The McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University combined Medicine-Dermatology Residency is designed to prepare each resident to begin the practice of both Internal Medicine and Dermatology. Upon successful completion of the combined program, the resident will be eligible for the certifying exam in each specialty and well prepared for advanced training, fellowships, or research careers in either field.
This five (5) year program incorporates two and a half years in each of the categorical Internal Medicine and Dermatology residency training programs.
Each resident has graded responsibilities in Medicine and Dermatology throughout the five years of training, including weekly continuity clinics in Medicine for all five years and in dermatology for the final three years of the program.
The first year of training focuses on the house officer developing a strong background in Internal Medicine as part of the categorical internal medicine program. Specifically the intern learns to:
• Recognize acuity of illness
• Manage individual cases and initiate interventions
• Coordinate care in a complex medical system
• Develop a level of efficiency and skills to multi-task
• Understand how to find support materials and information to optimize care
• Participate in learning opportunities oriented towards a first year house officer
• Utilize the medical literature to inform decision making and management plans
• Teach medical students as assigned to them
Similarly, the second year of the program provides an emphasis in dermatology so that the house officer:
• Understands the common dermatological manifestations of diseases
• Has a broad experience in diagnosing and managing dermatologic disorders
• Develops basic skills in dermatologic surgery, pathology and clinical pathological correlations.
The upper level years are divided equally between the two departments. Residents are required to participate in all educational activities provided by the individual residency programs and these educational activities are oriented towards Medicine or Dermatology depending on the specific rotation. These include, but are not limited to, journal clubs, Grand Rounds, core curriculum faculty and resident lectures, dermatopathology sessions, the Chicago Dermatological Society meetings, and Morbidity & Mortality conference.
Our learning and teaching style emphasizes:
• Experiential and active learning
• Close mentorship in a challenging academic yet fostering environment
• Progressive graded responsibility for the learner
• Camaraderie and teamwork
One position is offered each year. First-year positions are selected through the National Resident Matching Program.
The program number for the Internal Medicine/Dermatology residency program (listed on ERAS) is 7851644007.
Visit the ERAS site for more information.
Program Director:
Anne Laumann, MBChB,MRCP(UK),
Associate Professor of Dermatology Co-Director:
Diane Wayne, MD
Internal Medicine Residency Director, Associate Professor of Medicine
Residency Programs Coordinator:
Maria Sferruzza, Phone: 312-695-7932, Fax: 312-695-0664
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