Dermatology residency training , certification and maintenance of certification in the United States

"nTraining of dermatology residents , their evaluation. Certification and recertification in each part of world id different from the other and is highly dependent to health care needs and standards, resources and expectations of those who receive the care; for example in Australia a dermatologist is expected to be able to manage surgically all kinds skin cancers (melanoma or non-melanoma) and perform lymph node dissection himself without need to refer to a surgeon. However, learning about the process of dermatology residency training, certification and maintenance of certification in other countries will help us in curriculum planning and evaluation of our dermatology residents according to our own health care needs and social, economical and epidemiologic conditions.