DER 4100 Clinical Dermatology
Allow students to participate in the care and management of outpatient and inpatient dermatology patients through direct contact with patients under staff supervision. Specific educational techniques may include didactic sessions, conferences led by staff and senior residents, lab demonstrations, audiovisual material, histopathology review, slide presentations, assisting in dermatologic surgery, and case presentations. Some teaching centers will offer additional specialized opportunities such as Mohs surgical procedures, consultant visits, city-wide Grand Rounds, and clinical research. Objective: Clerkship is designed to teach fundamental principles of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of skin diseases; and provide exposure to procedural dermatology.
Offered
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) - MD; Veteran Affairs Medical Center (DCVA) - Washington, D.C.; Naval Medical Center, San Diego (NMCSD) - CA; Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH) - VA; Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center, Fort Meade (KAMC) - MD; Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) - HI; Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston (JBSA) - TX; Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) - VA; William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) - TX; Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) - OH; Fort Carson (FCCO) - CO; International: Landstuhl Regional Medical Center - Germany; Lakenheath Hospital - England; Vicenza - Italy.