Medicine-Dermatology

Our medicine-dermatology residency program was established in 2009 between the Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program and the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. We are proud to have eight Med-Derm trained faculty members and many dermatology trained faculty experts in complex medical dermatology as teachers and mentors for our Med-Derm residents.  To date, we have graduated 21 residents from our program.

Our Med-Derm program is designed to permit the acquisition of knowledge and experience across both disciplines that will aid in the care of patients with complex medical and dermatologic illnesses with candidates eligible upon completion of training to sit for boards in both internal medicine and dermatology.  Training emphasizes the cutaneous and systemic management of complex medical dermatology illness including, but not limited to, autoimmune connective tissue and blistering disorders, cutaneous lymphoma and other cutaneous malignancy, inpatient consultative dermatology and more broadly the recognition of the dermatologic manifestations and implications of systemic diseases. This combined training will prepare trainees for a wide array of potential careers at the interface of internal medicine and dermatology, in clinical practice or in the academic setting.  Specific aims of the program are as follow:

  1. Provide residents with comprehensive training that encompasses the broad scope of complex medical dermatology including, but not limited to, autoimmune connective tissue and blistering disorders, cutaneous lymphoma and other cutaneous malignancies, inpatient consultative dermatology and more broadly the recognition of the dermatologic manifestations and implications of systemic diseases.

  2. Enable residents to provide care for diverse patient populations through exposure to a variety of training sites serving a range of patient demographics.

  3. Instruct residents on the ability to advocate for patients from a variety of affiliated communities and populations.

  4. Prepare trainees for a wide variety of potential careers at the interface of internal medicine and dermatology through rigorous clinical experiences across both disciplines.

In addition, our residents are eligible for internal medicine and dermatology fellowships upon graduation.

Sample Schedule:

For Applicants:

Please submit a personal statement that reflects your combined med-derm training interest and career aspiration.  At least one letter of recommendation should be from the Department of Medicine. Candidates who match to medicine-dermatology will be committed to the five-year training program. 

The NRMP Match Number for our Medicine-Dermatology Program is 1261785CO.  

For the upcoming 2025-26 Match season:

  • The application deadline is October 1, 2025.

  • Interviews will be held on Monday, January 12th, 2026.

  • We will interview 9 candidates and plan to Match for up to 2 residents.