On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, U-M Dermatology faculty, residents, fellows, staff and family members gathered to celebrate and honor our graduating residents and fellows at a reception at the Michigan League in Ann Arbor.

Residency director Dr. Yolanda Helfrich and fellowship director and Chair Dr. Christopher Bichakjian delivered opening remarks, reflecting on the journey and accomplishments of our graduates. Dr. Bichakjian praised the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology graduates for their dedication and resilience, giving them each a moment to speak. Following this, Dr. Helfrich acknowledged each graduating resident, sharing stories from their training and honoring the achievements that helped them reach this significant milestone. Graduates expressed gratitude to their co-residents and dermatology faculty and highlighted their experiences at the University of Michigan.

Adding a fun element to the event, second-year residents and rising co-chief residents, Drs. Anne Ning and Giselle Guerrero presented humorous recognition awards and keepsakes to the graduating seniors. 

The Dermatology Residency Class of 2024 honored Dr. Jennifer Swearingen with the department’s William B. Taylor Resident Teaching Award for Best Resident Educator. Although Dr. Swearingen could not attend, her contributions were celebrated and our residents expressed their appreciation, "We are so grateful to have had the privilege of learning from Dr. Swearingen over the past few months, and we are so lucky to have her as an addition to our faculty. Her commitment to patient care is an inspiration to us all. And we are so appreciative of the way she cares about us as individuals. Thanks so much for going above and beyond to support us!"

We congratulate the class of 2024 on the completion of their dermatology residency, and offer best wishes as they embark on their future careers:

• Stephen Ansah-Addo, MD
  Dermatology Faculty
  St. Luke's University Health Network, Pennsylvania
• Daniel Cole, MD
  Dermatopathology Fellowship
  University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
• Rachel Fayne, MD (Co-Chief Resident)
  Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship
  Northwestern Medicine Fienberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
• Jane Harrell, MD (Co-Chief Resident)
  Dermatologist
  Aurora Healthcare, Wisconsin
• Daniel Nadelman, MD
  Dermatologist
  Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut, Connecticut
• Madison Ratycz, MD
  Dermatologist
  Trillium Creek Dermatology, Ohio
• Kelly Reynolds, MD
  Dermatologist
  OptumCare Medical Group, California
• Mason Runge, MD
  Dermatologist
  Atrium Health, North Carolina
• Amanda Shepard-Hayes, MD
  Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship
  University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA

Congratulations to our clinical fellows on the completion of their fellowships:

Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology (MSDO) Fellows:

• Mallory Joseph, MD
  Mohs Surgeon
  University of Michigan Health West, Wyoming, MI
  Dermatology Adjunct Physician Instructor
  University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
• MariPaz Castanedo Tardan, MD (Completed December 2023)
  Assistant Professor of Dermatology
  University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
  VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Dermatopathology Fellows:
(The Dermatopathology Fellows are recognized at a separate graduation ceremony hosted by the Department of Pathology)

• Andrew Schuler, MD
  Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist
  University of Michigan Health West, Wyoming, MI
  Dermatology Adjunct Physician Instructor
  University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
• Jaclyn Plotzke, MD
  Pathology and Dermatology Faculty
  University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI