UT Southwestern is the first of only two accredited dermatology residency programs in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. It utilizes five teaching centers (Parkland Health and Hospital System, Children's Medical Center, UT Southwestern University Hospital-Zale Lipshy, Aston Ambulatory Care Center, and the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center), collectively serving a large population of patients with diverse genetic and social backgrounds in a variety of health care settings.

Several general dermatology clinics and subspecialty clinics treat a wide variety of conditions and provide a variety of services: contact allergy, cosmetic dermatology, surgery, Mohs micrographic surgery, pediatric dermatology, pharmaceutical studies, pigment cell disorders, rheumatic skin disease, and vascular malformation/laser surgery.

The faculty combines mastery of general dermatology with expertise in defined dermatological subspecialties.