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dermatology residency/fellowship programs

What dermatology residency/fellowship programs Majors Need to Know

Coursework for dermatology residency/fellowship programs emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that dermatology residency/fellowship programs graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

According to O*NET, a major in dermatology residency/fellowship programs emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• Administration and Management — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills built by a dermatology residency/fellowship programs program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to dermatology residency/fellowship programs careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, dermatology residency/fellowship programs graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.5 / 7
Getting Information	4.5 / 7
Working with Computers	4.4 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.2 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.2 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.2 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.2 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	4.1 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.1 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by dermatology residency/fellowship programs professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
IBM SPSS Statistics	Analytical or scientific software	—
SAS	Analytical or scientific software	—
Electronic health record EHR software	Medical software	—
Sakai CLE	Computer based training software	—
Turning Technologies TurningPoint	Multi-media educational software	—
Google Docs	Word processing software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for dermatology residency/fellowship programs graduates include:

• Pharmacology Teacher
• Clinical Laboratory Aides Teacher
• Therapy Teacher
• Gynecology Teacher
• Anesthesiology Teacher
• Neurology Teacher
• Home Care and Home Health Aides Teacher
• Gastroenterology Teacher
• Childbirth Teacher
• Educational Therapy Teacher
• Assistant Professor
• Surgical Aides Teacher
• Public Health Teacher
• Clinical Sciences Professor
• Faculty Member

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to dermatology residency/fellowship programs graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Post-doctoral training	32.5%
Doctoral degree	30.2%
Master’s degree	23.6%
Bachelor’s degree	7.4%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	3.3%
Postsecondary certificate	1.7%
First professional degree	0.9%
Post-master’s certificate	0.3%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Medical Residency Programs	61
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.03
Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.04
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.01
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.06
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.07
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.08
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.09
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	61.99
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	61.00
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	61.02
Neurological Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs	61.10

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.