The first year residents round weekly with 5-8 medical students on the dermatology elective. This is an opportunity for the resident to expound on current treatment plans and on diagnostic evaluations that are being carried out on their patients. During the second year of residency, the residents develop a one hour lecture on a topic of their choice. The lecture material is reviewed and slides are produced with the help of the faculty. Over the past two years, these lectures have included the topics of Vasculitis, Skin Cancer, Obstetrical Dermatology, Pruritus, Erythema Multiforme, and Psoriasis.
Students attending the lecture provide feedback to the course director.
The second year residents have the opportunity to give this lecture at least twice and then as a third year resident they will have the opportunity of giving this lecture 3 to 4 times. The goal is to have the residents complete the program with an extremely focused and polished presentation. The third year residents are involved in several aspects of medical student teaching. The consult resident takes the group of students on the dermatology elective on weekly consultation rounds. This involves assigning students to particular patients and reviewing those patients in depth.