Dermatology Residency

The mission of our program is to train outstanding dermatologists who provide excellent care and advance our field through clinical practice, scholarship, teaching, and leadership. We are proud of the breadth and depth of experiences we offer with expert faculty in medical, surgical, cosmetic, and pediatric dermatology as well as dermatopathology. We consist of a medium-sized faculty who serve patients throughout southwestern and central Virginia areas as well as from the neighboring states of West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

Our residents develop early autonomy through management of routine and complex dermatologic diseases in their continuity clinics, as well as subspecialty expertise through rotations in faculty clinics. In addition to the outpatient clinic experience, our program offers in-depth training in procedural dermatology, inpatient dermatology, teledermatology, and teaching and research opportunities in affiliation with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

Our dermatology residency is a fully accredited three-year training program. Upon successful completion of training, residents are eligible for certification by the American Board of Dermatology and capable of becoming future leaders within the field of dermatology.

Train residents who will become well respected members of the health care community through the demonstration of medical excellence and the ethical delivery of health care.

1. Provide residents a comprehensive core curriculum in medical, surgical, pediatric dermatology and dermatopathology.
2. Prepare residents for independent practice through progressive autonomy.
3. Provide leadership within the local dermatology community through education and community service.
4. Teach our residents to become effective multi-disciplinary team players through clinical pathological correlation and managing difficult patients in the outpatient and inpatient settings.
5. Maintain a culture of professionalism, community, and collegiality within the program among faculty and residents.
6. Advance the specialty through scholarly activity in the form of original research and clinical observations.

• Pediatric to geriatric patients
• Insured, uninsured and charity care

• Didactic educational opportunities for Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residents
• Clinical education to residents and medical students

• 6 Dermatology Residents
• 6 General Dermatologists
• 1 Pediatric Dermatologist
• 2 Mohs surgeons
• 3 Dermatopathologists

• General Dermatology & Mohs Surgery

• Faculty and resident participation in free community skin screenings for underprivileged populations

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