Our residents are encouraged to participate in the Internal Medicine and Rheumatology rounds. A comprehensive annual Mycology Course is given by Dr. William Merz. In this course, an overview of the fungal kingdom which includes the biological makeup is presented. Then lectures are given about individual, superficial, and deep mycosis. The initial definition of these organisms, the epidemiology, the physiologic makeup, their environmental needs, nutrient requirements, methods of detection and treatment are presented.
Residents have the opportunity to attend regional and national professional meetings.
Four times a years, the Maryland Dermatologic Society, Inc. meetings are held. The Chief Residents are in charge of this event along with a designated attending as overseer. Much time and effort on the part of the residents and faculty goes into the Maryland Dermatologic Society, Inc. meetings when they are hosted at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. The residents also have the opportunity to attend the national meetings held by the American Academy of Dermatology in December of each year. The PGY-2 residents remain at Johns Hopkins to cover the service.