International Observership Program in Dermatology
Program Description

The Program consists of clinical observations, a formal didactic curriculum, and optional mentoring in clinical research.

The International Physician Observer will rotate with our residents through our medical and specialty dermatology clinics and on the wards of our three affiliated Hospitals. The Department provides care to over 100,000 patients with skin diseases annually. General Medical and Surgical Dermatological Clinics are held daily in each hospital. In addition, there are weekly Specialty Clinics in pediatric dermatology, photomedicine, contact dermatitis, connective tissue diseases, blistering diseases, pigmented lesions, cosmetic surgery, leg ulcer, cutaneous lymphoma, psoriasis, nails, scalp & hair disease, skin of color, Hansen's disease, sexually transmitted disease, cosmetic dermatology and Mohs surgery*.

The International Physician Observer will round on the Dermatology Consult service at the New York University's Tisch Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, and the Manhattan Veterans Administration Health Harbor System where patients are hospitalized with a variety of dermatological conditions. All three hospitals are adjacent to each other. In addition, International Physician Observer will be able to visit the practice of private dermatologist affiliated with the Department. In all cases, the International Physician Observers will be just that, observers, and will not provide direct patient care.

The International Physician Observer will participate in the didactic curriculum of our Department, which includes a formal set of didactic sessions for the residents in our Training Program. Daily morning and noon-time sessions include presentations of unusual cases, journal club, textbook review, dermatopathology, a resident lecture series and Grand Rounds. The International Physician Observer will also have the opportunity to interact with our full time and affiliated faculty, the largest in the United States.

A one-month, six-month and one year Programs are offered. There is a tuition fee of $3,000 for the one-month Program, $15,000 for the six-month Program and $30,000 for the one-year Program. Participants in the Program will receive a certificate from the Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine verifying their observership as an International Dermatology observer.

*This program does not offer immersed exposure to any of these specialties. Those applicants wishing such should apply for a dedicated fellowship that is currently not available through this program.

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