Core Programs
As is appropriate for a program of post-graduate medical education, responsibility of determining the skills and knowledge base necessary for the individual physician to practice his/her profession competently is shared between the dermatology resident and the training program faculty. While all residents are expected to acquire minimal proficiency in all areas related to the practice of dermatology, it is also understood that each trainee will acquire the knowledge and technical skills appropriate for his/her selected career path and that these knowledge and skill sets will vary among trainees. In this context, the following outline is intended primarily to assist trainees in organizing their personal educational experience, not as an exhaustive or weighted listing of required material. Equivalent guides can be constructed from tables of contents of major dermatology textbooks, dermatology curricula developed by members of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) and published from time to time in its Journal, and a wide variety of sources.

General Principles

Ethics
Professionalism
Informatics
Managed care and role of the specialist
Basic science concepts
Structure and function of normal skin
Dermatopathology concepts
Photomedicine
Principles of diagnosis
Diagnostic procedures
Clinical pathologic correlations
Problem-oriented management
Medical therapy
Surgical therapy

Dermatologic Disease Groupings

Infections

Bacterial infections
Viral infections
Candidiasis and other yeast infections
Dermatophytes and superficial fungal infections
Subcutaneous and deep fungal infections
Treponemal, rickettsial and mycobacterial infections
Parasitic disease

Bites, Stings and Infestations

Allergic reactions
Toxic reactions
Mite infestations and pediculosis

Benign and Malignant Proliferative Disorders

Benign epithelial tumors and harmatomas
Premalignant and malignant epithelial tumors
Benign and malignant tumors of melanocytes
Benign and malignant adnexal tumors
Benign and malignant tumors of dermal constituents
Benign and malignant tumors of Langerhans cells and histiocytes
Benign and malignant disease of noncutaneous origin

Papulosquamous Disease

Psoriasis and Reiter's disease
Pityriasis rosea, lichen planus, pityriasis rubra pilaris
Ichthyoses
Exudative papulosquamous disease

Eczematous

Atopic dermatitis
Eczematous reaction patterns
Contact dermatitis

Bullous Diseases

Pemphigus vulgaris and related conditions
Bullous pemphigoid
Epidermolysis bullosa
Other bullous disorder

Diseases of the Dermis and Subcutaneous Tissue

Atrophodermas
Diseases of collagen and elastic tissue
Disorders of vascular tissue
Disorders of mast cells, including urticaria
Diseases of the hair and scalp
Acne and related disorders

Disease of Pigmentation

Hyperpigmentation, metabolic, post-inflammatory, or idiopathic
Heritable disorders
Vitiligo
Melasma
Hypopigmentation

Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders

Pruritis
Prurigo nodularis
Factitia
Delusions of parasitosis
Neurotic excoriations
Other neurocutaneous disorders
Other psychocutaneous disorders

Ulcers

Venous stasis ulcers
Ischemic ulcers
Inflammatory ulcers
Traumatic and neurotropic ulcers

Diseases of Specific Distribution

Diseases of the mouth and lips
Diseases of the genitalia
Diseases of the feet and hands
Diseases of the eyelids and ears

Diseases Peculiar to Pediatric Age Group

Geriatric Dermatoses

Basic Science Groupings

Structure and physiology of skin
Biochemistry
Basement membrane structure and function
Basics of immunology and immune tolerance
Extracellular matrix proteins
Regulation of collagen deposition
Keratinocyte biology
Langerhans cells
Growth factors and gene therapy
Apoptosis and ultraviolet light
Bio-engineered skin
Techniques:

Tissue culture (fibroblasts, keratinocytes)
Northern analysis, Southern analysis and Western blotting
Transfection and transduction
Immunohistochemistry and in situ techniques

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