Family Medicine

In the course of the 4 week rotation, you will be expected to:

1. Master basic dermatologic procedures (ask one of the dermatology residents to train you)

   • See Procedure Orientation below

2. Master basic medical dermatology relevant to Family Practice.

   • Review all the lectures in this tab by Week 3 of the month rotation.

Before the Rotation:

• How to Avoid Errors in the Dermatology Practice [PDF]

  • This lecture is given by Dr. Lebwohl and is mandatory before rotating through the FPA Dermatology Practice. It describes how to avoid common errors in patient care. In this case, you need to download the lecture to get the audio version.

• Medical Student Dermatology Pathophysiology Course – Lectures 1-2

By end of Week 1:

• Medical Student Dermatology Pathophysiology Course – Lectures 3-9

• Derm Medical Student Curriculum

  • This powerpoint reviews succinctly the basic information needed to follow along in my dermatology clinic. Ideally, it should be read before rotating in a dermatology clinic.

• Dermatology History, Physical Exam, Differential Diagnosis

  • This lecture is the Sinai MSII ASM course on how to do a dermatology physical exam. Essentially, it functions as a lecture on regional differential diagnosis.

• Procedural Certification (see below)

By end of Week 2 (i.e., the weekend after Week 1 will be intensive for studying):

• Do the Podiatry Quiz: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PodiatryTestWithAnswers

• Dermatology PriMed Series

• Dermatology Procedural Safety: A Survey (AAD Focus Session 2-5-11)

  • This is my lecture given at the AAD on dermatology procedural safety. The lecture outlines ways to avoid physician injury in a number of common procedures in dermatology.

• Intralesional Triamcinolone (ILTAC)

  • This document describes how to mix different concentrations of intralesional triamcinolone and when to use which concentration on what lesion.

• Making Patients Feel Comfortable with Medical Student Participation

  • This is an article I published with Dr. Golant on how to integrate medical students into a dermatology practice. Please read this before rotating with me.

• Practical use of biologic therapy in dermatology: some considerations and checklists

  • This article provides checklists for initiating and monitoring biologics in dermatology. It also provides guidance about how to deal with situations such as positive PPD, positive hepatitis B core antibody, when to vaccinate, etc.

  • The link to the actual journal article is: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22398223

By the first week of your rotation, I expect everyone to learn how to do various basic procedures in dermatology. As there is no official standard for doing these procedures, I have created a series of videos.

There will be a certification by the end of the first week for each incoming resident. Each incoming resident will be paired with a senior resident, who will show them how to do the procedures. In addition, please use the resources listed here: Resident Certification.

If everyone prepares and practices, the certification process should go very quickly.