Clinical Elective in Dermatology 2.5 Credits/Maximum of 2.5

Catalog description

The Clinical Dermatology elective is a TWO-week course that is designed to cover the skin conditions that are most germane to any general practitioner. The course will provide an introduction to several common diseases that affect the skin and their diagnosis, pathology, and treatment. This course is focused on the most common and most important diseases and therapies from a public health standpoint. This course is not suggested for students pursuing a career in dermatology (the 4-week elective [ DERM 732 ] is suggested for these students). Course material will be presented in the form of workplace teaching in the clinic, microscopic teaching in the dermatopathology practice site, and readings from textbooks and online learning modules. Central themes of the course are visual recognition of the cutaneous findings and the ability to accurately describe these findings. Patient care hinges upon first visualizing the abnormality after which the descriptive terminology can facilitate the generation of a differential diagnosis.