Dermatology Elective – UTMC (4 week)
Title of Clerkship: Dermatology Elective – UTMC (4 week)
Elective Year(s): Fourth-Year Elective
Department: Internal Medicine
Type of Elective: Clinical
Clerkship Site: The University of Toledo Medical Center
Course Number: DERM 706
Blocks Available: September through June (not available July and August)
Number of Students/Block: 3 students per four week rotation
Faculty: Lorie D. Gottwald, M.D., Nancy Parquet, M.D.
Elective Description/Requirements: Students will see outpatients in Ambulatory Private Patient Care at UTMC. Additional responsibilities include taking histories & physicals, assisting in minor surgeries, as well as consultation rounds. Reading of selected dermatologic textbooks during the clerkship is also expected.
Length of Clerkship: 4 weeks
Links to Core Competencies/Educational Course Objectives: At the end of this elective, the student will be able to:
- Recognize common skin disorders and treat them appropriately. (EPOs: PC-1, MK-4)
- Identify the basic principles involved in the pathophysiology and etiology of dermatologic disease using the skin as a vivid visual model. (EPOs: PC-1, MK-4)
- Demonstrate the ability to take a complete history and recognize the importance of this history in both the diagnosis and therapy of skin disease. (EPOs: PC-1, PC-7)
Professionalism: UT/COM students will meet or exceed the institutional standards for professionalism as stated in the current Educational Program Objectives and the current Educational Course Objectives for the Sponsoring Department.
Instructional Methods:
- Small group – clinical skills
- Interpretation of lab data
- Diagnostic tests – use/interpretation
- Lecture/media
- Independent study
- Outpatient rounds
Evaluation Methods:
- Attendance
- Case presentation
- Case write-up
- Faculty/resident observation
- Narrative
Prerequisites: Successful completion of required Internal Medicine Clerkship
Clerkship Director: Mani Askari, M.D.
Clerkship Coordinator: Dawn Jagodzinski; Mackenzie McNair
Phone Number: 419-383-5022
Email: Dawn.jagodzinski@utoledo.edu
Special Requirements: None
ECC Approved
June 2023