{"id":2280,"date":"2010-03-16T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/medical-education\/medical-student-education\/graduate-years-3-4\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:36:20","slug":"graduate-years-3-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/medical-education\/medical-student-education\/graduate-years-3-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical (Years 3 &amp; 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The School of Medicine launched its new curriculum, Translational Education at Carolina (TEC 2.0) in August 2023.\u00a0 TEC 2.0 is composed of three phases: Foundation Phase (formerly Years 1 and 2), Application Phase (formerly year 3) and Individualization Phase (formerly year 4).\u00a0 For more information on TEC 2.0, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/curriculum\/curriculum-overview\/\"> https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/curriculum\/curriculum-overview\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Application Phase (formerly year 3)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>For information on the Application Phase, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/curriculum\/curriculum-overview\/application-phase\/\">https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/curriculum\/curriculum-overview\/application-phase\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Individualization Phase (formerly year 4)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>For information on the Individualization Phase, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/curriculum\/curriculum-overview\/individualization-phase\/\">https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/curriculum\/curriculum-overview\/individualization-phase\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information on all fourth year courses, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/woodland.med.unc.edu\/electivesbook\/courses.aspx?CreditHours=6&amp;TypeofGradReq=Elective&amp;dept=Dermatology\">https:\/\/woodland.med.unc.edu\/electivesbook\/Default.aspx\\<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Derm 401 3: Dermatology Elective<\/strong><br \/>\nCompleting DERM 401 3 early in Individualization Phase (Blocks 2-5) is encouraged for any student interested in potentially applying for dermatology residency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Derm 402\/102: Dermatology Research<\/strong><br \/>\nMust contact Dr. Rachel Blasiak to discuss availability of research projects prior to requesting permission to register. Must have a project and faculty mentor identified 3 months before course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Derm 415: Dermatopathology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Derm 250: Career Exploration in Dermatology (2 week rotation)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For scheduling and availability, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\">http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.mendeley.com\/datasets\/cg7ktc3zvy\/2\/files\/c9d30793-3a97-428f-8733-743a4c362c92\">Dermoscopy Learning Module<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Medical Student Slides:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 200px\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2017\/11\/MS4-Module-1.ppt\">Module 1<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2017\/11\/MS4-Module-6.ppt\">Module 6<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2017\/11\/MS4-Module-2.ppt\">Module 2<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2017\/11\/MS4-Module-7.ppt\">Module 7<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2017\/11\/MS4-module-3.ppt\">Module 3<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2017\/11\/MS4-Module-8.ppt\">Module 8<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2017\/11\/MS4-Module-4.ppt\">Module 4<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2017\/11\/MS4-Module-9.ppt\">Module 9<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2017\/11\/MS4-Module-5.ppt\">Module 5<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2017\/11\/MS4-Module-10.ppt\">Module 10<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2018\/07\/peds-derm-study-set-for-MS4-1.pptx\">Module 11 &#8211; 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