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I don't get what the big deal is. From reading the forum it seems it's not looked upon too favorably by programs if you say you want to do private practice. But come on, doesn't society need practicing general dermatologists that simply want to treat patients as much as institutions need academic dermatologists? It's like the assumption is that if you go private practice you are going to be doing botox all day long, but what about the guy that actually just wants to treat whichever patient walks through the door in a private setting? Are you shooting yourself in the foot if you state your intent is to treat patients in private practice during an interview or on a derm rotation?