How should medical students prepare for a clinical dermatology rotation?

Skin diseases are commonly encountered in medical practice, yet medical students often receive little dermatology training. There is little research on what self-study materials best prepare students. We aim to identify which resources dermatology residents have found to be most useful in preparing for clinical dermatology rotations and dermatology residency. Forty current dermatology residents and fellows responded to our REDCap-generated survey. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Most respondents (N=36, 90%) reported using outside resources to prepare for clinical dermatology rotations and dermatology residency. American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) modules and other online resources were most used (N=31, 77.5%) and most recommended (N=32, 80%). However, 67.5% of all respondents also used printed textbooks in some capacity, but low-to-no cost, usefulness, and easy accessibility of online resources made them more favorable among study participants. Multiple clinical...
Source: Dermatology Online Journal - Category: Dermatology Source Type: research