This year or recent years....
This year or recent years....
This list changes every year so there is no definitive resource on the internet. I would suggest applying broadly because you never know what will pan out. when I applied, there were 2 programs that had extra funding approved partway through interview season so they were suddenly very interested in anyone who had already completed an intern year--and there is a lot less competition for those spots. good luck.
Thank you, very useful your observations.Hmm. That is definitely more complicated. My thoughts:
1. Probably. Hospitals use other funds to fund their residency salaries (clinical revenue, etc) so they don't only depend on Medicare funding. However, you would probably be less attractive as an applicant. I don't know where you would begin to find which programs would be open to this. It's always a good idea to reach out to your home program where you currently are--they may be the most receptive to you or at least might be able to point you in the right direction.
2. I think that probably depends what you want your ultimate job to be and what the trends are in the city you are in. You might be better off asking dermpath trained people. In the region I work, derms who havent done dermpath only sign out their own easy cases (BCCs, SCCs) or maybe a bit more than that if they are in solo practice. Otherwise to work for a bigger group it seems like everyone is dermpath fellowship trained. In terms of if it makes you more competitive to derm residencies... I dont know. I doubt it would make a huge difference (since you are already bringing a lot of path knowledge).
Any other thoughts or insights?
How many years do people have to typically wait before matching after finishing their residency? Also do these candidates from other residencies have a lot of derm research experience?
It usually takes some time as you need to build up contacts within dermatology. Derm research is usually the best way to do so.
How much time? What do people do during this time, research? This seems like a rather risky plan since what will they do if their plan doesn't work out?