DermRounds Dermatology Network's Blog – December 2011 Archive (2)

Tis the season for residency interviews. Here are some frequently asked questions (FAQs) to be prepared for! Go and nail one of those ~270 spots!

Why derm?

Why this program?

Why this city?

What are you looking for in a program?

What other programs are you considering?

If not derm, what would you do?

Tell me about yourself.

Tell me about a difficult situation you have been in.

Tell me about a medical case where an ethical problem came…

(BOSTON) - Why do medical students choose dermatology?  In a well done article in the NYTimes a few years back, the author explores why medical students go into dermatology.  Even top medical students at elite universities such as Harvard Medical School (as covered in this article) choose dermatology over other fields such as primary care.

Read more at the NYTimes: …