Directions in Residency

DermWorld Directions in Residency is published quarterly by the Academy. The publication includes features that will help you make the most of your residency experience and prepare you for the next stages of your career.

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Residents: Do you have good content for DermWorld Directions in Residency? A Boards Fodder chart, a Race for the Case submission, or other content? Check out the submission guidelines (PDF) and email Emily Margosian.

Fall 2025: DermWorld Directions in Residency

• Feature: A structured approach to dermatology residency learning: A year-by-year guide by Morgan Murphrey, MD, MS, FAAD

• Race for the Case: Fall 2025 by Madeleine Medvedev, MD, and Alejando Barrera-Godínez, MD, IFAAD

• Boards Fodder: Flap update 2025: Part 1 sliding flaps (PDF) by Vixey Silva, DO, Mohammad Fardos, DO, and Cynthia Bartus, MD, FAAD

• Clinical Pearls: Management of dermatitis and pruritus (PDF) by Jenny Murase, MD, FAAD

• Inside this issue: Chirag Vasavda, MD, PhD

NEW! Resident Timeline

The AAD has created a resident timeline to help you facilitate improved learning, career building, and research study during your dermatology residency.

Boards Fodder archive

Access more than 100 study charts for residents.

Career Case Study archive

Access insider tips from dermatologists to help residents choose a subspecialty.

Clinical Pearls archive

Get top tips from experts about key information residents should know before they begin their careers in practice.