Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Program

Baltimore, MD

Specialty:Dermatopathology (multidisciplinary)

ACGME Code:1002308093

NRMP Code:-

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

Dermatopathology Fellowship Overview

The Dermatopathology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a comprehensive one-year program that is ACGME-accredited. It is crafted for fellows who are board eligible or certified in either Pathology or Dermatology. The program accepts two fellows annually, with one fully funded position available each year. The dermatopathology fellowship's structure allows for significant clinical exposure, with routine cases generated from the Johns Hopkins Dermatology department and other collaborating clinics. This hands-on experience is complemented by external consults from national and international practices, ensuring a diverse case load.

Training Environment and Rotations

Fellows in this program benefit from close collaboration with a team of four full-time faculty and three part-time faculty members who bring additional expertise in immunofluorescence and oral pathology. The fellowship emphasizes clinical patient interaction, as fellows are integrated into various Johns Hopkins dermatology clinics, which include pediatric, surgical, and medical subspecialty clinics. Fellows from a pathology background will rotate through various pathology subspecialties such as surgical pathology, hematopathology, cytopathology, and molecular pathology. Conversely, those coming from a dermatology background will gain experience in different pathology subspecialties, ensuring a well-rounded educational experience.

Teaching and Research Opportunities

Education and research are fundamental aspects of the Dermatopathology Fellowship. Fellows are responsible for teaching both dermatology and pathology residents regularly. They present cases at multidisciplinary tumor boards and take part in departmental clinical conferences. Research opportunities are abundant, with fellows encouraged to participate in clinical and experimental projects. This can lead to collaborative work across departments and presentation at national meetings, further enhancing their academic profile.

Application Requirements

Prospective fellows should submit a comprehensive application package, which includes an application form, CV, USMLE or COMLEX score reports, a personal statement (limited to one page), three letters of recommendation (with specific requirements regarding the backgrounds of the recommenders), and a medical school transcript. Notably, at least one letter must come from a dermatopathologist, and one must be from the applicant's program director. Applications begin on July 1, 2024, for the 2026-2027 fellowship cycle, with the final deadline set for at least August 31, 2024. Interviews will occur in the fall.

Visa Sponsorship

The program offers visa support for candidates who are non-citizens. Specifically, applicants must hold a U.S. permanent resident visa to be eligible. It is important to note that the program does not provide sponsorship for other visa types, such as J-1 or H-1B visas.

Competitiveness and Fellow Selection

Admission to the Dermatopathology Fellowship is competitive. The selection process assesses various factors, including board eligibility credentials and the overall strength of the application package. Candidates from both DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) and IMG (International Medical Graduate) backgrounds are considered, but must meet the outlined application requirements, including having not failed any steps of the USMLE test.

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation3

Full accreditation0

Continued11

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2013 - 2014	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2014
02	2014 - 2015	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2014
03	2015 - 2016	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2014
04	2016 - 2017	Continued	Apr 7, 2017
05	2017 - 2018	Continued	Jan 5, 2018
06	2018 - 2019	Continued	Jan 4, 2019
07	2019 - 2020	Continued	Jan 18, 2020
08	2020 - 2021	Continued	Jan 8, 2021
09	2021 - 2022	Continued	Jan 6, 2022
10	2022 - 2023	Continued	Jan 6, 2023

Program

Program Size

-- (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 22, 2026)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:3X^[1]

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $83,377^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 14 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 50 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

No rotation duration data available.

Benchmarks

Roster

Location

Baltimore, MD ^[4]

Population

854,535

Median income

$87,056Below

Education

42.7%Above

Employment

63.2%On par

Health

5.1%Above

Age

40On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Baltimore, MD

State - Maryland

United States

1/31/2015

$1,181

$1,486

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,185

$1,492

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,184

$1,453

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,185

$1,455

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,187

$1,459

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,191

$1,461

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,196

$1,465

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,199

$1,442

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,201

$1,448

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,203

$1,451

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,203

$1,459

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,209

$1,459

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,212

$1,460

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,213

$1,448

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,211

$1,450

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,214

$1,442

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,213

$1,441

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,213

$1,443

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,209

$1,443

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,209

$1,445

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,209

$1,445

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,211

$1,447

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,213

$1,449

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,207

$1,450

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,212

$1,459

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,212

$1,463

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,221

$1,466

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,219

$1,465

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,227

$1,468

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,233

$1,471

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,238

$1,476

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,233

$1,478

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,234

$1,482

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,233

$1,481

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,232

$1,482

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,235

$1,484

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,234

$1,485

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,242

$1,504

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,241

$1,510

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,248

$1,516

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,247

$1,521

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,247

$1,523

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,247

$1,526

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,250

$1,529

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,252

$1,531

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,257

$1,535

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,260

$1,540

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,267

$1,554

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,264

$1,552

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,267

$1,542

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,269

$1,543

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,269

$1,563

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,271

$1,566

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,273

$1,572

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,277

$1,576

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,282

$1,583

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,286

$1,586

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,287

$1,590

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,291

$1,594

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,290

$1,595

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,298

$1,599

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,298

$1,601

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,298

$1,613

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,296

$1,610

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,298

$1,607

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,296

$1,605

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,296

$1,608

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,296

$1,613

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,298

$1,619

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,310

$1,626

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,317

$1,612

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,324

$1,620

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,323

$1,634

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,333

$1,633

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,337

$1,615

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,351

$1,619

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,367

$1,636

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,389

$1,654

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,407

$1,675

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,424

$1,691

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,441

$1,701

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,444

$1,710

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,456

$1,758

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,465

$1,767

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,482

$1,737

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,489

$1,746

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,495

$1,743

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,504

$1,751

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,506

$1,760

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,513

$1,771

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,518

$1,773

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,524

$1,771

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,526

$1,779

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,533

$1,773

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,537

$1,771

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,541

$1,782

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,548

$1,789

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,556

$1,795

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,561

$1,809

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,557

$1,816

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,561

$1,820

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,565

$1,821

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,574

$1,823

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,575

$1,825

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,576

$1,814

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,575

$1,817

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,577

$1,832

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,581

$1,836

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,585

$1,840

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,592

$1,847

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,602

$1,848

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,612

$1,869

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,619

$1,862

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,624

$1,870

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,623

$1,875

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,630

$1,880

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,634

$1,884

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,649

$1,886

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,656

$1,894

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,667

$1,928

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,668

$1,939

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,672

$1,945

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,673

$1,973

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,677

$1,994

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,682

$1,996

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,686

$2,007

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,693

$2,003

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,697

$2,012

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,704

$2,017

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,702

$2,027

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,704

$2,026

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,703

$2,029

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,707

$2,018

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,708

$2,051

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Baltimore, MD

State - Maryland

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

108

8/1/2021

101

9/1/2021

105

10/1/2021

102

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

100

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

4/1/2022

5/1/2022

6/1/2022

100

7/1/2022

103

8/1/2022

101

9/1/2022

10/1/2022

11/1/2022

12/1/2022

1/1/2023

2/1/2023

3/1/2023

4/1/2023

5/1/2023

105

6/1/2023

7/1/2023

101

8/1/2023

103

9/1/2023

10/1/2023

104

11/1/2023

12/1/2023

101

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

104

6/1/2024

101

7/1/2024

103

8/1/2024

101

9/1/2024

102

10/1/2024

11/1/2024

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

4/1/2025

5/1/2025

6/1/2025

7/1/2025

8/1/2025

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Baltimore, MD - Program Location Overview

Crime Rate and Safety

Baltimore has a higher crime rate compared to the national average, with some areas being safer than others. It's essential to research specific neighborhoods for safety before moving.

Fun Activities

Baltimore offers a variety of cultural attractions, such as the Inner Harbor, museums, historic sites, and waterfront activities. There are also parks, nightlife spots, and diverse dining options to explore.

Climate

Baltimore experiences all four seasons, with hot summers and cold winters. Spring and fall are mild and pleasant, making outdoor activities enjoyable during those times.

Races and Population

Baltimore is a diverse city with a significant African American population. It also has a mix of other races and ethnicities, contributing to its vibrant culture and communities.

Education

Baltimore is home to several universities and colleges, providing educational opportunities and contributing to the city's intellectual landscape.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Baltimore is slightly above the national average, with housing costs being a significant factor. Rent and home prices can vary greatly depending on the neighborhood.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Baltimore is about an hour's drive away from Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. Both cities offer their own unique attractions, cultural experiences, and job opportunities for residents willing to commute.

Pros

Diverse population
cultural attractions
educational opportunities
proximity to other major cities.

Cons

Higher crime rate in some areas
slightly above average cost of living
extreme weather conditions.

FAQ

Yes, the Johns Hopkins Dermatopathology Fellowship is designed for fellows who are board eligible or certified in either Pathology or Dermatology. Applicants from a pathology background rotate through pathology subspecialties like surgical pathology, hematopathology, cytopathology, and molecular pathology, while dermatology-background fellows gain experience in those same pathology subspecialties for a well-rounded education.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1002308093

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=050XX00US24005

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr