University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program

Program Identity & Fit

UIC is one of the oldest dermatology departments in the country, a university-affiliated academic program with a 110+ year history of physician-leaders in autoimmune blistering disease, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis. Clinical training spans the UIC Medical Center outpatient clinic (general, pediatric, and complex medical dermatology, Mohs, cutaneous laser and cosmetic surgery, phototherapy/PDT, dermatopathology) as well as the Jesse Brown VA and Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, giving residents exposure to both a diverse urban safety-net population and a veteran population. Faculty maintain active NIH- and Dermatology Foundation-funded basic science and translational research programs (neutrophil biology, angiogenesis, atopic dermatitis pathogenesis, health disparities in pigmented skin disorders), reflecting a department that values scholarly productivity alongside clinical service. The 12-resident program has a track record of 100% first-attempt ABD board certification and graduates entering both academic and private practice careers, indicating a program that prepares residents broadly rather than pushing a single fellowship-heavy pathway.