Dermatology

Sponsoring Department: Dermatology

Course Title: Career Exploration in Dermatology

Faculty Course Director: Chris Sayed, M.D.

Prerequisites: None

Periods Offered: 2 slots will be reserved during blocks 10, 11 and 12

Maximum Enrollment: 2

Clinical/Non-Clinical: Clinical

Duration of Elective/Selective: 2 weeks

Where/When to report on first day: 410 Market Street, Suite 400 (Southern Village) at 8:00 am

Learning Objectives: (what student will be able to do as a result of this experience)

1. Expose medical students to a career in Dermatology

2. Appropriate use of morphology terminology

Learning Activities:

Weekly scheduled conferences and rounds

Clinics each day

Expected hours: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

No on-call requirements

STUDENTS: This rotation is an exploration experience and not intended to generate a letter of recommendation. For those students interested in pursuing dermatology as a career, we expect them to choose a fourth week dermatology elective during senior year.

Evaluation: All 2 week career exploration electives are pass fail. Please note what is required for passing.