ACGME Fellowship Program - How to Apply

We are accepting applications for the academic year beginning July 1, 2013 and ending June 30, 2014 for one or two slots. An application for our fellowship program may be obtained by e-mail or can be downloaded from here: Fellowship Application (Word) or Fellowship Application (PDF). A more detailed outline of the Dermatopathology Program can be found here: Description of Dermatopathology Fellowship (PDF).

Your application will be considered complete when the following documentation is received:

  1. Dermatopathology application
  2. CV
  3. Personal statement that delineates your career plans and gives us a brief biography
  4. Three letters of recommendation (addressed to Dr. Christopher Shea, Program Director)
  5. Copies of USMLE results
  6. A copy of your ECFMG certificate if you are a foreign medical graduate

After your completed application has been reviewed, the committee will notify you as to whether you have been granted an interview. Applications will be reviewed during January 2012. Interviews will be conducted sometime in February 2012.

Calendar 2012-2013

October 1st, 2012 Application deadline
October-November 2012 Applications reviewed
December 2012 Interviews scheduled and conducted
January 2013 Positions offered for July 1, 2014 start date

Puja Shah
Education Administrator
The University of Chicago, Section of Dermatology
5841 S. Maryland Ave
MC 5067
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 702-0549
Fax: (773) 702-8398
t.pshah@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

 

Letters of Support should be addressed to:
Christopher R. Shea, M.D.
Dermatopathology Fellowship Director
The University of Chicago, Section of Dermatology
5841 S. Maryland Avenue MC5067
Chicago, Illinois 60637
cshea@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu