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| Department: | MEPAT-Pathology | ||
| Course: | 569-Dermatopathology | ||
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| Course Director: | Abdul Hafeez Diwan, M.D. | ||
| Course Faculty: | Abdul Hafeez Diwan, M.D. | ||
| Elective Location: | BSL,BTH,OTHR,TCH,VAMC | ||
| Elective Offered Terms: | |||
| Months: | 1B,2A,2C,3B,3C,4A,4B | ||
| Two Week Periods: | |||
| Min. Number of Students: | 0 Max: 1 | ||
| Elective Type: | Clinical | ||
| Credits | |||
| Matriculating prior to fall 2015 | 8 | ||
| Matriculating fall 2015 and beyond | 4 | ||
| Pre-requisites: | MS2 and Term 3 CABS Dermatology section | ||
| Open to US Visiting Students: | No | ||
| Open to International Visiting Students: | No | ||
| Grading: | H,HP, P, MP, F Narrative Evaluation | ||
| Faculty Approval: | Yes | ||
| Time Commitment | Percentage of time expected | ||
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| Regular Hours (Mon-Fri): | 5 days/wk; 9 hrs/day | Inpatient Ward: | 0 |
| Night Call: | No | Inpatient consultations: | 0 |
| Number on-call nights: | 0 | Outpatient clinics: | 0 |
| Weekends: | No | Surgery: | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | ||
| Didactic: | 0 | ||
| Other: | 0 | ||
| Course Description & Learning Objectives: | |||
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The goal is to get an understanding of some basic dermatopathology conditions. Dermatopathology is a subspecialty of pathology, and so only a very basic knowledge is aimed at. The student will get acquainted with common dermatopathology conditions including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratosis, melanocytic nevi, melanoma, and representative examples of different types of inflammatory dermatoses.
Learning Objectives -Identify selected common cutaneous inflammatory and non-neoplastic diseases -Identify selected common cutaneous neoplastic conditions -Describe common cutaneous pathological conditions, and be able to discuss the reasons for diagnoses |
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The objective of this course is to give the student exposure to the histopathologic features of dermatologic disease. The clerkship involves daily sign-out of cases, participation in dermatopathology conferences, teaching conferences in dermatology and pathology, and possibly selected dermatology clinics (if available).
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| Evaluation Methods | |||
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100% Clinical Performance (student performance evaluation form)
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| When and Where to report on first day of service: | |||
| Baylor Room 213B | |||
| For additional information regarding this elective contact: | |||
| Contact Name: | Yvetter Boney | ||
| Contact Phone: | 713-798-5490 | ||
| Contact Fax: | 713-798-3665 | ||
| Contact Location: | One Baylor Plaza Houston TX 77030 Pathology Dept 213B | ||
| Address: | BCM315 | ||
| Email: | yboney@bcm.edu | ||