Residency & Fellowship Programs

DERMATOLOGY RESIDENCY 

The department’s three-year residency training program in dermatology, established in 1969, is the first in the country. It is also
the first training program to be accredited by the Philippine Dermatological Society (PDS) in 1971.

The program allows residents to manage medical and surgical cases at the outpatient department, as well as attend to dermatology referrals in the inpatient wards, emergency room, and intensive care units.

The residents also rotate in the Department of Medicine as regular Medicine residents and as Ward In-house Dermatologists. The residents get exposure from different dermatology subspecialties that include phototherapy, dermatopathology, laser surgery, dermatologic surgery and Mohs micrographic surgery, cosmetic dermatology, immunodermatology, hair and nails, occupational and environmental dermatology, and infectious disease and venereology.

Application Process

  • Residency application forms and list of requirements may be obtained from the Office of the Deputy Director for Health
    Operations (ODDHO; Tel 8554-8400 local 2008, G/F Philippine General Hospital main building)
  • Deadline for submission of application and requirements to the ODDHO is announced at https://www.facebook.com/pghderm 
  • Applicants will then be contacted for the schedule of the written exam
  • Qualified applicants will then be informed of their interview schedules.
  • Qualified applicants after the interview will be contacted to start their pre-residency 


Eligibility Requirements for Residents

  • Filipino citizen
  • A graduate of a duly recognized medical school
  • Has completed a year of internship in an accredited hospital
  • Has passed the medical board examination
  • Has passed departmental screening for admission

 

FELLOWSHIP IN DERMATOPATHOLOGY PROGRAM

The department has a one-year dermatopathology fellowship program, which was established in 1993, to produce dermatopathologists who will serve in areas of the country in need of the expertise. The program provides a comprehensive
exposure to the histopathologic diagnosis of cutaneous disorders and neoplasms. Fellows under this program are also trained to perform basic skin tissue processing procedures and conduct research studies on dermatopathology.

Application Process
  • Fellowship application forms and list of requirements may be obtained from the Office of the Deputy Director for Health Operations (ODDHO; Tel 8554-8400 local 2008, GIF Philippine General Hospital main building) 
  • Deadline for submission of application and requirements to the ODDHO is announced at https://www.facebook.com/pghderm
  • Applicants will then be contacted for the schedule of their interview

Eligibility Requirements for Filipino Fellows

  • Filipino citizen
  • Has completed a PDS-accredited Dermatology residency program
  • Has passed the Philippine Dermatology Specialty Board Exam, and has been certified as a Diplomate of the Philippine
  • Dermatological Society.
  • Priority will be given to applicants who intend to practice in areas that lack dermatopathologists.

 

Eligibility Requirements for Visiting Fellows (Observers)

  • Non-Filipino citizen fellows who have trained in a PDS-recognized Dermatology training program in the Philippines
  • Non-Filipino citizen fellows who have completed an accredited residency training program in Dermatology in other countries and are board certified in general medicine and Dermatology in their respective countries.