STUDENT ELECTIVES

MED 545E Dermatology

Pre-requisite:  Credit in Medicine 531/532

Duration:  4 weeks (20 working days), all blocks

Number of Students:  Minimum - 1; Maximum - 20

Location(s):

Private Offices - Drs. John Boyer (primarily surgical procedures), Kevin Dawson, Wayne Fujita, Norman Goldstein, Timothy Hagino, Frederick Harada, Phillip Hellreich, Allan Izumi*, Douglas Johnson, Stella Matsuda, Janice Matsunaga, Joseph McKinlay, Kevin Mott, Carla Nip-Sakamoto, William Wong

        Queen's Medical Center - Dr. Christopher Lum

        Kaiser Medical Center - Drs. Bradley Lau, Randall Mita

        Straub Clinic - Drs. Roman Glamb, Jay Grekin, Jenny Stone

Tripler Army Medical Center Outpatient Clinic

Kona, Hawaii - Dr. Joy McElroy

       Program Director or Coordinator:  Laurie Tam, M.D.

I.     Objectives

            Students will learn the clinical aspects of skin diseases: diagnosis, laboratory tests, skin testing, mycology, and treatment through clinical preceptorship.

II.     Method

            This course is focused on learning clinical dermatology in office settings and at dermatology clinics. Those taking the elective with Dr. Izumi or Dr. Goldstein will be expected to write a short paper concerning some aspect of dermatology; this will be elective with the other preceptors. There will be access to a core curriculum in Dermatology by CD-ROM.

Students will sign up for the elective and the Department of Medicine will select the site and the preceptor.

III. Attendance

To obtain credit for this elective, students are expected to be in attendance for four (4) weeks or the equivalent of twenty (20) or more working days, depending on the supervising dermatologist.

IV.     Evaluation

            1. Evaluation by the supervising physician will assess the student's acquisition of knowledge and application of this to patient care, by observation.  There will be no formal examination.

            2. To obtain credit for this elective, all students must complete and return the elective evaluation form to the Department of Medicine.

V. Non-University of Hawaii medical students will be accepted with the approval of the Division Chief.

*Dr. Izumi will only precept those 4th-year students planning to enter a dermatology residency program.

Revised January 2008 MED 545-E