Dermatology Residency Program

Welcome to the Loyola Dermatology Residency Program  web site. 

The Dermatology Residency Program of Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) is accredited for a three-year dermatology residency by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education.  Loyola’s dermatology program is relatively young.  It began in the 1990’s when Loyola was partnered with University of Illinois at Chicago’s dermatology program and their residents rotated at Loyola and Hines VA.  Loyola then secured its own residency program in 2004.  Our first graduate was in 2007 and is currently on faculty.  We admit two residents per year for a total six in the program.
Facilities:

Based in the western suburbs of Chicago, Loyola University Health System is a quaternary care system with a 61-acre main medical center campus, the 36-acre Gottlieb hospital campus and 22 primary and specialty care facilities in Cook, Will and DuPage counties. The medical center campus is located in Maywood, 13 miles west of the Chicago Loop and 8 miles east of Oak Brook, IL. The heart of the medical center campus, Loyola University Hospital, is a 568-licensed bed facility.  It houses a Level 1 Trauma Center, a Burn Center and the Ronald McDonald® Children’s Hospital. Also on campus are the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Outpatient Center, Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, Loyola Oral Health Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the Loyola Center for Health & Fitness.  Loyola´s Gottlieb campus in Melrose Park includes the 250-bed community hospital, the Gottlieb Health & Fitness Center and the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Care Center.

The Dermatology clinical services are consolidated at Loyola’s LaGrange Park location in a state-of-the-art facility.  New renovations and equipment are in use to support Loyola’s mission of excellence in the provision of clinical care.

Resident Information

PGY-2

Aaron Pace, M.D.
Undergraduate: Occidental College 2003
Medical School: Loyola 2007
Internship: MacNeal Transitional Year

Josh Mandrell, M.D.
Undergraduate:  Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Internship: St. Johns Mercy Medical Center (St. Louis, MO)

PGY-3
Tricia Hultgren, M.D.
Undergraduate:  Iowa State
Medical School:  University of Nebraska
Internship:  University of Nebraska

Linda Sheu, M. D.
Undergraduate:  University of Calif San Diego
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Internship:  Swedish Covenant

PGY-4

Katie Barlow, MD (Chief Resident)
Undergraduate:  University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI
Medical School: Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University
Internship: Evanston Northwestern (currently North Shore University Health System)

Jessica Kappelman, M.D.
Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Graduate School: University of Illinois at Chicago, Master of Public Health
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Internship: St. Francis Hospital, Preliminary Medicine

Applicant Information page

Applications are accepted through ERAS. Applicants should be from US allopathic medical schools and have a minimum score of 220 on either Part I or Part II of the National Board of Medical Examiners examinations. Loyola University supports only J-1 Visas.  All applications are reviewed and initial invitations for interviews are sent via email and correspondence by mid December.  Three letters of recommendation are required. Chair letters are not mandatory.

Interview dates for 2008-2009 application cycle are:

Thursday, January 8th – 6 PM: a short presentation followed by dinner with residents and faculty at a local restaurant.

Friday, January 9th –7:30 AM: formal interviews will begin. Breakfast and Lunch are provided. Departures can be planned for after 1:30 PM.

Thursday, February 5th – 6 PM: a short presentation followed by dinner with residents and faculty at a local restaurant.

Friday, February 6th – 7:30 AM: formal interviews will begin. Breakfast and Lunch are provided. Departures can be planned for after 1:30 PM.

Click here to see the presentation from January 8th and February 5th.


Curriculum

Our curriculum is progressive and is intended to meet the needs of individuals training to become dermatologists.  It is balanced between medical, surgical, pathologic, and cosmetic dermatology.  Our graduates are prepared to pursue private practice opportunities, academic careers, or to enter specialty fellowships.

The current curriculum has four three-month blocks.

During the LUMC rotations, a weekly resident clinic allows for opportunity for supervised autonomy and continuity.

Our clinical responsibilities are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning, Thursday, and Friday morning. 

Didactic sessions are held Wednesday and Friday afternoons.  These sessions include faculty and resident lectures, book chapter reviews, review of dermatopathology, journal club , and perform other residency business related activities.

There is one resident on call each weekend.  First years cover Christmas and Thanksgiving, one each.  This results in a 6 week rotations, changes can be made as required.

 

Calendar and Conference Schedule

Residents generally attend 2 conferences per year.  Second and third year residents attend the Annual American Academy Meeting.

Grand rounds take place on one Wednesday afternoon each month and consist of lecture, patient viewing, and case discussion.

Chicago Dermatology Society meetings occur monthly, seven months per year.  They are hosted by the many academic centers in the Chicago area, including Loyola.   These meetings are a dynamic and invaluable opportunity to see amazing cases as well as share knowledge and discuss treatment.