Dermatology Preceptorship

Catalog Description: Most of the teaching and learning will be accomplished by daily patient care activities at one of the three affiliated hospitals. Students will participate in the regularly scheduled weekly didactic conferences in the department. Independent study is expected and encouraged. This elective will be useful to students planning a career in a primary care specialty or dermatology.

Students interested in pursuing a residency in dermatology are strongly encouraged to take the Dermatology preceptorship course as early as possible in their 3rd year of medical school training.  This will allow adequate time to move on to the Advanced Dermatology course in their 4th year.

Syllabus

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*For students placed within the M Health Fairview system: In addition to being scheduled in Dermatology provider clinics on the University campus, you may also potentially be assigned to Dermatology provider clinics that are off campus and may be located in suburban communities (see above).  Please notify the course director, Dr. Maria Hordinsky, and the course coordinator as soon as possible if transportation will be an issue during your rotation so they can notify the department scheduler.

Required session attendance: Students are required to attend Orientation, resident didactics on Wednesday and Friday afternoons and Thursday morning student lectures.

Typical weekly schedule/Delivery Mode: M-F, 8:00am-5:00pm

Direct patient care: Yes

Consent Requirement: Open to student scheduling

Grading Scale: H/E/S/N

Allow repetition of course: Repetition not allowed

Course equivalency: Does not apply