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Stanford vs. UCSF. Which one has happier residents?
UC San Francisco-CA
UCSFSan Francisco, CA
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- www.dermatology.ucsf.edu/
- NRMP
- 1062080R0 / 1062080A0
- ACGME
- 0800521019
Applicant sentiment — from 150 anonymous posts, 2016–2027
5.5 / 10
What anonymous posters said
Anonymous posters frequently discussed the interview process, including timing of invite calls, rejections, and Step 2 score requirements before rank lists. Several commenters described the program as highly regarded for clinical training and subspecialty exposure, though opinions on workload and culture varied, with some calling it demanding and others disputing negative characterizations. Multiple posts noted few internal candidates remain for residency and suggested California ties may be helpful in admissions.
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Fame & Shame
2026-2027 Derm
3 entries❌1. Elitist (to no one's surprise), and many faculty give preferential treatment to rotating medical students from more prestigious schools. As much as they emphasize being socially attuned and progressive, at the end of the day, they're just another ivory tower institution masquerading as a social justice warrior.
❌1. You don't actually HAVE to be a former pediatrician to apply for this and be considered. Wish I knew this earlier, I would have applied.
❌2. Interviewer made disparaging comments about where I went to school
2025–2026 Derm
4 entries❌1. You don't actually HAVE to be a former pediatrician to apply for this and be considered. Wish I knew this earlier, I would have applied.
❌1. Elitist (to no one's surprise), and many faculty give preferential treatment to rotating medical students from more prestigious schools. As much as they emphasize being socially attuned and progressive, at the end of the day, they're just another ivory tower institution masquerading as a social justice warrior.
❌2. Interviewer made disparaging comments about where I went to school
💬1. It does say on their website "preferred but not required;" I wonder if they've taken applicants w/o previous peds residency. > guess we will find out soon > this is the first year of the track and it seemed like everybody was an MS4 during the interview +1
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Out of curiosity to gauge amount of overlap at top programs, how many ppl are interviewing at UCSF, Stanford, NYU, Penn and Harvard?
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Whats the best way to get from San Francisco Proper out towards San Jose/Stanford area? Can I uber or do I need to rent a car?
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How far do top programs typically have to go down the rank list? I always feel that people that got invited to harvard will get invited to penn, NYU, Stanford, UCSF, Sinai, NW, Mayo. Can they go all the way to number 30-40 on their rank list because all of the applicants end up being spread out? Unless every applicant that those programs rank to match ranks their respective programs (unlikely) number one, they should go down pretty far.
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where are y'all staying for interviews at UCSF? At USC? Having trouble finding affordable hotels...
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Can anyone who interviewed at UCSF post impressions?
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hi all! were there faculty at the UCSF happy hour/dinner?
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For what’s its worth, I don’t think UCSF or penn have done any RTM calls or emails. This is trolling my friends
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^UCSF definitely has made a R2M phonecall
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When was the UCSF call? Do you know if Stanford also gives a call? Thanks folks
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for all you UCSF RTM badasses, how amazing did that feel? i think i would die of happiness if i got a RTM call from a top program
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7. UCSF is malignant
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Besides UCSF, did any other UC programs (Davis, Irvine, UCSD, UCLA) do RTM?
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Did anyone rank NYU over UCSF, HMS, Penn or stanford??
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^ over stanford maybe, but why would anyone rank it over UCSF...and certainl not over Penn unless your family is in NYC and you can't be 90 minutes away and therefore want a program that is, no question, less clinically/academically strong
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