Orange, CA
Applicant sentiment — from 76 anonymous posts, 2017–2027
5.5 / 10
What anonymous posters said
Several posts described the program as having strong cosmetics training, with some also citing solid clinical, surgical, and basic science experiences. A few posters mentioned extensive driving between sites and a perceived lack of diversity in patients and pathology, and some noted a change in program leadership.
AI-generated summary of opinions expressed in anonymous, unverified posts. It describes what posters wrote, not verified facts about this program. Based on these 76 posts · Updated Aug 2026 · Contest or respond to this entry · Takedown & right of reply
✅1. Faculty are excellent clinicians and teachers. They are experts in a wide range of subspecialties (hair, oncoderm/ctcl, immunobullous, rheum-derm, cosmetics, procedural derm/lasers, peds derm etc) and seem well connected. Beautiful place to live in with access to top tier food and amazing beaches. Some of the clinics are the nicest I have seen. I rotated there and loved it. Every day was different because there was so much to see and so many faculty to work with. It could seem overwhelming at first, but it shows how much you will be able to learn and get exposed to during residency.
❌1. Long drive between sites, parking isnt free, and all that just to be treated like a scribe in clinic
💬1. Excellent training with exposure to many subspecialty clinics and attendings are great teachers. Matches well into fellowship. High volume clinics and exposure to wide range of pathology. Attendings have wide range of expertise. Location is beautiful and many of the facilities are very nice. Residents seem close > Also disagree with residents being treated as scribes, I did a rotation here and they all see pts independently and staff with the attendings just like at any other institution
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Anyone know interview dates for Irvine?
do we know if cornell was internal orr all?
Cornell has ~4-5 spots, so I would have expected more invites to have been represented as part of the self-report. Also, the only people who responded to that question were internals
UC Irvine rejection
UC Irvine out. ERAS, external, no ties
UC irvine rejections out too
What is UC Irvine like? Is it well-regarded as a program?
Anyone who has not heard from UC Irvine or being waitlisted?
Anyone still in limbo for UC Irvine?
Besides UCSF, did any other UC programs (Davis, Irvine, UCSD, UCLA) do RTM?
UC Irvine invite, external x4
At least irvine said no and didn't leave me hangin'....... x6 (I def appreciated it!!)
I haven't received irvine rejection.... when and how did they send this? ERAS, few min ago
Any one get confirmation from UC Irvine yet?| not yet! glad to hear i'm not the only one :)
UC Irvine versus UT Houston any thoughts? Just thinking about general dermatology now and not concerned about the location but the academic program
Wake vs UC Irvine, no connections geographically, considering Mohs
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check the PD-made interview calender <it's not on there, which is why people keep asking about it