Located at the heart of the world's largest health sciences complex, our program offers resources and opportunities unmatched anywhere.
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine offers one training position per year in our Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology fellowship, approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. In keeping with ACGME regulations and requirements, the fellowship is one year in length (July 1 to June 30 of the subsequent year). Our fellowship has an intensive focus on clinical services offered at the Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center with the Lee and Joe Jamail Specialty Care Center acting as a secondary site.
The mission of the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine, Micrographic Surgery & Dermatologic Oncology fellowship is to develop compassionate, competent physicians committed to life-long learning who are able to provide patient-centered care to diverse populations with skin cancer by utilizing a variety of surgical and non-surgical methods, teaming with the patient to select treatment methods that are the most up-to-date and the most appropriate for the desired outcome.
Admissions and Benefits
The program accepts applications from rising senior dermatology residents in an ACGME-approved program and those that have already successfully completed a dermatology residency in an ACGME-approved program. Training begins the following academic year.
The ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine MSDO program participates in the . Applications will not be reviewed until they are complete. We are committed to participating in the match annually and do not offer match exemptions.
The application deadline is . Interviews are virtual (Teams) interviews and are held on Thursdays in October and November. We do not require supplemental application materials.
We do not accept visiting rotators, but we do offer information sessions, led by the program director. Our upcoming information sessions:
- May 5, 2025 from 2 - 3 p.m. CST
- May 19, 2025 from 2 - 3 p.m. CST
Please RSVP to attend one of the virtual sessions by completing .
³§±ð±ð stipends and benefit information on the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine’s graduate medical education website. Stipend levels are at the national average, but Houston's cost of living ranks among the lowest of metropolitan areas in the United States.
Maintaining your physical and emotional wellness is a prerequisite to professional success. Our fellow has access to a number of programs to support their well-being. View wellness resources.
Information about vacation and leave of absences is available on the graduate medical education website.
Curriculum
Our main site is the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which offers the fellow over 900 primary surgeon cases per year with a broad range of pathology and repairs, including interpolation flaps.
The Jamail Specialty Care Center serves as our adjunct site. It offers extra exposure to rare pathology such as sebaceous carcinoma and cosmetic procedures.
The fellow performs Mohs at the VA Monday through Friday. The fellow helps supervise the VA resident excision clinic on Thursday afternoons.
Protected academic time is on Monday afternoons. Lectures from the faculty take place on Monday and Tuesday afternoons. An annual curriculum is provided, covering anatomy, histopathology, Mohs lab setup, cutaneous oncology, billing/coding, and repairs.
Cosmetic exposure, including laser scar revision, can be arranged on a per-patient basis. Extra exposure can be arranged based on fellow preference.
The fellow can arrange short (1-2 days) rotations with ENT, oculoplastics, radiation oncology, and plastic surgery. The fellow can also follow shared patients to the operating room for reconstruction.
The fellow does not take call.
Other than Monday and Tuesday afternoon lectures, the fellow has access to two tumor boards (Mondays biweekly, Fridays biweekly) as well as pertinent Baylor Dermatology residency lectures.
The fellowship has a private OneDrive website with a repository of materials for fellow learning.
For academic productivity, the fellow is expected to give three lectures to the residents and submit three manuscripts or projects to the annual meeting of the American College of Mohs Surgery or for publication.
Faculty
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