DERM309A

VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: This clerkship is designed to give students a broad clinical exposure to pediatric skin diseases. Emphasis is on the outpatient diagnosis and treatment of common skin problems and the cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease. Students are expected to attend the Tuesday morning didactic teaching sessions as well as the dermatology grand rounds every Thursday morning. Students are expected to learn how to describe and recognize morphology, to perform a thorough skin examination, and to perform basic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Basic conversational Spanish is not required as we have a translation service accessible in every exam room in the clinic. PREREQUISITES: DERM 300A preferred. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12. Full time for 4 weeks. 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Joyce Teng, M.D., Ph.D.; Associate Director: Ann Marqueling, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Trish Dykzeul, tdykzeul@stanford.edu, 650-723-6493. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: LPCH Palo Alto location, 770 Welch Road, Suite 301, Palo Alto, CA 94304; Time: 8:00 am. CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: P. Khuu, D. Siegel. LOCATION: SUMC.