General Dermatology PGY-3

General Dermatology Rotation Goals/Objectives for PGY-3
Patient Care
Goal: To provide care for medical dermatology patients that is caring, sensitive, and effective in
optimizing diagnosis, management, patient education and outcomes.
Objectives:

1. Consistently able to extract difficult-to-elicit but pertinent information and clinical
   findings; occasionally needs guidance with subtle or complex findings. PC1
2. Consistently gives targeted and precise presentation with pertinent negatives. PC1
3. Consistently performs in-office tests (KOH, Tzanck, scabies prep, trichogram)
   proficiently and interprets results correctly. PC6
4. Consistently accurately interprets laboratory and imaging test results. PC6
5. Usually interprets dermatopathology and applies findings to clinical care accurately.
   including for uncommon neoplasms and common inflammatory dermatoses. PC4
6. Usually interprets the results of special stains in dermatopathology. PC4
7. Consistently selects appropriate medication and changes to medical therapy and usually
   selects appropriate systemic medication for management of complex diseases. PC8
8. Consistently monitors for medication side effects, including ordering appropriate tests.
   PC8
9. Consistently develops a comprehensive and weighted differential diagnosis. PC7
10. Usually educates patients with common and complex disorders with guidance. PC1
11. Consistently makes management decisions for patients with common disorders, but
    usually needs guidance for patients with complex disorders; consistently tailors
    counseling and management decisions for individual patient needs and preferences PC&
12. Consistently seeks appropriate specialist consultations. PC1
13. Choose the appropriate biopsy technique and location for different diagnoses. PC3
14. Independently manages patients with common pediatric dermatologic conditions with
    attension to age, weight and psychosocial considerations PC2
    Medical Knowledge
    Goal: To acquire knowledge in medical dermatology and develop expertise in patient
    management.
    Objectives:
15. Usually demonstrates knowledge of the clinical and laboratory manifestations, expected
    course and management options of common, uncommon, and complex medical
    dermatologic disorders; identifies and usually manages urgent dermatological conditions.
    MK1
16. Demonstrates knowledge of the pathophysiology of complex skin disorders MK1
17. Usually applies basic science knowledge to dermatologic disorders, and relates advances
    in basic science to clinical practice. MK1
18. Identifies variable presentations of common disease MK2
19. Integrates visual diagnostic tools (eg. dermoscopy) with assistance MK2
    Practice-Based Learning and Improvement