Abstract
As dermatology residency program director, Dr Duco recently reviewed the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) guidelines for resident graduation. She noticed that performing or observing cosmetic procedures, such as botulinum toxin and soft tissue filler injections, are listed under surgical requirements. Currently, residents have a limited opportunity either to perform or to observe these procedures under faculty supervision. To fulfill accreditation requirements, the residency program started an after-hours clinic staffed with a full-time faculty member who supervises the cosmetic procedures performed by the residents. All patients are volunteers and receive cosmetic services at no charge. Pharmaceutical companies provide the products to the department free of charge through a company training grant. The cosmetic clinic recently came under scrutiny because the institution designated these cosmetic injectable products as samples, and sampling is prohibited by the hospital.
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