University of Mississippi School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

The University of Mississippi Medical Center Dermatology Residency is the state's only academic dermatology program, situated within Mississippi's sole academic medical center and serving as a referral hub for a largely rural, medically underserved population. The curriculum is structured around a strong continuity-clinic model (a resident's own patient panel carried across all three years) plus rotations through general/medical, pediatric, procedural (Mohs), and dermatopathology services at multiple sites including the VA and the Jackson Medical Mall, with graduated autonomy culminating in independent patient panels and chief resident responsibilities in the PGY-4 year. Research is structured but modest in scope: residents must identify a scholarly project within six months and maintain one to two ongoing projects through residency, supported by an institutional research primer, with an emphasis on case reports, QA projects, and conference presentations rather than a heavy investigative track. The program's mission orientation - eliminating health disparities among Mississippians - combined with its rural outreach infrastructure (community hospitals in Holmes County, Grenada, Madison, Greenwood) signals a service-driven, community-facing academic identity rather than a subspecialty-research powerhouse.