Dermatopathology Education Resources

 


The Dermatopathology Unit is committed to Resident Education in Dermatology and Pathology as well as Medical Student Education. The unit also supports a Dermatopathology Fellowship Program. Each of the educational components have been outlined below.

 

Dermatopathology Fellowship Education

A one-year ACGME accredited and approved fellowship is offered for both Pathology and Dermatology trained applicants with programs tailored to your training background. Application materials can be found on the Fellowship Program page.

Dermatology Resident Education

Dermatology residents from within our own system as well as visiting residents rotate in Dermatopathology. Residents from outside programs who wish to come for a rotation may apply by contacting the Educational Coordinator at 412-864-3860 or by e-mail at dermpathed@upmc.edu

Dermatopathology Resident Education Highlights

Dermatology Residents rotate in Dermatopathology and are required to have a general competency in Dermatopathology including a general understanding of grossing dermatologic specimens. The residents on rotation participate in daily sign-out by previewing the cases with a thorough check of the previous accessions/history in the morning and then signing out those cases with the Dermatopathologist in the afternoon. Residents attend weekly teaching conferences that are given Thursday afternoons. There is also a separate teaching conference given monthly that is required. In addition to these conferences, residents have access to independent study sets, which can be reviewed and questions can be discussed with the Dermatopathologist.

Dermatology Residents are required to publish at least one web case per year. This is posted on the "Web Dermatopathology Case of the Month" portion of this web site. Residents prepare a case of interest including the clinical history, pathology and discussion of the case and it is published to the web site.

If you have any questions about our Dermatology resident education program, please contact our coordinator at 412-864-3860 or via e-mail at dermpathed@upmc.edu

Pathology Resident Education

Pathology residents from within our own system we well as visiting residents rotate in Dermatopathology. Residents from outside programs who wish to come for a rotation may apply by contacting the Educational Coordinator at 412-864-3860 or by e-mail at dermpathed@upmc.edu.

Dermatopathology Resident Education Highlights:

If you are from an outside institution and would like to rotate in our Dermatopathology Unit, please complete the PDF application for resident rotation and send it along with your CV to the address indicated. We try to accommodate all applicants and look forward to working with you. Our educational coordinator will work with your program coordinator to arrange for the rotation.

If you have any questions about our Pathology resident education program, please contact our coordinator at 412-864-3860 or via e-mail at dermpathed@upmc.edu

Medical Student Education

A fourth year elective rotation is offered for University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine students as well as student from Accredited Medical Schools and International Medical Schools. Medical Students in other years of training may also arrange for a rotation by contacting the educational coordinator at 412-864-3860 or by e-mail at dermpathed@upmc.edu.

Medical School Highlights:

The Dermatopathology Unit offers a fourth year medical student elective through the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. This elective emphasizes clinical Dermatopathology. Medical students participate in case review and sign-out sessions with the faculty member on service, Dermatology and Pathology residents, the Dermatopathology fellow and other medical students. In addition to new cases daily, there are study set slides available for independent review for participation in question and answer sessions with the faculty. These activities are complimented by required attendance at weekly Dermatopathology lectures and Dermatology grand rounds. Students will acquire adequate diagnostic proficiency with response processes seen in Dermatopathology to include inflammatory, allergic, autoimmune and infectious processes as well as identification of common malformations and neoplasms. [See: Web site for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Dermatology] or
[School of Medicine - Prospective Medical Students]

This elective is available to medical students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as well as medical students from both accredited medical schools in the Unites States and International Medical Students.

Medical students from accredited medical schools will need to complete a visiting elective application for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. This can be done through the medical school’s Office of Student Affairs. Once on their web page select the “Visiting North American Applicants” link and follow the instructions posted on each site.
[See: School of Medicine Office of Student Affairs]

Medical students from international medical schools have slightly different requirements. They must also apply through the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Office of Student Affairs. Once on their web page select the link “Visiting International Applicants” and follow the instructions posted on the site.
[See: School of Medicine Office of Student Affairs]

If you have any questions, please visit the University of Pittsburgh Medical Student Program web site, or call 412-648-9040.