University of Cincinnati Medical Center-College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

The University of Cincinnati dermatology residency is a long-standing, academically anchored program (established by Dr. Leon Goldman, "father of the medical laser") that produces a disproportionate share of academic dermatologists relative to national norms while maintaining a 100 percent board pass rate over two decades. Training spans a multi-site network—UC Medical Center's Level I trauma/quaternary referral base, VA dermatology, Cincinnati Children's pediatric dermatology, and six community-based physician offices across a 100-mile Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana catchment—giving residents exposure to over 40,000 annual visits ranging from general dermatology to complex inpatient consultation, immunodermatology, and Mohs/dermatologic surgery. The department runs active basic-science laboratories centered on melanocyte biology and melanoma genetics, embeds PhD students within its research infrastructure, and pairs a heavy dermatopathology/clinicopathologic correlation curriculum (weekly conferences, textbook review, monthly journal clubs) with an endowed lectureship series bringing in national speakers. The program's identity is that of a research-literate, dermatopathology-heavy academic training environment that values residents likely to pursue academic or subspecialty (Mohs, dermpath, pediatric derm) careers rather than straight community practice.