The Rising Importance of Research Output in Dermatology Residency Applications without Step 1 Scores

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Madeline N. Pham
Mercer University School of Medicine

Forrest Bohler
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Dirk Elston
Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina

Keywords

dermatology residency, medical education, research, research output, research fever, medical students

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2025-11-10
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Dirk Elston, Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina

Dr. Dirk Elston is professor and chairman of the Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston. He is the editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, and served as president of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society of Dermatopathology.