INTRODUCTION
The first 1-year training program in Mohs Surgery was established by Dr Perry Robins at NYU in 1970 (Table 1). Several other training programs were established in the 1970s, including programs at the Cleveland Clinic and UCSF. In 1982, Dr Ed Krull, Chair of the Dept of Dermatology at Henry Ford Hospital, developed the Core Curriculum for Dermatologic Surgery. This document was created to codify the need for surgical experience in all dermatology residency programs and to standardize the training.
In 1983, as the number of 1-year training programs in Mohs Surgery continued to increase, the leadership of the American College of Chemosurgery (later to become the American College of Mohs Surgery) felt that standards should be required for Mohs Surgery Fellowship Training Programs. The Fellowship Training Committee (FTC) of the College (Dr Philip L. Bailin-Chair, Dr Rex Amonette, Dr Ted Tromovitch, and Dr. Gerald Bernstein) met in San Francisco to create structure and requirements for 1-year fellowship training programs. The training requirements were approved by the College Board of Directors, and a formal 1-year fellowship approval process began in 1983. The FTC required site-visits beginning in 1997 in order to more thoroughly assess the structure and quality of training at each program.
Dr Krull was appointed to the Accreditation Committee for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Dermatology Residency Review Committee (RRC) in 1984. He served as chair of the RRC from 1987 to 1994. Dr Krull directed a revision of the Core Curriculum for Dermatologic Surgery in 1987 to reflect the changes in dermatologic practice.
In 1990, the RRC, under Dr Krull's leadership, received approval from ACGME for special training requirements for all dermatology residency programs to include complex closures, flaps, grafts, laser surgery, and nail surgery. ACGME also instituted the requirement for a designated surgical program director for each dermatology residency program.
By 1991, 37 Mohs Surgery Training programs had been established under the approval program of the American College of Mohs Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology (the name
In 1983, as the number of 1-year training programs in Mohs Surgery continued to increase, the leadership of the American College of Chemosurgery (later to become the American College of Mohs Surgery) felt that standards should be required for Mohs Surgery Fellowship Training Programs. The Fellowship Training Committee (FTC) of the College (Dr Philip L. Bailin-Chair, Dr Rex Amonette, Dr Ted Tromovitch, and Dr. Gerald Bernstein) met in San Francisco to create structure and requirements for 1-year fellowship training programs. The training requirements were approved by the College Board of Directors, and a formal 1-year fellowship approval process began in 1983. The FTC required site-visits beginning in 1997 in order to more thoroughly assess the structure and quality of training at each program.
Dr Krull was appointed to the Accreditation Committee for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Dermatology Residency Review Committee (RRC) in 1984. He served as chair of the RRC from 1987 to 1994. Dr Krull directed a revision of the Core Curriculum for Dermatologic Surgery in 1987 to reflect the changes in dermatologic practice.
In 1990, the RRC, under Dr Krull's leadership, received approval from ACGME for special training requirements for all dermatology residency programs to include complex closures, flaps, grafts, laser surgery, and nail surgery. ACGME also instituted the requirement for a designated surgical program director for each dermatology residency program.
By 1991, 37 Mohs Surgery Training programs had been established under the approval program of the American College of Mohs Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology (the name
