University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

OU Dermatology is a university-based, academic program in Oklahoma City training eleven residents across a three-year PGY-2 entry curriculum, with clinical responsibilities spanning OU Medical Center, Children's Hospital, and the VA Medical Center, giving residents exposure to adult, pediatric, and veteran populations along with inpatient consultative dermatology. The program explicitly organizes its identity around three pillars - compassionate clinical care, inclusive education of learners across disciplines, and "meaningful research" - and structures training around a dense conference schedule (textbook, dermpath, clinical Kodachrome, surgery, basic science, journal club, M&M, grand rounds) alongside required attendance at state society meetings and the AAD annual meeting with expected poster/paper presentations. Its named Skin of Color initiatives (the Everett Symposium and a dedicated Skin of Color visiting student elective) signal a distinct institutional emphasis on pigmented skin disease and health equity in dermatologic care that differentiates it from a generic academic program. The requirement to rank above the 40th percentile on in-service exams and maintain procedural logs reflects a program valuing steady, demonstrable competency development within a structured academic framework rather than pure research output.