Rotation Schedule Overview
The first year resident experience is designed to allow development of a strong foundation of knowledge in general dermatology as well as procedural skills including biopsies, as well as simple excisions. They gain some experience with inpatient consultations at CHLA and taking home-call for all sites.
First year residents’ clinical experience occurs approximately 70 percent at Los Angeles General Medical Center, 15 percent at CHLA and 15 percent at Keck outpatient clinics.
The second year resident experience continues to build upon the fundamentals gained in first year. Second year residents spend two months on the inpatient consult service at the Los Angeles General Medical Center and approximately one month seeing inpatient consults at CHLA while on that rotation. The remainder of their clinical experience occurs approximately 55 percent at Los Angeles General Medical Center, 20 percent at CHLA, 15 percent at Keck outpatient clinics and 10 percent at the Downtown VA. They participate in faculty clinics and expand their surgical skills with complex repairs, flaps, grafts and Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
The third year residents solidify their clinical competence and skills in medical dermatology, dermatopathology and procedural dermatology. Third year residents spend two months on the inpatient consult service at Los Angeles General Medical Center and approximately one month seeing inpatient consults at CHLA while on that rotation. The remainder of their clinical experience is split 50 percent at Los Angeles General Medical Center, 20 percent at CHLA, 20 percent at Keck outpatient clinics and 10 percent at the Downtown VA. Third year residents have rotations designed to allow participation in faculty clinics (general dermatology and Mohs micrographic surgery) and Dermatopathology review and sign out in a one-on-one fashion.