Frequently asked questions include:
A: We are able to go to conferences starting year one and there is funding available to help compensate your travels. You can even attend more conferences if you are presenting or if your Program Director decides it is beneficial to your education.
A: Each dermatology resident takes call two months per year in one-month blocks. Two to three of those weekends are covered by a co-resident. Dermatology residents are responsible for inpatient consults, virtual consults, and after-hours office calls. As a PGY2, you will not begin taking call until four months into the year to give time to acclimate.
A: Yes, didactics are primarily chiefs-resident run. Attendings also provide lectures regularly each month (usually on Thursday or Friday afternoons) as well as lead cosmetic clinics and surgery workshops. Required textbooks are covered in their entirety on a yearly basis. Additional educational resources are provided outside of the required and recommended textbooks.
A: Allentown is the 3rd largest city in PA and has a lot to offer from a minor league baseball team to a hockey team that has frequent events that are always fun to attend. We have an amusement park and a zoo. We have some great restaurants and breweries/wineries. The surrounding area includes many beautiful parks and places to hike, as well as some neat neighboring towns like Bethlehem and Easton. We are also close to New York City, Philadelphia and even the Jersey Shore if you wanted to take a daytrip to the beach!
Hiking, lakes, pet-friendly, low cost of living, food, new revamped downtown, concerts at Bethlehem SteelStacks, Musikfest, Bacon Fest, Kutztown, wineries and craft breweries. To read more about what the Lehigh Valley has to offer, click the Life in the Lehigh Valley block below.