{"id":2283,"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\/preclinical-years-1-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:29:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:29:48","slug":"preclinical-years-1-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/medical-education\/medical-student-education\/preclinical-years-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PreClinical (Years 1 &amp; 2)"},"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 class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/curriculum\/curriculum-overview\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"external-link\">https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/curriculum\/curriculum-overview\/<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Course Director:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rachel Blasiak, MD (<a class=\"email-link\" title=\"\" href=\"mailto:rachel_blasiak@med.unc.edu?subject=Medical Student Years 1&amp;2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rachel_blasiak@med.unc.edu<\/a>) &#8211; Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology<\/p>\n<p>Contacting the faculty: During this course, the faculty will continue to work in clinics and laboratories.\u00a0 We are happy to answer any questions that may arise.\u00a0 If there are specific questions about a lecture, contact the faculty member that gave the lecture.\u00a0 Dr. Blasiak will be available for office hours by Zoom each afternoon during integument week but also available by email.<\/p>\n<p>We are also available to any student who might be interested in pursuing dermatology as a career.\u00a0 Feel free to contact us with questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Additional Resources<\/b><\/p>\n<p>VisualDx: Excellent library of dermatology images (Can be accesses through HSL)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualdx.com\/visualdx\/visualdx6\/launch.jsp\">http:\/\/visualdx.com\/visualdx\/visualdx6\/launch.jsp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DermIS: image atlases, differential diagnoses, case reports and additional information on almost all skin diseases<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dermis.net\">www.dermis.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DermNet: 23,000 images of skin disease<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dermnet.com\">http:\/\/www.dermnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DermnetNZ: <a href=\"http:\/\/dermnetnz.org\">dermnetnz.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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