What do you wish to gain through training in our Dermatology residency program?

"I hope to gain immense professional growth through strong mentorship by your great faculty and live your mission of serving your patients and community in any way possible. I love that your program offers a community track where I can rotate into small community practices because that is one direction I'm considering taking my career in the future."

Research the residency program and the institution before the interview. Look at the organization's mission and values, the program's curriculum, and where past residents have found practices post-residency. This is a very open-ended question, so speak freely about your goals for an excellent Dermatology residency experience.

"My goal is to come out of the program as the most competent Dermatologist I can be regarding clinical practice and scholarly activities. I hope to gain the skills and knowledge to improve patients' lives in the clinic and through research. I learned so much when I did my rotation here, and I think this program would be an excellent fit for all my future goals."

"I hope to gain a strong foundation in dermatology, so that I can learn how to best improve my patients' quality of life by treating inflammatory skin disease, as well as quantity of life by early detection and management of skin cancers. I also hope to hone my research skills further, as well as gain exposure to different areas of dermatology so that I may then develop my own area of specialty interest. I hope that these skills will help me in the pursuit of a career as an academic medical dermatologist."