Program Overview
Summary of Residency Program
The Walter Reed Dermatology Residency Program located at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, offers a robust training experience in dermatology. Key features include a state-of-the-art facility, co-location with essential medical institutions, and access to numerous subspecialty fellowship-trained faculty. The program provides strong didactic training with a high faculty-to-trainee ratio and emphasizes hands-on clinical experience. Residents also gain opportunities to engage with the wider medical community through affiliations with prestigious institutions, enriching their career development.
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Highly Competitive
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Program Details
Specialty
Dermatology
IMG Friendly (Y/N)
No
IMG Friendly (detail)
The Walter Reed Dermatology Residency Program does not explicitly mention its friendly stance toward International Medical Graduates (IMGs). However, the National Capital Consortium (NCC), the program's sponsoring institution, offers 68 Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs and is known to accept trainees from various backgrounds. It would be advisable for IMGs to inquire directly about specific acceptance rates and eligibility for the program.
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Program Website
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Program Director
LTC Liesl Grenier, USA
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Current Residents
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The current resident roster details were not obtainable from the provided information. A direct inquiry may provide these specifics.
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Curriculum & Education
Overview
Strengths of the program include its in depth and well-rounded didactics and clinical rotation schedule; a high faculty to trainee ratio; numerous subspecialty dermatology fellowship-trained on site faculty members in Dermatopathology, Pediatric Dermatology and Procedural Dermatology; academic affiliations with the Dermatology Branch at the National Institutes of Health which host Dermatology Grand Rounds and medical dermatology rotations; pediatric dermatology rotations at the Johns Hopkins University, clinical conferences hosted by the Washington, D.C., Dermatological Society; and trainees have won numerous competitive national level scholarships to facilitate rotations with prominent dermatologists and dermatology subspecialists.
Application
# of Locations
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH)
Fellowship
The residency program provides numerous fellowship opportunities in Dermatopathology, Pediatric Dermatology, and Procedural Dermatology, with academic affiliations with prominent institutions such as the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University. Residents benefit from rotations and extensive learning opportunities that may include pediatric dermatology conferences in Washington, D.C.
Resident Life
Overview
The National Capital Consortium (NCC) Dermatology Residency Program offers state-of-the-art facilities and equipment in a brand new, enlarged dermatology clinic, huge Dermatology GME suite, and is co-located with the Dermatopathology Fellowship and other academic institutions, providing numerous GME opportunities.
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# of Years of Program
Typically a 3-year program.
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Salary & Benefits
Benefits Overview
State-of-the-art facilities and equipment in a brand new, enlarged dermatology clinic, huge dermatology GME suite, co-location with the Dermatopathology Fellowship, and with other academic institutions.
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