Dallas, TX
Sentiment score: 6.8 / 10
UTSW is consistently ranked as a top-tier dermatology program (#1 in Texas, top 10 nationally) known for producing exceptionally well-trained clinicians with strong research opportunities and excellent patient populations. Applicants report mixed experiences with program culture—while residents appear happy and the clinical training is rigorous, some criticize the PD and faculty as intense, unsupportive of non-academic goals, and occasionally unpleasant. Interview logistics dominate discussion with high competition (65 interviewed for 9-11 spots) and applicants frequently seeking to swap interview dates.
What are the best programs for Mohs? Interested in a residency with strong surgical training
NYU
I've heard places with a good track record of matching mohs include univ florida, univ arizona, Mayo, U Miami, UTSW
geisinger and iowa. geisinger has lots of mohs and one of the best mohs matching track rates. Iowa does a lot of mohs as well and has a very strong program
also Cincinnati and they always keep their own residents as fellow
Is ther a list of programs particulary interested in candidates with basic/translational research?
stanford come to mind
penn
any program that has a special research resident spot or combined med-derm program. Would also look at programs that take a lot of Mh/PhDs
jhu as well
miami, utsw, ucsf, michigan
sinai?
how busy is interview season? I have an outpatient FM rotation scheduled in Jan should I cancel it
no
id imagine your school should give you excuses for interviews, and if you miss a lot just make up the days later
what dates do they usually start/are the most busy months
jan>dec>>>nov
Can I schedule interviews on weekends or is it only week days?
UTSW had an interview slot on a saturday this year, rest of mine were weekdays only (generally only 1 or a couple days per program)--> so if I have 10 interviews wont I fail the FM rotation because I'll miss so many days?
your school probably has a policy for this that you can hunt down
Are Texas schools done giving out aways? Specifically UTMB, UTSW, Baylor
Ik UTSW releases them later than most, but not sure exactly when.
UTSW already released theirs so I think theyre done, I havent seen anything about Baylor
UTMB released yesterday (7/1/26)
Has anyone else heard from UTSW besides one person?
Not me
nope
nope , do you think they are done?
nope , do you think they are done? Idk but i emailed to check for an update a while ago and never got a response back
nope , do you think they are done? Idk but i emailed to check for an update a while ago and never got a response back, i also emailed this week and didn't hear anything :(
I think they accept so few people <6 that it is probably within reason that they are done
Y'all who's gonna start the convo re what schools are best to do aways at? :Z open to hearing opinions. Some schools have stopped gauraunteeing IIs to away candidates, others have begun to prioritize internal/away candidates much more... what yall think? :)
Rush interviewed everyone who did an away this year, didn't happen previous years but thought it would be helpful to know! Great program!
theres a tab in the 25-26 sheet about aways that didnt interview rotators
i do not rec OSU, it is an awful away. rude faculty, rude residents. you will be miserable. easy away to get but occupy your time with another school
< echoing this. they interview all rotators but they are an interesting bunch..
I think the top program that guarantees an interview if you do an away is Miami. But they only take 4-8 rotators per year so if you get one you can be pretty well assured they like your app. They usually match 1-2 away rotators also despite having 30+ internals per year. Emory also guarantees an away. As does Tulane. Some texas programs do as well
Texas doesn't seem to match non-Texans often tho
UTSW does occasionally
Is UTSW reapplicant friendly?>not particularly >probably not
could texas people pls fill out interview impressions <3
utsw was nice :)
so if you have derm1+ TY1, followed by derm1 + TY2, etc thats two ranks? and depedning on all the iterations its easy to get past 20 ranks?
oh goodness i have no idea what's going on
no. Each derm rank counts as its own mini "rank list". Let's say Penn is your number one derm program. You would rank Penn + TY 1, Penn + Ty2, and Penn + TY 3, as your "number one". It's like having your ranks as 1.1, 1.2, 1.3. I hope this makes sense? It's hard to put it into words
yes!! that makes sense thank you!
sure thing! your prelim/TY rank list can also change with every program. You manually create a new prelim/TY list from scratch with every derm rank, so you can change it as you see fit (for example, if you match on the west coast for derm, you can try to match at a west coast prelim. and, if you were to match at Penn, you can try to maximize your chances of getting a prelim in Philly, etc)
oh my god i'm gonna have to make an anki card out of this
Also confused - do you only partial match a TY/Prelim if thats all you put? For example, if my list is: derm1+TY1, derm1+TY2, is it still possible to ONLY match partially to the prelim or do i explicitly have to rank TY1/TY2 independently without derm? I am also a dual app so how would I fall down to my second specialty at that rate?
if you want the option of still matching at a pgy 1 ONLY in the event that you don't match derm, you have to rank the prelims/TYs. You won't automatically match at one without ranking it. You can rank them in any order
Thanks to those of you who explained this..you did a better job than my school
you guys are awesome for answering thank you so much!!!
oh goodness i have no idea what's going on
no. Each derm rank counts as its own mini "rank list". Let's say Penn is your number one derm program. You would rank Penn + TY 1, Penn + Ty2, and Penn + TY 3, as your "number one". It's like having your ranks as 1.1, 1.2, 1.3. I hope this makes sense? It's hard to put it into words
yes!! that makes sense thank you!
sure thing! your prelim/TY rank list can also change with every program. You manually create a new prelim/TY list from scratch with every derm rank, so you can change it as you see fit (for example, if you match on the west coast for derm, you can try to match at a west coast prelim. and, if you were to match at Penn, you can try to maximize your chances of getting a prelim in Philly, etc)
oh my god i'm gonna have to make an anki card out of this
if you want the option of still matching at a pgy 1 ONLY in the event that you don't match derm, you have to rank the prelims/TYs. You won't automatically match at one without ranking it. You can rank them in any order
Thanks to those of you who explained this..you did a better job than my school
for the UTSW interview tmrw, it says it starts at 7:30 to 12:30 pm but the first link on thalamus is scheduled for 8:50 am and it seems to be an interview. theres not welcome or intro meeting link. is this just me? >if u attended the welcome session yesterday (on Th),that was it, you just start with interviews straight away so follow the itenarary
oh dang lol no warm up session I see haha thank you
yeehawwww
so some had the welcome session on Thursday and some on Saturday?
my interview on thalamus for UTSW calendar starts at 1 PM cst but on the itenarary published, the first call is at 1.30PM. has anyone ran into that issue, do you just go by the itenarary to join the call?
yes just go by itinerary in thalamus> does it just start with the first interview then?
yes! mine was like this too> ok thanks!, any insight about the interviews, do they pimp about specific projects lol?
why is the 1/10 welcome session after the interviews on 1/9> i was wondeirng too, but it looks like it is closing session?
only had 1 question about research and definitely a softball, all rooms structured qs but relaxed
why is the 1/10 welcome session after the interviews on 1/9> i was wondeirng too, but it looks like it is closing session?
are there any programs that still have interview slots open on thalamus?
1 spot for McGovern, 2 for UTSW
how many interview spots and days did mcgovern have
How we feel about the utsw iv?
Everyone was super nice but the 11 straight interviews with very little break in between was rough lol
what were questions like, any pimping?
did they ask you about your research?
no pimping! softball research questions
it was a marathon lol
POOP
what were questions like, any pimping?
did they ask you about your research?
no pimping! softball research questions
UTSW derm: Anyone willing to swap 12/11 for ANY other date?
UTSW just released their second wave today (11/11)
I wished they locked half the slots of each available date, cause it seems like we got the bottom of the litter time slots
whatever girl
are they all full now?> 3 remaning currently 7.30pm 11/11/25> 2 left as of 8.45 pm
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