Wright State University Program

Program Identity & Fit

Wright State's dermatology residency is a small, community-based three-year program (two residents per year) without a single university flagship hospital, instead drawing its clinical experience from continuity clinics, the Dayton VA Medical Center, inpatient consults at Miami Valley Hospital, and a network of private practice offices staffed largely by volunteer clinical faculty. Clinical research is encouraged rather than mandated, with residents plugged into the Wright State Pharmacology and Toxicology Department and the Clinical Trials Research Alliance for industry-sponsored trials, and a steady output of case reports and case series (JAAD Case Rep, Cutis, Am J Dermatopathol) reflecting a case-based, clinically-grounded scholarly culture rather than bench science. The program has produced graduates who pursue Mohs surgery, pediatric dermatology, and general clinical practice, and its resident roster includes several Wright State/Ohio medical school graduates alongside DO-friendly recruitment (a current resident holds a DO-eligible board background), suggesting comfort with osteopathic and regional applicants. The program appears to value clinical versatility across VA, community, and private-practice settings over subspecialty research intensity, favoring residents who thrive under a volunteer-faculty, multi-site model rather than a single tertiary academic center.