The new residency will begin in July 2024.

CeraVe is partnering with George Washington University to support a newly approved Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) residency spot in the school's Department of Dermatology Resident Program, slated to begin on July 1, 2024.

"We at CeraVe believe that everyone should benefit from the specialty of dermatology and our funding to George Washington University marks a small step towards reaching this goal," says Tom Allison, CeraVe Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Professional Marketing, in a news release. "By helping to grow its residency program and give future dermatologists the opportunity to complete its nationally recognized training, we are making inroads to increasing access to dermatology, reinforcing our brand mission of providing care for all."

Adam Friedman, MD, Professor and Chair of Dermatology and Director of the Residency Program at George Washington University, adds: “This support from CeraVe does not simply provide the funding for an additional trainee, but rather provides us the opportunity to identify and prepare a future colleague, one who shares our passion, investment, and dedication to dermatology and our patients. More residents means more unique training and academic opportunities, more collaborations, more community engagement that ultimately translates into one more member of the dermatology community armed to take care of any and all patients."

Standards for the applicant selection will include aptitude, intellectual curiosity, cultural humility, academic credentials, distance traveled, grit, personal characteristics, letters of recommendation and more. 

Eligible candidates, those who are currently completing or have completed an ACGME accredited PGY-1 year, can apply through ERAS until October 15, 2023, with interviews taking place this winter. One candidate will match in March 2024 and start July 1, 2024.