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U Michigan Hosps-Ann Arbor

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Ann Arbor, MI

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Sentiment score: 6.2 / 10

Applicants discuss University of Michigan's dermatology program with mixed but increasingly positive sentiment. The program has a documented history of being considered "malignant" with concerns about long hours, unhappy residents, and workplace culture, but many recent commenters report that these issues have been resolved under new leadership and describe positive interview experiences. Current residents and recent rotators provide conflicting accounts, with some praising the program's academic strength and supportive environment while others report ongoing concerns about resident happiness and work-life balance.

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Fame & Shame

2025–2026 Derm

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1. Parking sucks; expensive at main hospital and even then, have to drive around to find a spot for a while.

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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.

#35222025–2026 DermMar 25

0/7 is insane. yale was something like 4/10

Mar 25
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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

#35012025–2026 DermMar 25

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
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"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

#30422025–2026 DermFeb 21

would we consider it a bad sign if residents/attendings from an away don't remember us

Feb 21
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location is everything

Feb 21
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> lol was this michigan?

Feb 21
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was thinking the same thing lol> Must be Michigan!>No, its UAMS!

Feb 21
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i mean put it where you want and if it works out it works out if not you go somewhere lower on the list?

Feb 21
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was thinking the same thing lol> Must be Michigan!>No, its UAMS!

Mar 7
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Do most programs have moonlighting? Specifically UW (Seattle) and Northwestwern

#29542025–2026 DermFeb 21

what about UCSD and Michigan??

Feb 21
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you can look this up on ResidencyExplorer as well as other useful metrics like average # hours worked, etc.

Feb 21
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didn't know RE had moon information! Thank you!!

Feb 21
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pretty sure no moonlighting at UCSD

Feb 21
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didn't know RE had moon information! Thank you!!

Mar 7
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pretty sure no moonlighting at UCSD

Mar 7
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Does University of Michigan have admin days?

#28852025–2026 DermFeb 21

2 half academic days

Feb 21
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per month

Feb 21
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per cohort

Feb 21
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per month

Mar 7
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per cohort

Mar 7
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got a survey for UMich treats

#28642025–2026 DermFeb 21

survey isn't working for me, keeps saying "answer this question" when i already clicked and added my info :')

Feb 21
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you have to fill in address 2 haha

Feb 21
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i love you ty

Feb 21
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you have to fill in address 2 haha

Mar 7
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i love you ty

Mar 7
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Did anyone from UMich get the goodies they said during interview day they'd give? Or is that still pending

#28042025–2026 DermFeb 21

not yet

Feb 21
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i'm confused - i haven't even got the email

Feb 21
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same

Feb 21
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i'm confused - i haven't even got the email

Mar 7
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same

Mar 7
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Did everyone who interviewed at Michigan get the "UMich Employment Eligibility Confirmation Survey" today? (12.19pm)

#27492025–2026 DermFeb 21

yes x2

Feb 21
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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?

#26852025–2026 DermFeb 21

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
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Being forced to do stupid shit like cover atttending inbox can actually make a big impact on your QoL .. lol

Feb 21
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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

#26052025–2026 DermFeb 21

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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MICHIGAN QUESTION: I thought the PD said that there is 4 weeks of cosmetic clinic and monthly sessions on cosmetics. Is that a good amount to feel adequate to do cosmetics as an attending? Is that a regular amount of cosmetics (or more) than most programs? I'm just confused why some say the program has "no cosmetics".> pd said "if you are looking for cosmetics, this is not the right program for you"

#26042025–2026 DermFeb 21

What's a good program for cosmetics? It seems like all of the programs I have interviewed at emphasize their expertise in research and complex med-derm. What do we do if we want to get more cosmetic experience??

Feb 21
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the programs are out there, michigan is not the place for cosmetics

Feb 21
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wait why is Mohs at Michigan 2 years

#25632025–2026 DermFeb 21

one year is training and the next year you are like a mini attending (you'll have support from faculty but can do cases on your own)

Feb 21
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but you get paid as a fellow...?

Feb 21
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Yes. It's fucking stupid and is just another year not getting paid.

Feb 21
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jr faculty not fellow

Feb 21
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So actually paid? Why be strapped to that place for a whole year after training?

Feb 21
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intended to just help ease in attending life but yall don't like that

Feb 21
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insight into umich interview and kind of questions they asked?

#25462025–2026 DermFeb 21

standardized questions

Feb 21
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all behavioral, OR others too? Also how many per room? in

Feb 21
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are you just curious or do you have an interview there?

Feb 21
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standardized, mix of behaviorial and others

Feb 21
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is michigan derm really toxic? liked my interview

#25452025–2026 DermFeb 21

no it's not toxic lol I did away and yes they work hard and they mention that during my interviews but you'll learn so much

Feb 21
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the attendings are nice and patient. So its not toxic in the fact that people treat you like shit.

Feb 21
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then how is it toxic> it's not

Feb 21
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Did michigan and NW actually send swag or are the comments below just trolling

#24782025–2026 DermFeb 21

I got a tumbler and a sticker from NW. Not sure why others didn't!

Feb 21
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I didn't get swag from NW

Feb 21
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welp looks like they know who they like (jk)

Feb 21
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Were you applying into categorical or med derm?

Feb 21
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welp looks like they know who they like (jk)

Mar 7
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