Course Leader:     Leslie Robinson-Boston , MD

Other Faculty:     Drs. C. Lapidus, M. Weinstock, R. Dufresne, J. Muglia, R. Mader

Course Location:     Brown Affiliated Hospitals

When Offered:     All year except July and March (Due to Annual Academy of Dermatology Meeting)

Maximum Students per Rotation:     3

Duration of Rotation:     4 weeks

Type of Rotation:     Ambulatory

Cognitive Content:     This clerkship is designed to enable the student to approach dermatologic evaluation and management in a coherent algorithm manner. The student will be introduced to a wide variety of dermatologic scenarios to include the Emergency Room, the inpatient consultation service, the outpatient ambulatory, and dermatologic surgical practice. Lectures and didactic-socratic discussions will be provided by the residents and the full-time faculty on an almost daily basis.

Prerequisites:     Introduction to Clinical Medicine required, Clerkship in Medicine or Pediatrics preferred

Criteria for Passing:     Near-perfect attendance and the demonstration of the ability to perform and describe the findings of a complete dermatologic examination and to arrive at a plan for diagnosis and management.

Criteria for Honors:     Perfect attendance, honors grade on oral exam, exceptional enthusiasm, and an outstanding fund of knowledge that is successfully integrated in patient evaluation and management.

Competencies:     Ability IV: advanced level

Number of Hrs/Wk of Classroom/Discussion:        10

Number of Nights Oncall per Week:     None

Planned Independent Projects for Students:     Required

Description:      The student will participate in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of patients presenting with primary skin diseases. The student will present a dermatologic case of their choice to their colleagues and a faculty member.