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Jean L. Lim, MD; Alexandra B. Kimball, MD, MPH

Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(8):943-944.

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Dermatology is fortunate to attract the most accomplished residency applicants.¹ Given the small workforce size and relative shortage of academic dermatologists, it is important to study the residency selection processes to better understand the factors that influence a resident's eventual career choice.²

Methods

This study is a retrospective review of the application files of former residents from the Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Program, which graduates the greatest proportion of academic dermatologists in the country.³ The study was approved by the institutional review board of Massachusetts General Hospital. Included were all graduates who had completed their residencies between 1991 and 2005 and had residency applications on file in the department records.

The graduates were divided into 2 groups based on their workplaces as of August 2008: (1) those working in academic settings, defined as research-based or clinician-educator–based positions; and (2) those working in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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