Course Catalog

 
STP2358 INPATIENT DERMATOLOGY AND IMAGE COLLECTION
Department DERMATOLOGY Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Special Topic Facility
Course Director CARLY ELSTON, MD Enrollment Limit 1
Contact CARLY ELSTON, MD Enrollment Minimum 1
Email celston@uabmc.edu Address FOT 858
Phone (205) 975-4917 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 17-17, 44-44
Prerequisites NO PREREQUISITES AVAILABLE. CONTACT DEPARTMENT. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description Dermatology and Image Collection is a course designed to give students more exposure to inpatient dermatology and clinical findings. Students will be given a vocera and be on-call during specified hours so that consult teams may page students when interesting clinical findings arise. Students will primarily round and see patients with the dermatology consult team, however, they may be paged by other teams. The students will meet with the various teams to learn about the patient and their physical exam findings before visiting and photographing. This unique experience will give students exposure to several consult teams and allow them to learn more about how physical exam findings may aid in diagnostics. Additionally, images will be used to develop the UAB Digital Dermatology Atlas, an online collection of skin conditions across diverse skin types intended for medical students or physicians in training.
Where To Report Dermatology Offices 8th Floor Faculty Office Towers - contact email ashleyvfoster@uabmc.edu
Requirements 1. Be on-call for 12 hours.
2. Watch 3 pre-recorded lectures.
3. Round with consult team to learn about patients (1-3pm Monday-Thursday).
4. Photograph patients.
5. Complete reflection form and describe findings from ONE photograph of student's choosing.
Evaluation Students will complete a feedback form at the end of the course verifying they completed their on-call hours and watched pre-recorded lectures. Additionally, students will be asked to list the cases they photographed and practice describing lesions of one of the photographs.
Notes Day 1: Meet at Dermatology Department Offices, Faculty Office Tower 8th floor. Receive overview of course and materials including camera and vocera. Watch orientation and clinical photography training video (-30 minutes). Round with consult team in afternoon.
Day 2: 4 hours on-call from 8am-12pm*. Watch pre-recorded podcast 1 (-60 minutes). Round with consult team in afternoon.
Day 3: 4 hours on-call from 8am-12pm*. Watch pre-recorded podcast 2 (-60 minutes). Round with consult team in afternoon.
Day 4: 4 hours on-call from 8am-12pm*. Round with consult team in afternoon.
Day 5: Complete reflection form including number of patients visited, description of ONE photograph of your choice. Drop off materials and reflection form to Ashley Foster in Faculty Office Tower 8th floor on Friday (-30 minutes).

*Hours may vary depending on dermatology consult service, students will receive schedule on Day 1.