Positions

There is one position available in the Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota each year on a competitive basis.

Qualifications

To be eligible for the fellowship, applicants must have a medical degree with the U.S. or Canada and specialty training in dermatology or pediatrics and dermatology.

Also see admissions and benefits information.

How to apply

Mayo’s academic year begins in July. Applications and all supporting documentation must be submitted between January and June of the previous year.

You must apply through SF Match, a third-party matching service (exceptions are made in certain instances), and Recruit, a third-party application service.

Complete the following steps to apply:

1. Visit the SF Match website to register as an applicant
2. Create an account to begin the online Application for Admission
3. All applications to Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education programs must include these application materials
4. After submission, view the required Supplemental Items and Documents

• Upload each required item in the Supplemental Items section (if applicable)
• Complete the Recommendation Request section (if applicable)

In addition to the standard application materials required by Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, this program requires:

• A letter of recommendation from your residency program director (for a total of three recommendation letters). This must be completed in the Recommendation Request section. The recommender will receive an email with a link to upload a letter.

Applicants considered for an appointment are invited for a personal interview with the program director and selected faculty.

Most interviews are conducted in July.

Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Interviews for 2024: An Individualized Approach in Response to Varying Institutional Rules

For the 2024 recruitment season, the Society for Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Directors Committee offers the following guidance:

• Pediatric dermatology programs will interview fellowship applicants in-person or virtually according to their discretion and as directed by their local institutional GME policies.
• Programs are encouraged to offer a virtual interview option to each applicant.
• No applicant will be penalized for choosing to interview virtually at programs offering in-person interviews, including applicants from the same institution.
• Applicants should recognize that many programs are bound by local GME rules and regulations and thus interview format is beyond their control.
• We recognize there are costs - financial, environmental, educational, and other - to interviewing in person. We are committed to equity and inclusion, and as such, no program may inquire about the reason a candidate selects to be interviewed in-person or virtually.
• In-person interviews at national meetings such as the SPD Annual Meeting and in-person pediatric dermatology elective rotations are allowed.
• We are committed to ongoing evaluation of safeguards to maintain equity for applicants as it relates to in-person visits as part of the interview process, including in-person interviews, open houses, or second looks.
• Each program will outline their application and interview timeline on their program’s website. These recommendations are subject to change in the case of updated COVID-19 pandemic or other restrictions required from a public health and safety standpoint.
• The Fellowship Directors’ Committee acknowledges that there are no perfect solutions, and no process will address all stakeholder preferences. These recommendations were developed to communicate the approach to fellowship interviews, which, for individual programs who select all virtual or a hybrid model, may in part reflect the local and institutional culture and environment. This document provides guidance based on currently available information as of February 2024.

This statement was composed by the SPD.