title: Educational conferences in dermatology residency programs.
abstract: To characterize conferences in dermatology residency programs, we surveyed directors and chief residents. Most respondents thought their amount of conference time was just right (7-8 hours/wk); they also identified grand rounds, dermatopathology, and clinical images as best implemented, whereas journal club and basic science needed most improvement. By contrast, respondents diverged regarding conferences they wanted to establish; directors identified research and basic science, whereas chief residents listed pediatrics and surgery.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the Dermatology Section, Medical Service, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9069, USA.
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mehrabi
authors.forename: Ponciano D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Cruz
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003880:Dermatology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency