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University of Minnesota Derm II x18 (!)
U Minnesota Med School
MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN
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- Website
- www.dermatology.umn.edu/
- NRMP
- 1334080A0 / 1334080R0
- ACGME
- 0802631048
Applicant sentiment — from 72 anonymous posts, 2016–2027
5.3 / 10
What anonymous posters said
Anonymous posters described a competitive and sometimes confusing application process, citing many rejections alongside interview invites, inconsistent supplement notifications, and uncertainty over ERAS scheduling replies. Some commenters placed the program in a mid-tier ranking while others ranked it more favorably, and several posts mentioned dermatoscope access and a handwritten thank-you note tradition, though a few said they did not receive one.
AI-generated summary of opinions expressed in anonymous, unverified posts. It describes what posters wrote, not verified facts about this program. Based on these 72 posts · Updated Aug 2026 · Contest or respond to this entry · Takedown & right of reply
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2025–2026 Derm
1 entry❌1. The chair asked some interesting political questions during the interview. Overall most faculty very nice though.
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University of Minnesota Med Derm II x8
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found it, gotchu everybody, sincerely guy doing UMN "stats", for future reference for everybody: if you go to the top bar, just right of "Help" you can see edits to the entire sheet over the entire history of the sheet. it's a little cumbersome but just in case trolls go mass deleting things again
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What does UMN mean? and EC? - extracurriculars?
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Did the UMN supplement come through ERAS or through email? And did anyone figure out any common features between people that did get one? I didn't get rejected but didn't get the supplement
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Anyone get a confirmation for the Minnesota supplement?
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U Minnesota Rejectionx14
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UMinnesota supplemental x 14
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Any thoughts on HealthPartners in MN?
1st class is actually in it now, it's a 1 year old program. Previously was part of UMN site rotation.
Mar 23
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sorry, that's what I meant by 3 years old, I meant that this match will be their 3rd class ever
Mar 23
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thank you!
Mar 23
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Minnesota Rejection x11
Sad about this one :( << Why? Did you have a connection?
Mar 23
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Can we create some sort of list on what reputations/tiers are? Think this would be useful since I feel like there's not a great objective system of rankings. >>Maybe someone can make a tab and everyone can make their preconceived thoughts on program strengths, might be useful to compare especially since some of us geographically limited lol > A list like this is probably not useful or valid. But it would be fun to see what people think. Tier list page made!
Top tier: UPenn Harvard UCSF NYU Mayo Michigan, Emory, Henry Ford?) and Michigan and Mayo are not top tier. Would add Stanford, Hopkins, and UCLA instead)
Mar 23
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would also add UTSW https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/157864/practice-management/us-dermatology-residency-program-rankings-based/page/0/1 <<what is the difference between this article and the doximity rankings? Is there more validity to one vs the other? << lol, someone put UCLA in top tier (UCLA isn't even a Department, it's a Division) >> lol UCLA low tier for sure << realistically, probably middle to low, great overall health system but will always have hands tied and no real ability to grow
Mar 23
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UCLA is a solid program, strong surgical training, lacks the super complex patients of some more intense programs but it depends on what you are looking for in your training << I don't think anyone's saying it's a bad program, just not a top tier, that's kind of silly
Mar 23
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UCLA is the perfect example of a low-to-mid tier program that is nonetheless quite competitive given it's in California. Again, there's often a disconnect between prestige/quality of training and competitiveness. Location, location, location.
Mar 23
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No way that Hopkins and UCLA would be top tier over Michigan and Mayo
Mar 23
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Mid-tier: OHSU, Iowa, Minnesota, UPMC >> Would probably put MN as low tier? >> Thoughts? Why? >> Minnesota would probably be in same tier as OHSU, Iowa, UPMC. Iowa has great faculty, but I think it does suffer from being in a relatively non-diverse, predominately white, smallish-city in Iowa. Minnesota, OHSU, and UPMC are in more urban environments with at least UPMC and Minnesota having more ethnic / racial diversity, (Portland is super white as well). Also, no one should trust that MDedge nonsense x5
Mar 23
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To be fair they tried to make an objective measure. Many of the opinions here leave out some good programs and add in top medical schools that are not top derm programs
Mar 23
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MN, Iowa as med-high tier? Would drop UPMC to low tier (just feel like no residents really enjoy it there but maybe that's just me lol)? And Iowa usually as a top 20 program on almost all ranking systems (though you cant always trust these things so who knows). I think its one of those places that suffers in many peoples minds because they have a not-so great med school and its in the mid west, but the derm program is actually extremely well-respected independednt of those facts
Mar 23
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1. Penn 2. UCSF 3. NYU 4. Harvard 5. Stanford 6. Northwestern 7. Emory 8. UTSW 9. Hopkins 10. Wash U 11. Mayo 12. Michigan 13. Iowa 14. HF 15. OHSU 16. Colorado 17. Minnesota 18. Utah 19. Cornell 20. Vanderbilt
Mar 23
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<-What is this list based on? Its totally inaccurate. Hopkins and Vanderbilt are mid tier programs at best. No Yale? No UW? No Wisconsin? No Miami? No Sinai? Cornell over Columbia? UPMC is definitely mid to top tier. Also, tiers maybe, but I dont understand how you can possibly rank 1 vs. 3 vs. 8 off the cuff << yeah, 1-3 is pretty standard, gets messy with next 5 I was about to post how accurate this list is. Some of the programs listed above are no way in the conversation. You can maybe disagree with Wash U/Cornell to the left tho. I'd agree Vanderbilt too high too
Mar 23
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<Yale for sure. x4 . Think that list is pretty accurate for top 20 minus Wash U, Cornell, and Vanderbilt. Would replace with Yale and Columbia. And Cleveland Clinic maybe. <<I question the order of some of these too. Hopkins is not a top 10 (but it is a top 20 probably). I agree that Sinai, miami, Columbia would also be top 20. Vandy should not be on that list and neither should a few others.
Mar 23
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<How good are the following programs: UPMC, Hopkins, UCSD, Miami.
Mar 23
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I think those are all decent programs (mid-top tier?). I would say that I typically view Hopkins as a mid-tier program (they don't have a lot of diversity in terms of training sites, though Hopkins itself is a great hospital). Miami is typically considered a Top 10 program - but they also are quite disorganized, old facilities, longer hours (Saturday clinics). UPMC takes a lot of MD/PhDs and has great Mohs training, though I never found their program actually attracts people who want to be there. UCSD is solid, somewhat basic-science focused. It's outshined by other programs in California (e.g. Stanford, UCSF, USC) and San Diego has great weather / beaches, though admittedly isn't the most exciting place to live / lacks a lot of arts / culture compared to most bigger cities in the United States.
Mar 23
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name me a state with better Mexican food tho
Mar 23
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HealthPartners invite x 3 << Was this for class starting in 7/20 or 7/21?
What program is this?
Mar 23
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New program (first class started this July) in Minnesota
Mar 23
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Was this for class starting in 7/20 or 7/21?
Mar 23
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What're the dates?
Mar 23
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12/7, I dont know if there is any other date << For applicants beginning July 2020, the interview date will be December 7, 2019. For applicants beginning July 2021, the interview date will be January 11, 2020.
Mar 23
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For Northwestern Med/Derm, can we rank both the combined and regular Derm programs? I was only invited to the Med/Derm one. Harvard and Minnesota explicitly say that you need to be invited separately to their regular derm programs, but NW says nothing on their website or email
< It's totally separate (don't get to rank both unless you get both interviews)<ok thanks too bad
Mar 23
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Has ANYONE heard from U Minnesota yet?
Nope x2
Mar 23
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#lasthope
Mar 23
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Yes..yesterday afternoon x4. I'm sure they're coming!! <<When does interview date end? trying to book a flight?
Mar 23
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The day technically ends around 12:30 but there is an optional bus tour to the VA and Children's hospital that will end with a drop off at the airport at 2pm if that's helpful! <<Thank you!!!
Mar 23
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Anyone not hear back from Minnesota yet regarding interview dates? x2
ryr
Mar 23
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Yes, yesterday afternoon! x2, got my schedule yesterday
Mar 23
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Relatively new program (~3 years old) but otherwise haven't heard anything bad