VSAS process
http://osa.med.ufl.edu/catalogue/visiting-medical-student-clerkships/
Institution: Univ of FL COM Gainesville
Specialty: Dermatology
Elective: MED E 11 – Clinical Dermatology, Dermatology
Course Faculty and Staff
- Marjorie Montanez-Wiscovich, MD, PhD (Director)
Thank you for your interest in our Dermatology Residency Program. We are thrilled you are considering the University of Florida for your next step in training.
Residency Informational videos:
Application deadline for first year positions is October 1st of each year. Our program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and to apply applicants must sign up through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). https://www.aamc.org/services/eras/
Your ERAS application should include:
- · Three letters of reference, including at least *1* Standard Letter of Evaluation by a dermatologist
- · Medical Student Performance Evaluation (aka dean’s letter)
- · Personal Statement
- · Curriculum vitae
- · Medical school transcript
- · USMLE scores. Please note that results from USMLE Step I and Step II are required for application review
ACGME Program Requirements
Prior to appointment in the program, residents must have successfully completed a broad-based clinical year (PGY- 1) in an emergency medicine, family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, or transitional year program accredited by the ACGME, or in such a program located in Canada and accredited by the RCPSC or CFPC.
Location
UF Heath-Springhill Medical Center
4037 NW 86th Terrace, 4th Floor
Gainesville, FL 32606
(GPS address: 8600 NW 39th Avenue, 2nd floor, Gainesville, FL)
Interview Information
After careful, holistic review by the Department’s Faculty and Residents, selected applicants will be invited for an interview. Our program uses the online platform Thalamus to send interview offers. We also use Thalamus to confirm candidate participation and to provide required documents to invited candidates.
UF Dermatology will participate in the coordinated release of interview invites.
Interview invitation release date: November 16, 2026
Timeline for Invitations
· Monday November 16, 2026: second round of interview invitations released
· Wednesday November 18, 2026: applicants begin scheduling interviews; must respond by November 20
· Additional interview invitations will be released as they become available starting after November 20, 2026.
· All invited applicants will receive an invitation to an informational webinar or virtual open house hosted in the evening by our faculty and residents during the Fall.
· Interview date: January 29, 2027
Interviews are by invitation only.
Pre-Interview Dinner
Our current residents host an informal dinner the night before the interview day.
Statement on Interviews
APD Statement on 2026-2027 Application Cycle
Program Directors Association Guide for Residency Applicants
About Gainesville
Links to information about Gainesville:
Best wishes as you begin your residency search. We look forward to hearing from you!