Welcome to the Cook County Health Dermatology Residency Training Program. We are delighted that you are exploring our program and the mission that guides our work. At Cook County, our commitment is rooted in a powerful and longstanding purpose: to provide exceptional, compassionate, and equitable care for all individuals, regardless of their background, circumstances, or ability to pay.
Our residency program is built on the foundation of Cook County Health’s vision to advance health equity and strengthen the wellbeing of the communities we serve. As one of the nation’s oldest and largest public health systems, Cook County Health occupies a unique role in training physicians who are not only clinically skilled, but also deeply attuned to the social realities that shape healthcare access and outcomes.
Dermatology at Cook County offers a clinical experience like no other. Our residents care for patients with a remarkable breadth and depth of dermatologic conditions, from the most common presentations to rare, complex, and advanced disease. The diversity of our patient population provides unparalleled exposure to varied skin types, systemic disease associations, and socioeconomic influences on health. This ensures our graduates emerge confident in managing the full spectrum of dermatologic conditions and able to provide culturally responsive, comprehensive care.
Our academic environment values inquiry, critical thinking, and collaboration. Residents work closely with dedicated faculty committed to mentorship, teaching, and professional growth. Whether your goals include clinical practice, subspecialty fellowship, advocacy, public health leadership, or academic medicine, we support and guide residents to develop the skills and perspective essential for a meaningful career.
We are proud of our role in training dermatologists who embody clinical excellence, integrity, and compassion. Our graduates carry forward not only strong medical expertise, but also a deep understanding of the responsibility and privilege of caring for diverse communities.
We encourage you to learn more about what makes Cook County Health, and our dermatology residency, an extraordinary place to train, to serve, and to grow.
– Vesna Petronic‑Rosic, MD, MSc, MBA
Residents spend the majority of time in the Cook County Health Dermatology outpatient resident‑run clinic.
PGY‑2
• 1 month: Consult Service
• 1 month: Surgery
• 1 week: Dermatopathology (Cook County Health)
PGY‑3
• 1 month: Consult Service
• 1 month: Surgery
• 2-4 weeks: Pediatric Dermatology (Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago)
• 2 weeks: Dermatopathology (Cook County Health)
• 2 weeks: Dermatopathology (Consolidated Pathology Consultants)
PGY‑4
• 1 month: Consult Service
• 1 month: Surgery
• 1 month: Dermatopathology (Northwestern)
• 1 month: Elective
Didactics, Workshops & Conferences
• Weekly lectures and conferences are integrated into the schedule.
• Quarterly cosmetic workshops provide hands‑on procedural experience.
• Protected conference time: PGY‑3 and PGY‑4 residents receive protected time to attend the AAD and ASDS national meetings (case submission required for presentation consideration).
Program rezydentury dermatologicznej w Cook County Health ma na celu kształcenie i rozwój wyjątkowych dermatologów, którzy będą w stanie zapewnić empatyczną, wyjątkową opiekę kliniczną pacjentom z różnych środowisk, niezależnie od ich zdolności finansowej.
Realizujemy to poprzez zapewnienie edukacyjnego i analitycznego środowiska, które zachęca do rozwoju osobistego, pracy zespołowej, skutecznej komunikacji, współczucia, najnowocześniejszej opieki klinicznej, wrażliwości na indywidualne potrzeby pacjentów, profesjonalizmu, koleżeństwa, uczenia się przez całe życie, ciekawości klinicznej, stypendiów i dociekań naukowych.
W tym kontekście szczególny nacisk zostanie położony na następujące, szczegółowe cele edukacyjne:
Aby osiągnąć te cele, kadra poświęcona opiece nad pacjentami, nauczaniu, stypendiom, badaniom i ciekawości intelektualnej zapewni infrastrukturę dla doświadczenia edukacyjnego rezydenta. Oczekuje się, że rezydent będzie zmotywowany, wrażliwy na wskazówki, chętny do inwestowania czasu i wysiłku niezbędnego do samodzielnej nauki oraz w pełni oddany opiece nad pacjentami i edukacji przez całą karierę.
How to apply: Medical Student Application – Fill out form (and submit required institutional packets, if applicable).
Interviews are held in January. Selected applicants are contacted in late November–early December by phone or email. Alternates and those not selected are notified by email only.
Virtual Interview Timeline: usually the 2nd and 3rd Friday of January.
Eligibility (Prerequisite Training): Before starting dermatology residency, all residents must complete at least 12 months of clinical training in one of the following ACGME‑accredited U.S. programs (or Canadian equivalents accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada): transitional year; or first‑year residency in emergency medicine, family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, pediatrics, or a preliminary year.
Observerships: Not offered.
Physicians in other training programs: Active residents/fellows may contact the program coordinator about availability; we cannot accommodate physicians not currently in training.
Training at Cook County Health is distinctive. As a safety‑net system we care for an exceptionally broad spectrum of dermatologic disease in a young, racially and ethnically diverse patient population with varied cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our residents lead continuity clinics with close attending supervision and participate in comprehensive interdisciplinary care. We take pride in a collaborative, cheerful culture and welcome open‑minded, passionate trainees.
Cook County Health welcomes all patients regardless of income, insurance, legal status, or ability to pay. Interpreter services are readily available.
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