Dermatology (DERMATOL)

Instructor(s): Joanna Tu, Erin Mathes, Kanade Shinkai

This is a Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx), which provide medical students in Foundations 2 opportunities to broaden and enhance their professional development in health care settings different from those of their core clerkships. Students will learn about the scope of dermatology practice. Students will be exposed to general adult dermatology clinics, pediatric dermatology, dermatologic surgery, dermatopathology, and the dermatology hospital consultation service.

Instructor(s): Gregory Simpson

This is a Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx), which provide medical students in Foundations 2 opportunities to broaden and enhance their professional development in health care settings different from those of their core clerkships. Students will be exposed to dermatology practice in an ambulatory setting and in a hospital consultation service. Students will be exposed to general adult dermatology, minor procedural dermatology and dermatopathology.

Instructor(s): Joanna Tu, Erin Mathes, Kanade Shinkai

In this introductory clerkship, students have daily, direct patient contacts in various outpatient dermatology clinics, providing broad exposure to common dermatologic problems as well as complex, referral based dermatologic care. The experience is supplemented by didactic lectures, web-based learning modules and textbook readings, as well as presentation of cases to faculty preceptors.

Instructor(s): Joanna Tu, Erin Mathes, Kanade Shinkai

Clinical clerkship in approved hospitals by special arrangement and approval of the dean and chairperson of the department.

Instructor(s): Joanna Tu, Erin Mathes, Kanade Shinkai

Clinical clerkship in approved hospitals by special arrangement and approval of the dean and chairperson of the department.

Instructor(s): Gregory Simpson

Activities of students are determined after an initial interview with the instructor. Emphasis is placed on routine outpatient and inpatient care and research methods, according to individual interest.

Instructor(s): Wilson Liao

This course is designed to teach the basics of sophisticated, advanced therapeutic options necessary to appropriately meet the needs of patients with severe, generalized, common skin disorders such as psoriasis, eczema, and other diseases many of which are chronic and lifelong. We will also learn about phototherapy, laser, oral and injectable biologic agents and Goeckerman therapy.

Instructor(s): Joanna Tu, Erin Mathes, Kanade Shinkai

Students considering a dermatology career or seeking in-depth dermatology exposure will spend four weeks in one of several sites exploring different aspects of dermatology (examples: ZSFG hospital, Parnassus hospital/inpatient, complex outpatient medical dermatology, pediatrics). Clinical experience is supplemented by didactic lectures, web-based learning modules and a case-based presentation to peers and a faculty preceptor.

Instructor(s): Gregory Simpson

In this 4-week course, students will be taught procedures involving routine outpatient and inpatient care and research methods on dermatological diseases.

Instructor(s): Joanna Tu, Erin Mathes, Kanade Shinkai

A research project under the direction of a member of the faculty.

Instructor(s): Amanda Twigg, Joanna Tu

Principles of Dermatology will introduce students to focused history-taking, common skin-related chief complaints, their treatments, and terminology to describe lesions. There will be an opportunity to practice acquired skills in a clinic under the guidance of a preceptor.

Instructor(s): Joanna Tu, Erin Mathes

Focused study and directed reading under the supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department.