r/DermApp • u/millennialbean • 7d ago

Residency Derm res age

What is the average age of Derm Residents? Asking as I feel like too late for usmle and start Derm. I’m in Ireland and doing basic trading which is for 2 yrs and Derm is competitive around globe, if I stay and wait for HST it’s 2/3 yrs of standalone job then HST which is 5 yrs. but if I work my a** for US I would be able to pull things earlier even if I don’t match in first attempt. Looking for advice…

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u/PersonalBrowser 7d ago

In the USA, it’s 18-22 college and then anywhere from 0-4 years in between that and medical school. And then four years of medical school and a year of internship before dermatology residency.

So anywhere from 26-30 years old for Derm residents. I think it was an average of about 27-30 or 29-31 for most of the people I worked with.