About the Fellowship
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles offers a 1-year clinical Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship with exceptional training in outpatient and inpatient pediatric dermatology. Our faculty includes 3 full-time pediatric dermatologists and one pediatric nurse practitioner. CHLA is a free-standing tertiary care children’s hospital in the heart of Los Angeles, providing a highly diverse and robust clinical experience. CHLA is academically affiliated with Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, with our pediatric dermatology faculty serving an active role in the Department of Dermatology at USC. Our division sees approximately 7500 outpatient visits and approximately 250 inpatient consultations per year, providing an excellent training environment, with faculty committed to the education of our fellows.
Why CHLA?
CHLA is the first and largest children’s hospital in Southern California and serves as a primary referral center for this large catchment area. This provides a training environment that is unique in its diversity, as well as vast breadth and depth of clinical experience. CHLA has more than 350 pediatric specialty programs which provide exposure to multi-disciplinary and highly collaborative care. The goal of our fellowship is to provide comprehensive training in pediatric dermatology through exposure to common, complex, and rare pediatric dermatologic conditions, all of which are encountered on any given day of clinic and consults in our children’s hospital.
Learn More about the Training Program
Our fellowship program is approved by the American Board of Dermatology. Pediatric dermatology fellows gain experience with a dedicated continuity clinic, surgical and laser clinics (including cases requiring local and general anesthesia), tri-monthly multi-disciplinary vascular anomalies clinic, dermatologic conditions in skin of color, inpatient consults, dedicated research and academic time, as well as distinct experience at CHLA community satellite clinics with our attending providers. Fellows will become proficient in basic skin scrapings, swabbing, and other specimen collection for KOH, cultures, and hair mounts. Fellows will interact with and have many opportunities to provide bedside and formal teaching to pediatric and dermatology residents and medical students.
Our fellowship directors would be happy to discuss the program further. A great opportunity for this is the Resident and Fellows Reception of the Society of Pediatric Dermatology, held during the annual American Academy of Dermatology meeting. If you are interested in setting up a meeting, please feel free to contact us.
How to Apply
The CHLA Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Program is a part of the San Francisco Match program, open to US and Canadian residents only. Applicants must register for the official match process at www.sfmatch.org. Our SF Match program ID is 5228. The match deadline is November 7, 2023.
Applicants must be board-eligible or board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology prior to the start of fellowship. International medical graduates are required to have ECFMG certification.
Applicants should send the following:
- A personal statement of interest in the program
- Three letters of recommendation
- A current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
To:
Minnelly Luu, MD
Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship
Email: mluu@chla.usc.edu
The deadline for submitting application materials is August 1, 2023. Interviews will occur on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 AM Pacific Time.
Program Fast Facts
ACGME Accredited
Fellows per year: 1
Applicants are welcome from the following primary specialties: Dermatology
Application Timeline: Deadline for submitting application materials is August 1, 2023. Interviews will occur on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 AM Pacific Time
Duration: 1 year
Postgraduate Training Required: Yes, Dermatology residency, must be board-eligible or board-certified in Dermatology
U.S. Citizenship Required: Yes
Benefits Include: Health and dental insurance, 14 days paid vacation + 6 personal days, and yearly educational stipend
Minnelly Luu, MD
Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship
Email: mluu@chla.usc.edu
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Division of Dermatology
4650 Sunset Blvd MS #144
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-4191
Fax: 323-361-7257
Where Do Fellows Go When they Graduate?
After experiencing the diverse and comprehensive training environment at CHLA, our pediatric dermatology fellows are well-prepared to engage in any academic, community, or private practice setting they choose to become part of. We are fully committed to supporting the future goals of our fellows, and helping them achieve their career ambitions, whatever they may be.