What you will do:

You will work directly with a physician who is a board-certified dermatopathologist. This physician is a distinguished educator, mentor, and leader, and holds a faculty appointment at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School as Clinical Professor. The attending is involved in the education of residents at multiple medical schools, including UT Southwestern, Baylor College of Medicine, and McGovern Medical School, among others.

This is a high-volume practice that evaluates hundreds of biopsy specimens per day. You will evaluate slides prepared from biopsy specimens in patients with a wide variety of diseases with the attending physician using a multi-headed microscope. Periodically, the professor will point out key features and stop to discuss interesting or unusual findings. The goals of the rotation are to initially recognize the normal histology of the skin and develop conf