Indiana University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

IU School of Medicine's dermatology residency is a university-based, academically-oriented three-year program (with both categorical and advanced positions) embedded in a large tertiary academic medical center, drawing patients across multiple sites including IU Health University and Methodist Hospitals, Eskenazi safety-net hospital, Riley Children's Hospital, and the VA, giving residents exposure to general dermatology, pediatric dermatology, transplant dermatology, dermatology-rheumatology, and subspecialty clinics such as Mohs, melanoma, and vascular lesions. Longitudinal continuity clinics across VA, Eskenazi, University Hospital, and an outpatient site emphasize sustained patient relationships rather than block rotations alone. Faculty maintain active NIH-supported laboratories (HPV oncogenesis, atopic dermatitis immunology, UVB carcinogenesis/IGF-1R signaling, integrated stress response in skin, SMA), reflecting a research-capable environment though the program explicitly states no research requirement and uses a holistic, non-cutoff-based selection process. The structured Wednesday didactic curriculum (grand rounds, dermpath, journal/book club, cosmetics) and diverse clinical sites suggest the program values well-rounded clinicians who can move fluidly between underserved safety-net care and subspecialty academic dermatology.