Dermatology

Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties

  • Course Information

    Course Number: RMDN602

    Prerequisites: Completion of the Phase 2 Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics clerkship

    Length of Time: 2 or 4 weeks

    Phase Availability: Phase 2 and Phase 3

    Credit Type: Physician Assessed Patient Facing (PAPFE) or Open

    Call: No

  • Contact Information

    Program Director at Arlington Dermatology: Michael Bukhalo, MD

    Program Director at Beloit Clinic Dermatology: Roger Kapoor, MD

    Program Director at MD Skin Clinic: Melissa Stenstrom, MD

    Coordinator/Scheduling: Allison King (aking75@uic.edu)

    Locations: Arlington Dermatology (5301 Keystone Ct., Rolling Meadows, IL 60008); MD Skin Center (1235 N. Mulford Rd, Suite 205 Rockford, IL); Beloit Clinic Dermatology/Dermatological Services (1905 E. Huebbe Pkwy., Beloit, WI, 53511)

Narrative Description: During the course of two or four weeks the students should be exposed to approximately 250-500 dermatologic patients.

Learning Objectives: Emphasis of instruction will be in three main areas. These would include:

  1. Proper dermatologic description and classification of the cutaneous disorders seen
  2. Differential diagnosis of dermatologic diseases and
  3. Basic therapeutic principles

Learning Activities: The student may participate and learn to do some basic dermatologic procedures including skin biopsy, shave biopsy, skin tag excision, wart destruction and simple excisional surgery.

The rotating student would also be invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Chicago Dermatological Society held in Chicago on the third Wednesday of each month. The student would also be participating in evaluation of any hospital consultations that arise during the month.

All students are required to review a topic of interest related to dermatology and their chosen specialty and present their topic in a brief 10-minute presentation.

Method of Assessment: Direct faculty evaluation of performance and standard UIC evaluation form completed and submitted.

Required Reading: Textbook Required: Principles of Dermatology, Fourth Edition, Lookingbills/marks, W.B. Saunders Elsevier, 2006. Not required for MD Skin Clinic location.

General Scheduling: Students are expected to report Monday-Friday starting as early as 7:00 A.M. and ending as late as 7:00 P.M., depending on their assigned location.

Additional Resources: None

Miscellaneous Information: None