Course Catalog
16-501 DERMATOLOGY ACTING INTERNSHIP
Department
DERMATOLOGY
Campus
Birmingham
Course Type(s)
Other AI-Ambulatory, Elective AI
Facility
UAB Medical Center
Course Director
SARAH MCCLEES, MD
Enrollment Limit
2
Contact
ZARIA HUSBAND
Enrollment Minimum
1
Email
zhusband@uabmc.edu
Address
FOT 858
Phone
(205) 934-5188
Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates
1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites
Successful completion of core Internal Medicine and Surgery Clerkships.
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery, Family Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description
This is a 4-week course designed to provide intensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and management of skin disease for the student interested pursuing dermatology as a career. The objectives of the course are to (1) enhance pattern recognition of common dermatoses such as acneiform eruptions, papulosquamous disorders, drug eruptions, infectious disorders, and cutaneous neoplasms, (2) expand differential diagnosis for dermatologic conditions, and (3) develop management strategies including understanding when to involve other specialists.
Where To Report
The Whitaker Clinic, 3rd Floor Dermatology Clinic (suite 3500) at 8am.
Requirements
Daily attendance in assigned clinics. Facilities may include Whitaker Clinic, Cooper Green Hospital, and The Children's Hospital; Attendance in required educational conferences but not limited to weekly Grand Rounds and Kodachrome Slide Conference; Presentation on a dermatology topic of interest; Successful completion of Dermatology exam.
Evaluation
Pass/Fail. Students are evaluated by faculty and residents on daily performance, demonstration of professionalism, evidence of background reading, and successfully passing the dermatology exam.
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