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Basic Science - Dermatology Residency
Basic Science
Basic science: A rigorous training in the basic sciences is provided. The following topics are covered:
1. Cutaneous structure and function 1: Epidermis
and appendages
2. Cutaneous structure and function 2: Dermis and
connective tissues
3. Cutaneous embryology including Blaschko's lines
4. Basement membrane zone
5. Keratinocyte adhesion molecules
6. Keratin and Collagen formation: Normal structure
and function
7. Ichthyoses, disorders of cornification
8. Collagen disorders
9. Antigen presenting cells
10. Lymphocytes 1: T and B lymphocytes
11. Lymphocytes 2: Th1 and Th2
12. Inflammatory mediators / Cytokines
13. Contact dermatitis
14. Pathophysiology of Atopic Derrmatitis
15. Pathophysiology of Psoriasis
16. Cutaneous Lymphoma - Basic science
17. Cutaneous Lymphoma - Clinical application
18. Coagulation 1: Normal coagulation (Dr. Mary
Cushman, Hematology)
19. Coagulation 2: Pathophysiology of the
hypercoagulable state (Dr. Mary Cushman,
Hematology)
20. Wound healing
21. Sebum structure and function
22. Pathogenesis of Acne
23. Melanin production and normal pigmentation
24. Pathophysiology of disorders of pigmentation
1: Hyperpigmentation
25. Pathophysiology of disorders of pigmentation
2: Hypopigmentation
26. Basic immunopathology
27. Pathogenesis and clinical aspects of Pemphigus
and Pemphigoid
28. Pathogenesis and clinical aspects of Lupus
Erythematosus
29. Tumor suppressor genes 1: Tuberous sclerosus
and Neurofibromatosis
30. Tumor suppressor genes 2: Cutaneous
carcinoma and Melanoma
31. Melanoma tumor biology
32. Mechanisms of metastasis
33. Photobiology 1: UVB, UVA, and visible light
34. Photobiology 2: Clinical spectrum of
photodermatology 1: Porphyrias
35. Photobiology 3: Clinical spectrum of
photodermatology 2: PMLE, Phototoxic,
Photoallergic
36. Photobiology 4: Application of ultraviolet light in
clinical dermatology
37. Laser physics and applications in dermatology
38. Principals of electrosurgery
39. Principals of cutaneous pharmacology
1: Corticosteroid structure and function
40. Principals of cutaneous pharmacology 2: Retinoid
structure and function
41. Principals of cutaneous pharmacology
3: Imiquimod and Tacrolimus, and biological
response modifiers
42. Principals of cutaneous pharmacology
4: Methotrexate, Cyclosporin, structure and function
43. Principals of cutaneous pharmacology
5: Dapsone, Imuran
44. Cutaneous virology 1: Herpes viridae: Structure,
infection, and clinical aspects
41. Cutaneous virology 2: Human papillomaviridae:
Structure, infection, and clinical aspect
42. HIV - Guest lecture (ID)
43. Oncogenes and cellular transformation
44. DNA repair and disorders of DNA repair
mechanisms
45. Genodermatoses with known genetic defects
46-50: Selected advances from the dermatology
literature