To become an Osteopathic Dermatologist, the AOCD recommends that students complete a one year internship program in general medicine, after their 4 years of general medical education, and complete a 3 year dermatology residency program. In an ideal world, it would be smart to complete the one year internship program in general medicine at a dermatology residency hospital so that you can become involved with the dermatology program. My question is how difficult is it to obtain an internship that is not in the state of your D.O. school. For example, if I attended Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, how difficult would it be to get accepted into an internship in Florida or Ohio (those being the states with internships provided at a dermatology residency hospital)?
Chances of getting an 'out-of-state' internship at a derm residency hospital
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Derm is crazy competitive to begin with. In-state vs Out of state should be the least of your worries.
Anyways, the rumors I've heard is that the DO programs tend to take people that rotate there. Then again, I know people who've done rotations and not gotten in...so take all these things with a grain of salt.
I would email the programs you're interested in directly and ask them. Most people are pretty friendly and they'll give you better information than SDN will.
