Education

Our top priority is the creation of a supportive environment of inquiry and academic pursuit with a culture of respect, accountability, teamwork and wellness. The faculty and staff of the UNM Department of Dermatology are fully committed to ensuring that trainees acquire the knowledge and skills of our discipline, as well as professional and personal growth, while adhering to the highest standards of quality and safety in the delivery of excellent patient care services.

The overarching educational goal of the program is to train excellent clinical dermatologists, confident in all aspects of our field by providing a wide range of clinical experiences, including:

• General dermatology
• Pediatric dermatology
• Dermatologic surgery
• Cosmetic procedures
• Dermatopathology
• Teledermatology
• Specialty clinics, including
  • Cutaneous Oncology Clinic
  • Vascular Anomalies Clinic
  • Confocal microscopy
  • LGBTQ+ Clnic
  • Rheumatology-Dermatology Adult Clinics
  • Specialty Scleroderma Clinic

Our residents gain experience in caring for patients with complex pediatric and adult dermatologic diseases and benign and malignant skin tumors. Our growing teledermatology service also allows the Department to provide much needed dermatologic care to remote areas of New Mexico. The Department also leads clinical education and research in dermatology throughout the region.

The UNM Department of Dermatology is committed to providing the highest quality care for patients with skin, hair and nail diseases through our clinic, and providing excellence in education for our community and trainees.

Residents participate in clinical rotations, case conferences, didactic lecture series and other activities with a strong focus on mastering core competencies with progressively increasing levels of responsibility and clinical decision-making. Careful attention is given to professional development, personal growth and physician well-being.