Seven hours per week are dedicated to formal didactic sessions systematically covering the following subjects below.
Residents attend a wide variety of dermatology conferences. These routinely include the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual spring meeting, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) Annual meeting and the Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) annual meeting. Residents are permitted to go up to 8 days of conferences each year to present their work, network and learn from our colleagues.
New England Dermatological Society
The Departments of Dermatology at Tufts Medical Center, Boston Medical Center, Harvard, Brown, Yale, Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the University of Massachusetts rotate to provide 3 clinical meetings per year with 20-30 live patients with rare diagnoses followed by case discussions and lectures.
American Academy of Dermatology
Residents are encouraged to attend the annual spring meeting each year and to participate in poster and/or gross & microscopic presentations.