title: Increasing medical student exposure to clinical dermatology through participation in volunteer clinics.
abstract: Over the previous decade, several innovative teaching methods have been introduced to overcome the decreasing allotment of time dedicated to dermatology in U.S. medical school curricula. We report our experience of increasing medical student exposure to clinical dermatology thorough involvement in an extracurricular, volunteer-driven dermatology clinic. The clinic was well received by students and faculty. Our experience demonstrates that volunteer-driven dermatology clinics may be an effective method of teaching and engendering a culture of community outreach among medical students and faculty.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco. kberoukhim@mednet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beroukhim
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danesh
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003880:Dermatology / Q000193:education*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012495:San Francisco; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014838:Volunteers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*