If you are currently in medical school and would like information on a fourth year elective in Dermatology, please see our information in the Fourth Year Medical Curriculum
This is a four-week course and students who sign up and are approved are expected to commit to the four weeks without extended absences. During the 3rd or 4th week of the rotation, each medical student will prepare a 5-minute oral presentation that will be given to the department during Grand Rounds.
The majority of our clinics (medical dermatology, pediatric dermatology, Mohs surgery, excision clinic, and dermatopathology) are located on the 4th floor at Springhill Medical Building. We also have a clinic off-site at the VA Dermatology Clinic and an inpatient service at UF Health Shands Hospital.
Clinical Dermatology Rotation –Objectives
- To introduce students to the scope, breadth and magnitude of dermatologic disease
- To familiarize students with focused history and exam for various skin conditions
- To acquaint students with various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- To enable students to recognize common skin problems
- To expose students to more serious and less common disorders
Suggested topics for reading
- Basic chapter on pattern, morphology and descriptive terminology used in dermatology.
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Irritant Contact Dermatitis.
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Drug Eruptions
- Psoriasis
- Acne
- Common Viral Diseases: HSV, VZV, Moluscum Contagiosum, HPV.
- Superficial Fungal Infection: Tinea Pedis, T.Capitus, T.Corporis/Cruris, Onychomycosis
- Bacterial Infection: Impetigo, Cellulitis, Folliculitis, Furuculosis.
- Viral exanthems: 5th diease, Chickenpox, Roseola.
- Ectoparasites: Scabies, Lice.
- Nevi and other benign growths.
- Malignancies: Basal Cell, Squamous Cell, Melanoma
- Topical Steroids in Dermatology