West Virginia University Program

Program Identity & Fit

WVU's dermatology residency is the only program of its kind in West Virginia, functioning as a small, tertiary academic unit anchored by an eight-faculty group covering general dermatology, pediatric dermatology, Mohs surgery, and dermatopathology at a newly built outpatient center alongside J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital and the WVU Medicine Children's Hospital. The program emphasizes significant continuity clinic and high patient volume (roughly 425 patients and 20 consults monthly per resident), paired with structured scholarly activity supported by a dedicated research assistant and clinical trial infrastructure, yielding frequent resident publications. Career messaging is explicitly broad - the program director states it supports residents heading toward general practice, academic dermatology, or fellowship - reflecting a generalist, community-serving academic identity rather than a narrow research or fellowship pipeline. As the state's sole dermatology training program, it appears to value residents comfortable with rural/regional patient care, longitudinal continuity relationships, and a balance of clinical productivity with scholarly output.