Residents offer direct care under the one-on-one supervision of an attending physician. Each year is designed to allow the resident to perform more independently in the diagnosis, management and decision-making functions of dermatology according to his or her knowledge level, technical skills and expertise.
Two elective rotations in the third year allow residents to gain more in-depth experience in one or more dermatological subspecialties: pediatrics, surgery, dermatopathology, clinical or translational research.
PGY2 – Building a Foundation
- General dermatology
- Variety of pathology: general dermatology, complicated psoriasis and medical dermatology
- Rural dermatology: skin cancer/skin checks
- Variety of medical dermatology
- Clinical dermatology
- Dermatopathology
- Pediatric dermatology
- Mohs surgery
PGY3 – Developing Skills
- Mohs surgery
- General dermatology
- Dermatopathology
- Continuity clinic at Baylor University Medical Center
- Elective (one month)
- Cosmetics
- Surgery
- General dermatology
PGY4 – Polishing for Career
- Mohs surgery
- Dermatopathology
- Research (one month)
- Electives (two months)
- General dermatology (three months)
- Pediatric dermatology (one month)
- Rheumatologic dermatology elective
- Continuity clinic at Baylor Dallas
In addition, PGY4 residents have chief resident duties during which they gain organization, leadership and scheduling experience in addition to teaching “chief review” every other Wednesday.
Cosmetic Clinic
One Wednesday each month all residents take part in faculty-supervised cosmetic clinic from 5 to 7 p.m. Each resident brings one patient and utilizes a variety of products, such as neurotoxin and filler. Additional cosmetic procedures may be utilized pending faculty approval.