Ohio State University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Ohio State's dermatology residency is an academic, university-based program embedded in a Tier-1 research institution, with an explicit dual mission to produce clinical dermatologists oriented toward medical dermatology/cutaneous oncology and academic clinician-educators, alongside a stated priority on training physicians for underserved geographic and socioeconomic populations. The clinical curriculum is unusually broad for a three-year program, spanning VA medical dermatology, corrections clinic, a physician's free clinic, HIV dermatology, connective-tissue/rheumatologic dermatology, cutaneous lymphoma at the James, pediatric dermatology at Nationwide Children's, and in-house Mohs and dermatopathology, giving residents exposure to complex, high-acuity and safety-net populations rather than a purely cosmetic-heavy caseload. Research is structurally supported but not obligatory beyond three required scholarly projects per resident, while a highly active clinical trials unit (30+ active trials annually) and faculty-led NIH/Dermatology Foundation-funded programs in cSCC, DRESS/SJS-TEN, pyoderma gangrenosum, and hidradenitis offer deep engagement for residents who want it. In-house fellowships in Mohs/dermatologic oncology, dermatopathology, and pediatric dermatology signal that the program values and retains residents pursuing fellowship-level subspecialization while also explicitly valuing those committed to underserved care and general medical dermatology practice.