Outpatient US Clinical Experience in Dermatopathology in Houston

Information about this clinical experience:

You will work directly with a physician who is an experienced educator. The preceptor holds a faculty appointment at McGovern Medical School at UT Health (Associate Clinical Professor). Through the years, the physician has been actively involved in the education of residents from Baylor, UT Houston, UTMB, and MD Anderson Cancer Center.

One half of every day will be spent at the practice in independent study reviewing slides. You will have your own microscope as well as access to standard dermatopathology textbooks and scientific journals. In the first week, your focus will be on the normal histology of the skin and developing skills and confidence in naming and identifying the structures of the skin, including the layers that make up the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis, the different cell types, and skin appendages. In the following weeks, you will gain experience in differentiating normal from abnormal, developing differential diagnoses, and interpreting slides in the context of the patient's clinical presentation.

In the other half of the day, you will participate in dermatopathology sign out with the attending and observation of the grossing of specimens. To make the most of this valuable learning opportunity, we recommend that you read or view the following resources:

Introduction to Dermatopathology

Dermatopathology: How to Diagnose Skin Biopsies | Dermpath Essentials Part 2

Approach to Learning Dermatopathology during Postgraduate Residency