Applicants must graduate from a medical school in the United States accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME), an accredited medical school in Canada, an accredited osteopathic school in the United States, or if a graduate of a foreign medical school, must possess the standard certificate of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

The first year (PGY1) must consist of 12 months of clinical training in one of the following types of broad-based programs in the United States accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or a similar program in Canada accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: a transitional year, or a first year residency in general surgery, internal medicine, or pediatrics. These are the only approved PGY-1 internships that The American Board of Dermatology accepts prior to residents beginning their dermatology training program. 

For application requirements, please visit the ERAS website.

For more information regarding the Residency Training Program at the University of Maryland Medical Center, please contact:

Tristan Abbott
Academic Services Specialist
419 W Redwood Street
Suite 235
Baltimore, MD, 21201
Phone: 319-493-8285
Email: tabbott@som.umaryland.edu