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Penn’s Department of Dermatology Ranked Best in Nation for Academic Dermatology Program
PHILADELPHIA – According to a report that appears in the Dermatology Online Journal, the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine was the highest ranked academic dermatology program based on measurements of academic achievement. The journal notes that this is the first report to rank dermatology programs on academic achievement (with the exception of the NIH funding rankings), as U.S. News and World Report does not rate dermatology programs.
“We are extremely proud of this ranking, as the report focused on many of the areas that are reflective of our mission of serving as a leading intellectual center for understanding and treating all aspects of skin and its diseases through excellence in education, patient care, and research," says John R. Stanley, MD, Chair, Department of Dermatology.
The report is based upon data collected between 2001 and 2004, and focused on five outcome measures: publications in 2001 to 2004; NIH funding in 2004; Dermatology Foundation grants in 2001 to 2004; faculty lectures in 2004 delivered at national conferences; number of full-time faculty members who were on the editorial boards of the top 3 U.S. dermatology journals and the top four subspecialty journals. The five highest ranked academic programs were:
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