Jackson Health System, an integrated healthcare delivery system, consists of its centerpiece, Jackson Memorial Hospital; 12 primary care centers and two primary care mobile vans; multiple school-based clinics serving many elementary, middle and high schools; two long-term care nursing facilities; six Corrections Health Services clinics; a network of mental health facilities; Holtz Children's Hospital, Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital, Jackson North Medical Center and Jackson South Community Hospital.

The Jackson Memorial Hospital is the third-largest teaching hospital in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of the patients admitted to Jackson Memorial Hospital are funded, and the remainder are staff patients. All patients are cared for under the supervision of Jackson's medical staff, most of whom also hold appointments at the UM Miller School of Medicine or at the VA Medical Center. The service responsibilities and the teaching programs are described by the various departments and divisions on the following pages. It should be noted that the Chiefs of Service and Division Chiefs hold faculty appointments at the school by virtue of an affiliation agreement. The hospital and the school also have affiliation agreements with the Veterans Administration Medical Center and several private hospitals and clinics for the purpose of broadening the range of experiences available to resident physicians. Rotations are done jointly at the VA Medical Center.


Residency Programs

Dermatology

The department offers a three-year program leading to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Dermatology. All positions are offered through the Dermatology Residency Matching Program.

The department consists of a chief and other full-time dermatologists. The full-time faculty includes a pediatric dermatologist, a chemosurgeon, a dermatologic surgeon, a dermatopathologist, a microbiologist/mycologist and several laboratory scientists. Specialized departmental treatment facilities include a PUVA treatment center, a MOHS chemosurgery unit and two active dermatology inpatient services.

A scientific approach to disease of the skin is emphasized throughout the training program. Thirty-three inpatient beds located in Cedars Medical Center and the Veterans Administration Medical Center provide an opportunity for the careful observation of disease processes and critical evaluation of therapy. A new inpatient unit at Cedars is specially designed for treating skin disease and includes an isolation room, all one-bed rooms, specialized lighting in patient rooms, specialized bathing facilities, a dermatology treatment room, a well-equipped clinical laboratory and an ultraviolet light treatment box as well as a specially trained staff of dermatology nurses and personnel. Within this milieu, high quality patient care is standard, and residents take full responsibility for patients assigned to them under the supervision of the chief resident and full-time faculty. Approximately 50,000 outpatient visits a year in three different clinical settings round out the clinical and research experience throughout. Ready access to a departmental library makes specialized literature easily available. Standard texts are located in patient care areas.