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Applicant sentiment — from 132 anonymous posts, 2017–2027

5.3 / 10

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Several posts described frustration with delayed and unpredictable interview invite timing. Commenters offered mixed views on program quality, with some describing solid clinical and surgical training and competitive pay, while others called it lower or middle tier and mentioned faculty turnover.

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2025–2026 Derm

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💬1. Interview was relatively conversational and nice compared to other interviews. Nice faculty, seem to be getting several new attendings who just completed residency (good culture?). Residents seem chill and nice. Amazing place to live, but high COL. > residents cold and awkward

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Predications for this week? Maybe UCLA, Brown?

#21452019-2020 DermMar 23

arent those the only two left? what about casewestern?

Mar 23
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there's a lot left (loma linda, case western, einstein, brown ucla, fsu, temple, baylor in dallas, etc.)

Mar 23
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I have about 10 places I applied to that have not sent invites/external invites...and I did not apply everywhere x2 <just look at the interview invites spreadsheet to see who's left

Mar 23
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has baylor come out? (it seems that baylor houston already did)

Mar 23
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baylor houston came out for internals only so far (pls correct this if I'm wrong)

Mar 23
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I guess UCLA has given up on interviews. They will have no residents in the class of 2021

#21382019-2020 DermMar 23

lets be real, they will even if they don't interview anyone aside from internals

Mar 23
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< they'll probably extend more invites after they interview the internals/rotators

Mar 23
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how does UCLA expect people to get a flight/travel plans together in potentially less than 10 days? Esp for east->west coast people.

#21212019-2020 DermMar 23

Internal date! Don't worry about it

Mar 23
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< but their other date is literally 1 month away. cutting it a little close

Mar 23
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Brown and UCLA are so overdue! On a sad related note, the Derm invite season seems about done...

#21092019-2020 DermMar 23

<If you are low on numbers, keep hope for trickles. Might not happen, but I know people who have gotten them this week. << hang in there, I have 5-7 trickles opening up next week, January is brutal for conflicts

Mar 23
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I haven’t gotten any trickles but I have gotten 3 interviews this week so yea, it’s winding down but not over

Mar 23
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< you have more trickles than i actually have interviews. mazel tov

Mar 23
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Hang in there, January is so crowded and people have to cancel soon. I hope they go your way, and wish you the best

Mar 23
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Can anyone confirm that Kansas went out for externals/non-rotators? Also, UCLA?

#20942019-2020 DermMar 23

seconded. anyone?

Mar 23
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UCLA STAR went out for external/non-rotator (me)

Mar 23
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Please, please, please send out your interviews soon, UCLA... x2...same with einstein and brown x1

#20792019-2020 DermMar 23
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what is going on with UCLA, Sinai, Einstein, and Baylor?? They are all way overdue for IVs > and Brown and Colorado

#20682019-2020 DermMar 23

UCLA sent externals very late in the past. A few of the others wait until this week...and a few are very very late compared to the past haha

Mar 23
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< when is sinai's interview dates?

Mar 23
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Have UCLA non-internal interviews gone out? x2

#20632019-2020 DermMar 23

apparently not. what on earth is going on there

Mar 23
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So you're telling me there's a chance??

Mar 23
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Does anyone know if the UCLA star interview already happened? I filled out the supplement and got a response that I would hear from them soon, but never did. Thanks!

#20592019-2020 DermMar 23

<Yes I have met several applicants who have already interviewed there

Mar 23
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Predictions for this week??

#19992019-2020 DermMar 23

Colorado x2, Utah, brown x2, stanford x2, Saint Louis, UCLA

Mar 23
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Mizzou and SLU?

Mar 23
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Anyone know if UCLA's 12/17 date is just for Research and/or Internals?

#19882019-2020 DermMar 23

<-- historically as well as this year just for internals + rotators (STAR/research is a different day entirely) << thanks for info! x2

Mar 23
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Harbor UCLA invite x3

#19682019-2020 DermMar 23

does anyone know how to get a prelim IV here?

Mar 23
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has anyone heard from Harbor prelim?

Mar 23
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1/13/20 CONGRATS!

Mar 23
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Email or ERAS?

Mar 23
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ERAS

Mar 23
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external or rotator?

Mar 23
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rotator.

Mar 23
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Any nonrotators get an interview here yet?

Mar 23
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< theres only 1 spot this year so i wonder how many theyre interviewing

Mar 23
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COME ON, UCLA AND STANFORD. RELEASE YOUR INTERVIEWS ALREADY! x1000000

#19182019-2020 DermMar 23

<< Waiting for one here too but I dunno, it looks like last year UCLA didn't send out invites until after they'd interviewed the internals, so it might not be until Decemeber.

Mar 23
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Lol at whoever said we weren't gonna get any action this week x1000< My residents told me to take the spreadsheet with a grain of salt because there are invariably people who will lie and/or misinform

#18872019-2020 DermMar 23

< yeah historically there have been invites week of Thanksgiving. No idea why people thought there wouldn't be. I think a hanfful more will come out. Places like Colorado, UCLA are due. Colorado said "mid-december" when I asked. Hope they speed it up though.

Mar 23
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predictions for which programs come out next week?

#18602019-2020 DermMar 23

Colorado x2, UCLA, UCSD x2, UT Austin x2, University of Florida, Hofstra, Brown, maybe USC, Stanfordx2?

Mar 23
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stanford comes out first week of december

Mar 23
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source?x2

Mar 23
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< how do you know? x3

Mar 23
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<yeah fake news. PC told me they'd come out by the end of November

Mar 23
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