Fulfilling our specialty's obligation to serve the long-term interests of patients with skin disease, the Department of Dermatology provides many educational programs.
Dermatology
Electives: The
department offers introductory electives in dermatology to
1st year medical students, then provides an intensive dermatology
course
to the 2nd year class. Clinical electives are available to
3rd and 4th year medical students, and research electives are available
to all students. Several programs include: under-graduate preceptorships,
medical student teaching, the dermatology residency and physician-investigator
program, post-doctoral research training, dermatology rotations,
and lectures for primary care physicians and other specialties
involved in the treatment of skin disease, and continuing medical
education for certified physicians who have completed training.
Residency
Training Program: The
Dermatology Residency Training Program sponsored by University
Hospitals of Cleveland,
in conjunction with MetroHealth Medical Center and the Cleveland
VA Medical Center, is accredited by the Accreditation Council of
Graduate Medical Education and participates in the Matching Program.
Because of the breadth of the department, residents in dermatology
gain experience in all aspects of the discipline, including the diagnosis
and treatment of skin disease, dermatological surgery, and dermatopathology.
The goal of the program is to provide an intellectually stimulating
environment, preparing an individual for top level private practice,
subspecialty clinical fellowships, and junior level faculty positions.
Mentorship
Oppportunities: The
department faculty offer a spectrum of career mentorship opportunities,
including basic
science, clinical specialties, and clinic research opportunities.
All house officers are encouraged to develop an area of special interest
in a clinical area in basic science or in clinical research during
their training, and to exploit the depth of expertise of our faculty
through one-on-one interactions on projects, activities, or publications.
Training
Programs for Academic Careers: The
department has an NIH-funded training program in investigative
and molecular dermatology. The major objective of this program
is to provide developing PhD and MD investigators with opportunities
for state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research training in investigative
dermatology and cutaneous biology. Resident MD physicians can
enter a special (extended) residency track in which they pursue
both dermatology residency and cutaneous biology research training;
in special circumstances, this program can be arranged such that
the trainee matriculates for the PhD or the MPH degree in the
course of this combined training period. Another
training opportunity is in Translational Oncology. This NIH-awarded
training grant has four components; one of which is cutaneous oncology.
Residents in the four-year track, or junior faculty who have just
completed residency can become a post-doctoral fellow in this program.
Training can include basic science with clinical applications,
clinical trials, epidemiology or cancer outcomes, cancer diagnostics
or therapeutic development.
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