Dermatology-Rheumatology Fellowship Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Start Date: July 1, 2010 The Department of Dermatology of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School is pleased to announce a clinical fellowship in dermatology-rheumatology for the 2010-2011 academic year. The Fellow will develop expertise in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of connective tissue diseases, including cutaneous lupus, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, psoriasis, and vasculitis. The program will include the full spectrum of clinical management, from learning unique physical exam skills to aid in clinical diagnosis to gaining familiarity with systemic therapeutics. A multi-disciplinary approach will be utilized, and the Fellow will work closely with both dermatologists and rheumatologists. The Fellow’s career development will be a primary goal of the year-long fellowship. Opportunities for clinical and translational research as well as dedicated elective time will also be available to the Fellow. The applicant must either be board-eligible in Dermatology, Rheumatology, or Medicine, or must have completed at least a PGY-1 year in Medicine at the time of initiating the fellowship. Salary will be commensurate with PGY level. Interested applicants should send an email describing their background and including their curriculum vitae to:
Ruth Ann Vleugels, M.D.
BWHDERM@PARTNERS.ORG
Director, Dermatology-Rheumatology Fellowship Program
Department of Dermatology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Application deadline: October 16, 2009
Cutaneous Oncology Fellowship Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Start Date: July 1, 2010 The Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, is pleased to announce a clinical fellowship in cutaneous oncology for the 2010-2011 academic year. The fellow will develop expertise in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of cutaneous malignancies including melanoma, cutaneous lymphomas, Merkel cell carcinoma, and high-risk basal and squamous cell cancers. The program will include the full spectrum of clinical management, from clinical diagnosis to histopathological confirmation and surgery and chemotherapeutic treatments. A multi-disciplinary approach will be utilized, and the fellow will work closely with dermatologists, dermatopathologists, medical oncologists, and surgical oncologists. Salary will be commensurate with PGY level. Interested applicants should send a letter describing their background and curriculum vitae along with two letters of recommendation to:
Andrew Werchniak, M.D.
Director, Cutaneous Oncology Fellowship Program
Department of Dermatology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
221 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115. Application deadline: November 1, 2009
Harvard Medical School, Department of Dermatology Residency Training ProgramThe HMS Department of Dermatology offers a three-year program that leads to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Dermatology. Candidates for certification are required to have a total of four years of postgraduate training which would include one year post-graduate training in one of the following broad-based programs in the United States accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or a similar program in Canada accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: a transitional year (formerly called flexible first postgraduate year), or a first-year residency in internal medicine, general surgery, family practice, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, or emergency medicine. During the three-year program, residents rotate through our affiliated hospitals, spending time in their ambulatory clinics as well as in specialty clinics. Basic dermatologic training is obtained in the ambulatory care units, where the residents see more than 50,000 patients per year. Staff attendings supervise residents in their clinical activities. Specialty clinics are organized to deal with specific dermatologic problems: - tumors
- pigmented lesions
- pediatric dermatoses
- immunologic diseases
- photobiology
- surgery
- laser medicine
For more information, please visit http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dermatology/programs/residency.aspx.
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