The Undergraduate

Course Details

The first five videos cover the common skin conditions of Psoriasis, Eczema and Fungal infections as well as a method of diagnosing skin diseases using 3 questions and 4 mnemonics.

The other course videos cover the spectrum of skin diseases including Emergency Dermatology and common skin cancers in a series of videos. Each lasts around 30 mins and presents skin disease in a visually stimulating way.

After graduation consider our Membership course

When you are in active clinical practice irrespective of your specialty you will find a working knowledge of skin diseases very useful. Physicians and General Practitioners are the main target audience of the Membership and Advanced Membership courses.

Subjects Covered

The videos cover all the common skin diseases and rarer disorders where recognising the skin disease can help in the diagnosis of the underlying medical problem including the propensity to internal malignancy.

The above rash is due to a T cell lymphoma of the skin. In red non scaly rashes like this you usually need a skin biopsy to arrive at the correct diagnosis.

The Major areas covered in the Undergraduate course are as follows

The Mnemonic for blistering/vesicular disorders is ICI – Infective, Contact dermatitis, Inflammatory or Immunological. These mnemonics can be viewed at www.ddderm.blogspot.com

Course Requirements

The course is open to all medical students who have an interest in Skin Diseases. It can also be made available to interested General Practitioners who wish to revise the subject..

To Register

Go to www.studentskinconsult.com and complete the registration page.

The image above is of an ulcerating process called pyoderma gangrenosum. It is a neutrophilic dermatosis seen patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, Rheumatoid arthritis and some myeloid blood disorders. It is of rapid onset, painful with undermined edges and responds rapidly to oral steroids.