This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive board review and clinical quick reference text for students interested in dermatology. It provides both high yield exam review pearls for the USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Exam) Step 1 and Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) exams and high yield clinical pearls regarding the diagnosis and management of common dermatological conditions that every student should master.
It relays to the reader a contemporary view of dermatological practice and presents it in an easy to digest and rapid review format that is crafted for new learners in dermatology and students completing 4th year visiting rotations. This book will also introduce students to a career in dermatology while simultaneously providing a section on common misnomers in dermatology, eponyms in dermatology and buzzwords that are used in everyday dermatological practice that can be confusing for students beginning to care for patients with skin disease.
The Ultimate Medical Student Guide to Dermatology is an essential resource for medical students, nurse practitioner students and physician assistant students who are interested in a career in dermatology, preparing for board exams or completing home and away dermatology rotations.
.- Section 1: A Career in Dermatology.
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Chapter 1: How to Match into Dermatology Residency.
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Chapter 2: Dermatology Residency Training.
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Chapter 3: A Career in Dermatology.
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Chapter 4: Dermatology Subspecialties.
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Chapter 5: Opportunities outside clinical dermatology practice.
.- Section 2: The Diseases.
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Chapter 6: Dermatological Diseases that are important for the USMLE Step 2
CK Exam.
.- Section 3: Common Dermatological Misnomers, Eponyms, and Buzzwords.
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Chapter 7: Common Dermatology Misnomers.
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Chapter 8: Common Dermatology Eponyms.
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Chapter 9: Dermatology Buzzwords.
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Chapter 10: Other Dermatologic Terminology.
Dr. Brownstone received a BA degree in psychology from Cornell University and attended medical school at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson. He trained for over 3 years as a resident in plastic and reconstructive surgery before switching to a career in dermatology. Dr. Brownstone completed dermatology residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and served as chief resident in his final year. He also completed a fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco Department of Dermatology in psoriasis, phototherapy and clinical research and a fellowship in melanoma at the National Society for Cutaneous Medicine/Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine. Dr. Brownstone is also the editor of Clinical Cases in Atopic Dermatitis, Biologic Therapy for Psoriasis: Cutting Edge Treatment Principles and Clinical Cases in Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
