University of Missouri-Columbia Program

Dermatology Analyst Verified · Apr 20, 2023

University of Missouri-Columbia Program

University of Missouri-Columbia Program is a residency program specializing in Dermatology, located in Columbia, Missouri, directed by Kari L. Martin, MD and coordinated by Katie Jones. The program accepts applications through October 8, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at joneskat@health.missouri.edu or (573) 882-1767. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

The University of Missouri-Columbia Dermatology program is a small, university-affiliated academic department with a distinctive and explicitly stated focus on small community and rural dermatology, distinguishing it from urban tertiary-track programs. Clinical training spans general dermatology, pediatric dermatology at the Children's Hospital, dermatologic oncology at the comprehensive cancer center, and VA dermatology, with graduated surgical exposure (resident excision clinics, Mohs rotations) and a three-year longitudinal continuity clinic emphasizing resident autonomy with readily available faculty backup. Research is clinically embedded rather than bench-driven, with strong departmental investment in teledermatology and access-to-care work (Dermatology ECHO, rural/underserved outreach), reflecting a program identity built around extending dermatologic expertise into underserved Missouri communities. The program values collegiality, teaching-oriented faculty, and residents drawn to rural or primary-care-adjacent practice models, while still producing graduates who enter both community and academic dermatology.

Who it fits

An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on rural or underserved health access, teledermatology, or primary-care collaboration, and who is seeking broad clinical/procedural competence with mentorship-rich autonomy rather than a heavily bench-research or subspecialty-fellowship trajectory.

Research intensity

Moderate - clinical and health-services research (teledermatology, access, ECHO) is embedded and encouraged, with faculty mentorship available, but it is not positioned as a central identity requirement for residents.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Academic Medicine.

Important

The program states it is "unique in our focus on small community and rural dermatology" and maintains a Rural Scholars pathway feeding into residency; it also notes acceptance of applicants who have completed partial or full residency training in another specialty, and requires a completed preliminary/categorical PGY1 year in an approved field (internal medicine, general surgery, family practice, OB/GYN, pediatrics, or emergency medicine) prior to dermatology training.

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Dermatology

Deadline 10/08/2027

345 days left

Accreditation Status Continued

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