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| Supervisor: |
George F. Murphy, M.D |
| Duration:
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4-6
weeks
dedicated
rotation
in
core
and
also
available
as
1
year
fellowship |
Goals
and
Objectives:
- To
gain
a
basic
understanding
of
diagnostic
dermatopathology,
i.e.,
to
develop
a
systematic
approach
to
evaluating
a
skin
biopsy,
to
gain
the
basic
knowledge
needed
to
generate
a
differential
diagnosis
for
most
problems
in
dermatopathology,
and
to
gain
an
appreciation
for
particular
problem
areas
in
skin
pathology.
-
To
gain
an
understanding
of
basic
methods
routinely
used
in
dermatopa-thology,
including
particular
special
stains,
immunofluorescence,
and
immunohistochemistry,
and
a
familiarity
with
the
types
of
the
skin
specimens
commonly
en-countered
and
their
appropriate
processing
for
examination.
-
To
gain
an
appreciation
of
the
importance
of
clinicopathologic
correla-tion
and
communication
with
clinicians
concerning
diagnosis.
To
accomplish
these
goals,
the
pathology
resident
will:
-
Participate
in
the
routine
activities
of
the
Dermatopathology
division,
including:
(i)
The
daily
signout
each
morning
at
BWH.
Having
previously
reviewed
the
cases
and
formulated
a
differential
diagnosis,
the
resident
will
attend
the
signout
with
the
attending
dermatopathologist
and
the
dermatopathology
fellow.
(ii)
The
weekly
Dermatopathology
Teaching
Con-ferences,
at
which
the
resident
will
be
responsible
for
discussing
cases.
(iii)
The
weekly
noon
conferences
at
Children's
Hospital,
- Learn
the
basics
of
"grossing"
specimens
for
histologic
examination,
i.e.,
curettage,
shave,
punch,
and
excisional
specimens,
and
participate
in
prepar-ing
these
specimens.
There
will
be
particular
attention
paid
to
orientation,
margins,
etc.
The
resident
will
be
responsible
for
obtaining
all
levels
and/or
specimen
stains.
- Review
a
comprehensive
set
of
teaching
cases.
Publication
of
clinical
research
is
encouraged.
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