Department of Dermatology

Criteria for Clinic Track Faculty Appointments

Clinical Track faculty are obligated to provide a minimum of 100 hours of teaching, advising, mentoring, and/or service to their department. Faculty can meet the minimum of 100 hours with the following activities.

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Research

  • Collaborate on case reports with residents, medical students, or Department of Dermatology faculty
  • Collaborate on original research conducted with residents, medical students or Department of Dermatology

Education

  • Provide Dermatology resident lectures
  • Supervise Dermatology resident journal club discussions
  • Attend and participate in patient presentations at Dermatology Grand Rounds
  • Refer pathology, Mohs cases, and contact dermatitis cases that facilitate education for Dermatology residents
  • Provide hands on opportunities for teaching Dermatology residents and medical students in their personal office or in formalized setting such as the Veterans’ Hospital with proper accreditation

Service

  • Volunteer at the Dermatology free clinic
  • Volunteer at skin cancer screening events sponsored by the Department of Dermatology
  • Assist in the preparation for conferences such as New England Dermatology Society meetings, Atlantic Dermatology etc. hosted by the Department of Dermatology
  • Participate in medical student interest clubs for Dermatology
  • Participate in new Dermatology resident workshops for biopsies, suturing, etc.
  • Participate in VA Dermatology clinics as an attending

Applicants should be board certified and in compliance with the requirements of the American Board of Dermatology for ongoing commitment to learning via continuing medical education.

An annual discussion with chair or vice chair regarding mechanisms for involvement is strongly encouraged. The faculty member’s history of departmental activities and evaluations and future plans for departmental engagement should be discussed.