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 and Victoria Houghton.

Summer 2026: DermWorld Directions in Residency

• Feature: Reducing waste in dermatologic surgery by Divya Sharma, MD, Annika Belzer, MD, MHS, Raj Fadadu, MD, and Mary Maloney, MD, FAAD

• Race for the Case: Summer 2026 by Nancy Shen, MD

• Boards Fodder: Eosinophilic spongiosis differential diagnosis = HAAPPIE (PDF) by Shannon Hart, DO, Nathaniel A. Marroquin, DO, and Ryan Ottwell, DO, FAAD

• Clinical Pearls: Longitudinal melanonychia pearls (PDF) by Shari R. Lipner, MD, PhD, FAAD

• Inside this issue: Eric J. Beltrami, MD

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.