Medical Students Interested in Careers in Dermatology and Desiring an Away Dermatology Elective in Marshfield Clinic Dermatology
Each year, many students interested in careers in dermatology seek to rotate in Marshfield Clinic Dermatology for 2- or 4-week rotations. The Marshfield Clinic Dermatology Department at the Marshfield Campus is the primary home of the Marshfield Clinic dermatology residency program and is the most appropriate site to rotate for interested dermatology residency candidates. Although we host rotations every month, we encourage such candidate rotations occur between July and December.
The rotation experience consists of clinical dermatology experiences, resident teaching conferences, monthly grand rounds that include all dermatology providers, weekly clinicopathologic correlation conferences that include all dermatology providers, and any other educational activity occurring deemed worthy of rotator participation. Rotators will receive homework assignments throughout the rotation (assigned from conferences and/or clinics), complete education modules in their own time after work hours, complete an oral and written knowledge test at the conclusion of the rotation, and present a brief 10-minute topic of choice presentation at the conclusion of the rotation. Assigned grades are performance-based.
Interested applicants should apply through Marshfield Clinic Student Programs before March 15. We also ask you to complete a brief 200 word or less response to why you want to rotate with Marshfield Clinic Dermatology, specifically. This may be as a residency exploration, because of a community connection, a regional preference, a particular interest in our organization mission or patient population, or some other reason. Interested applicants should click on the link below to complete the response:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZJ9T2V2
We process all applications at once and not on a first-come-first serve basis. Our decision will be made each year by April 1 based on feasibility, availability, and responses. We accept applications after this time but may not have rotation availability.
Our availability may not match your medical school rotation calendar. We do not accept rotation lengths of under 2 weeks. Rotation agreements between your medical school and Marshfield Clinic must be in place in advance of this rotation. If no agreement currently exists, please understand that this process takes a surprisingly long time to accomplish (months), so plan ahead. If you accept a rotation but then cancel late (within 4 weeks) without reasonable explanation, we consider that unprofessional behavior and we will notify your school of your late cancellation impact on our competitive rotation schedule. This will also affect how we view your application for residency.
We do not currently offer research opportunities for external medical students who do not rotate with us.
We look forward to working with students interested in careers in dermatology and wish you well in your career journey!
