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Abstracts Presented at the Eighth Winter Meeting of the Dermatology Teachers Exchange Group, March 1, 1998, Orlando, Fla

Introduction by Ponciano D. Cruz, Jr, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1998;134:857-860.

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INTRODUCTION

Arising from a need for teachers of dermatology who are dug-in-the-trenches to meet and exchange ideas, the Dermatology Teachers Exchange Group (DTEG) was conceived 8 years ago with the purpose of advancing the science and art of teaching and learning dermatology. Formerly known as the Residency Curriculum Exchange Group, the DTEG has expanded its concerns to include not only resident trainees, but also dermatologic practitioners, medical students, and nondermatologic physicians. Its purview encompasses curriculum development, teaching strategies, faculty development, modes of evaluation, and transmission of information.

The DTEG convenes biannually in late winter (February or March), concurrent with the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, and in the fall (October), concurrent with the meeting of the Association of Professors of Dermatology. At the most recent meeting, which was held March 1, 1998, in Orlando, Fla, 8 abstracts on a variety of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

ABSTRACT 1

TEACHING OF DERMATOLOGY USING THE PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING METHOD AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TO UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS

Samuel Ayaya, MD, Holly Faust, MD, Department of Dermatology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis

ABSTRACT 2

MNEMONICS IN DERMATOLOGY

Robert T. Brodell, MD, Northeastern Ohio Universities, Warren

ABSTRACT 3

ARE WE TEACHING PHOTOTHERAPY? RESULTS OF AN INFORMAL SURVEY OF PHOTOTHERAPY EDUCATION

Lawrence J. Green, MD, Department of Dermatology, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington

ABSTRACT 4

DEVELOPING A COMPUTER-BASED DECISION-SUPPORT TOOL TO TRIAGE SKIN CANCER

Toby Maurer, MD, Karen Maffei, MD, Amy Bronstone, MD, Barbara Gerbert, MD, Tim Berger, MD, University of California, San Francisco, and West Portal Software, San Francisco

ABSTRACT 5

USING VIDEOS IN DERMATOLOGIC EDUCATION

Ginat W. Mirowski, MD, Antoinette F. Hood, MD, Holly B. Faust, MD, Diane Hook, MD, Paul Hagan, MD, Departments of Dermatology, Pathology, and Medical Educational Resources Program, Indiana University School of Medicine, and Department of Oral Surgery Medicine Pathology, Indiana University Dental School, Indianapolis

ABSTRACT 6

INDIANA UNIVERSITY VIRTUAL DERMATOLOGY: MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATION AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB

Edward C. Nemergut, MD, Antoinette F. Hood, MD, Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis

ABSTRACT 7

THE EDUCATOR'S PORTFOLIO: AN ESSENTIAL MEANS FOR DOCUMENTING SCHOLARSHIP

Gregory J. Raugi, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle

ABSTRACT 8

OVERVIEW OF OUR REVISED CLINICAL ELECTIVE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Mary L. Williams, MD, Toby Maurer, MD, University of California, San Francisco

From the Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. (Introduction by Dr Cruz.)