For Residents
For Residents
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's Dermatology Residency
Residents become experts in how their own institution functions, but they have little exposure to how other programs operate. This awareness is...
For Residents
Implementing Electronic Medical Records During Residency
Although an electronic medical record (EMR) offers the potential for improving health care quality, efficiency, and patient safety, its use is...
For Residents
Board Readiness
Preparing for the dermatology board certification examination is an onerous job that commences with the beginning of residency. Dr. Amanda Pickert...
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An Approach to the Evaluation of Delusional Infestation
The term delusional infestation describes patients who present with a fixed false belief that their skin is infested with inanimate or animate...
For Residents
Concise Review of Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Dermatoses
Lichenoid dermatoses are a heterogeneous group of diseases with varying clinical presentations. Immune-mediated basal cell keratinocyte damage is...
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An Approach to Urticaria
Urticaria is one of the most common skin diseases. Although urticaria has a characteristic clinical morphology, it can be challenging to diagnose...
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Treatment of Actinic Keratoses
Much of a dermatologist's career will be spent treating actinic keratoses (AKs). Cryotherapy is the mainstay treatment of AK, and for most...
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An Introduction to the Mock Boards for Incoming Residents
This column suggests study habits and resources for the incoming dermatology residents that might make preparing for the mock boards examination...
For Residents
An Approach to Vasculitis and Vasculopathy
Vasculitis and vasculopathy may arise from a primary or secondary cause, which often makes the workup and diagnosis challenging.
For Residents
The Morphologic Spectrum of Cutaneous Sarcoidosis
Cutaneous sarcoidosis can present in numerous ways with morphologic types including papular, subcutaneous, ulcerative, hypopigmented,...
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Molecular Mechanisms of Melanoma
There has been a rapid accumulation of knowledge regarding the altered molecular pathways in melanoma. With the development of target therapies...