Teaching

The elective in Dermatology is of 3-4 weeks duration and takes place in the 3 departments affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine. During the elective period, the students participate in all the routine activities of the department and the outpatient clinic. Thus, they are exposed to both the daily routine dermatological problems including diagnostic procedures, differential diagnosis, discussion and treatment. In addition, in the department, the complicated serious problems of dermatology are observed. Emphasis is placed on active participation in specific diagnostic methods (histopathology, mycology allergic tests) and in special common dermatological problems (tumor clinic, photobiology unit, and dermatological surgery).

Participation in the academic activities of the department journal club, clinicopathological meetings and update lectures is required. If the elective student wishes, s/he is invited to participate in a research project during his or her stay.

Recommended Reading

1. Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2nd edition, 1994.
2. Thomas P. Habif, Clinical Dermatology, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 3rd edition, 1996.
3. David G. Gawkrodger, Dermatology, An Illustrated Colour Text, 2nd edition, Churchill Livingstone.
4. Arnold, Odom, James: Andrew's Diseases of the Skin, 9th edition, WS Saunders Publishers, 2000.

Post-graduate education:

The dermatology section is responsible for post-graduate teaching at the medical school. The head of the section together with the coordinator choose one or several subjects for the academic year.

The post-graduate teaching is located at Sackler School of Medicine every 2nd Wednesday from 14.00 p.m. to 18.00 p.m.

Physicians who attend the post-graduate teaching are residents from different hospitals as well as specialists from the community (Maccabi Health Fund recognizes these studies as part of their post-graduate training).