Rural Dermatology

This is a one-month Rural Dermatology (Louisville clinic) rotation where medical students will gain experience in the evaluation and treatment of the 20 most common dermatologic conditions encountered in the rural setting. The medical student will join the full-time dermatologist as well as any currently rotating residents and participate in outpatient dermatology clinics as well as inpatient consultations (at Winston Medical Center in Louisville). Utilizing a team-based approach, the students over the course of a month gain increasing responsibility for taking histories, describing physical findings, and synthesizing a differential diagnosis, and contributing toward the treatment plan at a level appropriate to the students training level. Students will also have exposure to procedures such as KOH preparation, scabies preparation, local anesthesia, shave and punch biopsies, surgical excisions, and suturing. Nightly reading is expected focused on enhancing the care for patients seen