on something he has absolutely no clue about. Hence his lecturing of a Dermatology attending.
Mar 25
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the 'pgy32' dermatology attending who was being racist and which he showed receipts of? i fear you have lost the plot.
Mar 25
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if you think racial quotas are a real thing with 80% of derm residents being white or asian, its time for a reality check> "weirdly woke" but people get killed because of the color of their skin and have been for a long time, but ok... < It's 2026, not 1960.
Mar 25
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what an idiotic thing to say. like they aren't still getting killed.
Mar 25
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the 'pgy32' dermatology attending who was being racist and which he showed receipts of? i fear you have lost the plot. < I know this is going to shock you but not everything you disagree with is "racist." My guess is your think the SCOTUS decision striking down affirmative action is also "racist."
Mar 25
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I’m not going to argue with someone who isn’t interested in reason.
Mar 25
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Im sure Umich will have a blast with him, lol
Mar 25
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puts on this research and outreach persona when he will probably end up going into private practice and never doing these things ever again (based on similar personalities I have seen in derm throughout the years) < He seems like a very nice person who wants to help others, but I do think he may be somewhat out-of-touch. I don't think it's intentional and I don't think he's trying to be malicious but it's grating nonetheless.
Mar 25
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My opinions of him are irrelevant but I think its kinda whack yall are trashing someone on an anonymous server where the individual has no grounds to reply. Some of yall might be just as lame or worse than some of the ppl you complain about
Mar 25
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what an idiotic thing to say. like they aren't still getting killed.> sad, but the hatred and apathy always come back so have fun with that
Mar 25
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My opinions of him are irrelevant but I think its kinda whack yall are trashing someone on an anonymous server where the individual has no grounds to reply. Some of yall might be just as lame or worse than some of the ppl you complain about> yea fr get a life all of you. People can use the phone and internet they pay for to advocate for just causes
Mar 25
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people hate advocates. Anybody who commented in this thread defaming this man is probably far worse than the man itself might be in the worst of lights. Disgusting behavior
Mar 26
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You people are actually insane and need to go touch grass lmaoooooo like if anything yall are just giving him more views and more money be so fr. Like him or not but sitting online on this spreadsheet and talking sh*t when there's rotations to be done and publications to be published is actually pathalogic, it's scary you lot will be someone's doctor one day
Mar 31
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Nah he's a loser. Supports disparaging comments about women based on their appearance.
Apr 1
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He blocked me on tiktok after I commented on his response video during all the controversy around not having acne for audition rotations. This Thi creator said "white counterparts, blonde or not, should be educated in cultural humility and diversity" and Devin made all this long emoji-filled comment agreeing with that take. So using the naive blonde stereotype completely defeated his whole argument about how appearance-based assumptions are harmful, but when Devin was challenged on that, he was too cowardly to respond and chose to block me instead. New flash, you can call out the issues in derm culture without stereotyping an entire group of people based on their physical features. And agreeing with commenters who do so just means you're calling out bias with more bias. And I was perfectly polite and open to having a discussion. Evidently he can't handle construtive criticism well!
Apr 1
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Struggling w rank list bc I loved my away but interview day vibes were mid and half of them seemed to not remember me so it's making me want to rank them lower
Why does every derm program have some kind of exploitation? Like UCSF forcing residents to cover attending inboxes for patients they'e never seen before?
y'all need to remember that this is NOTHING!!!!!!! compared to a residency in IM/surgery/peds/etc. yes it sucks but it's so so so so much better than what you could be dealing with. This is also another plug for everyone to do a chill TY instead of a prelim lol < what an odd response
Feb 21
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Not every program exploits, but yes some definitley do
Feb 21
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…what was odd about that response
Feb 21
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that theyre putting down other specialties as if theyre malignant> because they are lol
Feb 21
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yikes if you guys think derm is any different… the joke is that specialties are all malignant in some capacity and it depends on the program. Derm isn't special and you aren't above other specialties because you matched Derm. respect other specialites guys what is wrong with that....
Feb 21
1
Being forced to do stupid shit like cover atttending inbox can actually make a big impact on your QoL .. lol
Feb 21
0
which programs do this?
Feb 21
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CCF, UMich, OHSU
Feb 21
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tufts too
Feb 21
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At CCF, you only cover the attending in boxes of patients that you have seen so it was just part of the continuing care of your patients just like in the real world
Feb 21
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without the attending salary yay
Feb 21
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Umich does not cover attending inboxes (you cover your own inbox for patients you staffed with an attending, and if they see patients independently, they cover the inbox stuff)
Feb 21
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which programs do this?
Mar 7
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CCF, UMich, OHSU
Mar 7
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tufts too
Mar 7
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without the attending salary yay
Mar 7
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Umich does not cover attending inboxes (you cover your own inbox for patients you staffed with an attending, and if they see patients independently, they cover the inbox stuff)
Mar 7
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With respect to the cell below, can you help me rank the best programs for cosmetics: NW, UW, UCSD, UM, Vanderbilt
Definitely not UW. I feel like programs with most cosmetic exposure (and demand) are in larger cities than Madison WI. I'd guess UCSD probably has a decent amount
Feb 21
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UW is in Seattle
Feb 21
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I hear NW has a lot of cosmetics but i didnt apply there
Feb 21
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lol there are 2 UWs
Feb 21
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definitely not UMich, in the interview they specifically cited their lack of cosmetics
Feb 21
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NW or Mich probs
Feb 21
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for exposure to cosmetics?
Feb 21
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UW madison or UW washington? washington literally said during interviews not to go there if you want to do cosmetics, they're very strong in the med-derm arena tho
Feb 21
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Vanderbilt interview day said they have increasing cosmetic exposure and the ability to do 3-4 weeks working with someone who does alot of cosmetics.
Feb 21
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NW also mentioned strong cosmetics
Feb 21
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UW is in Seattle
Mar 7
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I hear NW has a lot of cosmetics but i didnt apply there
Mar 7
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lol there are 2 UWs
Mar 7
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definitely not UMich, in the interview they specifically cited their lack of cosmetics
Mar 7
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NW or Mich probs
Mar 7
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for exposure to cosmetics?
Mar 7
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UW madison or UW washington? washington literally said during interviews not to go there if you want to do cosmetics, they're very strong in the med-derm arena tho
Mar 7
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NW also mentioned strong cosmetics
Mar 7
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am upcoming derm resident, i put down how many spots we have this year, but last year as applicant I put down how many in my class were applying