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Established in 1997, our nationally recognized Dermatology Residency Program is in partnership with Largo Medical Center and has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.  Bay Dermatology's offices serve as a teaching facility for residents during the program.  Our mission is to expose the residents to all aspects of dermatology and train residents to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and values essential to providing high quality dermatologic patient care. Largo Medical Center offers an organized, diverse, progressive, academic and clinically-oriented program, designed to prepare the resident for the practice of dermatology, and ultimately, for examination and certification by the American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology. To date, Bay Dermatology residents have a 100% Pass Rate on the AOCD Board Exam.  We have graduated 40 residents currently practicing in the following states: Florida, Virginia, Georgia, New York, Michigan, Illinois, Montana, Washington, California, Ohio, Hawaii, Mississippi, North Carolina.

Clinical Scope & Rotations:

• General dermatology

• Melanoma, HIV, Infectious disease, STDs

• Mohs cutaneous surgery

• Surgical excisions utilizing flaps, grafts, complex repairs

• Bay Pines VA core rotation

• Cosmetic & laser dermatology

• Pediatric dermatology

• Phototherapy & patch testing

Residency Goals & Objectives:

• Become an expert in the signs and symptoms of skin diseases

• Provide care for patients with outpatient diseases as well as for those requiring inpatient care

• Master the use of basic science resources in understanding the mechanisms of diseases and their management

• Critically evaluate and interpret literature in clinical and investigative dermatology

• Understand simple and complex closures, grafts and flaps, as well as all types of cosmetic procedures

• Interpret dermatopathology and immunopathology in the diagnosis of skin diseases

 For more information on the Residency Program, click here.