Dermatology Skills Workshop for Medical students

On October 6, 2018 a Dermatology Skills Workshop was organized at Westmead Clinical School, an introductory and practical event about Dermatology for medical students. The workshop featured 3 stations about dermoscopy, skin biopsies and histopathology/cultures. Dr Linda Chan (Research Fellow), Dr Rose Liu (Research Fellow) and Dr Peru Urigoitia Ugalde (Dermatologist & Oncodermatology Fellow) from the Department of Dermatology at Westmead Hospital presented the lectures. Students had the opportunity to learn in a practical way different skills employed in Dermatology: how to use a dermatoscope, how to do punch biopsies/excisions/sutures and how to take swabs for cultures.
Students showed great interest and we’ve heard positive feedback from the organisers. We will do this event again next year.