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Training Program in Dermatopathology Boston University School of Medicine

Program Description: This program is two one-year fellowship geared to prepare individuals for an academic career in Dermatopathology in the US. Training in diagnostic dermatopathology is founded on our volume of over 20,000 accessions per year, which include consultations on previously prepared slides and thus a high proportion of challenging material. Fellows see all or some of the cases before their being signed out by an attending. Ancillary diagnostic training is available in immunoperoxidase techniques and molecular biology. Research opportunities include clinicopathologic studies, immunoperoxidase, ultrastructural and molecular biologic investigation of aspects of skin disease.

Program Details: The first year provides time for fellows to pursue a research project in depth while the second offers extensive experience in practical Dermatopathology. The first and last two months of the second year in training will be spent exclusively in Dermatopathology, interspersed by an 8-month rotation in either clinical dermatology (for pathology-trained residents) or in surgical pathology (for dermatology-trained residents). Dermatopathology training will continue during these clinical dermatology/surgical pathology rotations. The fellow will be expected to actively participate in all teaching activities throughout the years in training.

Requirements: Board-eligible/certified in pathology (AP, AP/CP) or dermatology.

Deadline: The 2026 application cycle is now closed

For more information, please contact: dermtrng@bu.edu

Program Director: Candice Brem, MD

Program Contact: Katie Galek, MSHA, Manager of Training Programs
Department of Dermatology,
Boston University School of Medicine
609 Albany Street
Boston, MA 02118 USA
Email: dermtrng@bu.edu
Telephone: (617)-358-9728
Fax: (617)-358-9709