Dartmouth- Hitchcock-Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Dermatology Residency is an academic, university-affiliated program (Geisel School of Medicine) situated in a tertiary/quaternary referral center serving a largely rural New England population across New Hampshire and Vermont's Upper Valley. The curriculum explicitly spans primary, secondary, and tertiary dermatologic care across subspecialty clinics (cutaneous lymphoma, Mohs/dermatologic surgery, pediatric dermatology, contact/occupational dermatology, cosmetics) plus a VA site, signaling breadth across clinical complexity and practice settings rather than a single-track focus. The program's stated aim is to produce graduates competitive for fellowship, academic, group practice, or global health pathways, indicating a deliberately pluralistic career outlook rather than a fellowship-pipeline identity. Small size (four residents/year), collaborative case-based culture (described "long buzz" group consults), and rigorous preclinical academic screening suggest the program values strong foundational medical knowledge and a collegial, teaching-oriented clinical style.