Department of Medicine


We are accepting applications for the academic year beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011 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 by mid-January 2009. Interviews will be conducted sometime in the first two weeks of February 2009.

Calendar 2008-2009
October – mid-January

Applications reviewed

Late January/Early February

Interviews scheduled and conducted

Late February/Early March

Positions offered for July 1, 2010 start date

Applications should be sent to:
Dorothy Shope
Education Coordinator
The University of Chicago, Section of Dermatology
5841 S. Maryland Ave
MC 5067
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 702-0549
Fax: (773) 702-8398
dshope@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