Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages e23-e28 , August 2010

The canary seems fine: The effects of the economy on job-seeking experiences of recent dermatology training program graduates

  • Carol Erin Cheng, BA

      Affiliations

    • Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alexa Boer Kimball, MD, MPH, Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford St, #246, Boston, MA 02114.

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 Administrative support from the American Academy of Dermatology and Galderma, Fort Worth, Texas.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(10)00312-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.02.043

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages e23-e28 , August 2010

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