Resident Corner

ABD Boards During COVID: What’s your plan of attack?
110081100811008ABD BOARD EXAMAs recent dermatology residency graduates like myself are well aware, the landscape is set – we will be taking our boards in October.  Admittedly, when the ABD (American Board of Dermatology) inquired about when residents would like to take the exam, I responded – “July, please”. But as an entity that must look out for the interests of everyone while navigating the challenges of this pand …
ABD BOARD EXAM
It’s Mnemonic Monday! MD SOAP N HAIR
109391093910939Lupus MnemonicOn this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the criteria needed to diagnose Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with the following mnemonic: MD SOAP N HAIR Malar erythema Discoid LE Serositis (carditis or pleurisy) Oral ulcers Arthritis, nonerosive Photosensitivity Neurologic (seizure or psychosis) Hematologic disorder ANA Immunologic disorder Renal This mnemonic refers to …
Lupus Mnemonic
It’s Mnemonic Monday! AA SSTEP
107901079010790Allergic Contact DermatitisThis week's Derm In-Review Mnemonic is: This mnemonic refers to the cross-reactivity of para-phenylenediamine, one common allergen in allergic contact dermatitis. Study More! Need a refresher on Allergic Contact Dermatitis concepts? Check out the following pages of your 2019 Derm In-Review Study Guide: Allergic Contact Dermatitis: 11, 51, 53, 54, 87, 97, 262, 264, 265 Don't have a copy? …
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
How to Successfully Match into a Mohs Fellowship
988098809880Mohs FellowshipAfter all of the hustling and extra work you put in during medical school, you are now here living your best derm resident life. With each passing day, you can taste how much closer you are to being finished with your training, you can smell the signing and/or relocation bonus from your first job, and almost touch the freedom that will come with being an attending. But are you really ready to just …
Mohs Fellowship