Dermatology

Question: Dermatology? I have to do a report on dermatology, like, the salary, education needed and jus tthe overall job outlook. can someone give me a few facts on these subjects or a website to help? thanks

Answer: I would recommend calling a couple dermatologists and just interviewing them on the phone.

Question: dermatology? how long do i have to go to school for dermatology and what type of skills do i need? any math or science?

Answer: You need to meet the minimum requirements for admission to medical school first. These include...Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, and English. You can get these requirements met at most any college or university. After applying and being accepted to medical school you must then complete your first 4 years of medical training and internship and complete a 2 to 4 year residency in dermatology. In total it will take about 11 to 12 years of school after graduation from high school. Hope this helps...

Question: How is the scope for dermatology now in India, especially in Chennai? How is the scope for dermatology now in India, especially in Chennai? Does dermatology involve minor surgical procedures? How is the course when compared to general medicine?

Answer: Dermatology has a lot of scope where ever the climate is so damn hot and has a lot of insects and when people have lot of skin disease to deal with. So Chennai should be good for a dermatologist to thrive. When you are thinking about starting your own clinic, General medicine is good, but you are thinking about the skin clinic, you will have to initially wait a bit to get more reputation.

Question: What is a good college to study dermatology? I am in my senior year of high school, and I want to go to into dermatology. What colleges should I look at?

Answer: To be a dermatologist you must go to medical school. But first you have to go to college as an undergraduate and earn your Bachelors degree. that will take four years.You want to go to a college that has a premed program. You will still have to choose a major. medicine and premed are not majors. You will then have to take the MCAT exam and apply to medical schools. Once in medical school you will have to speacalize in dermatology-plan on another 6/8 years

Question: How long does it take to be a dermatology physician assistant? If I already have a bachelor degree, but it has nothing to do with science (it has to do with computers), how long will it take for me to be a dermatology PA? Are there other ways to become one other than college (for example programs, technical schools, etc)? What are time estimates for both college and the alternative methods? Thank you.

Answer: Most are Graduate degrees and the program is between 24-30 months. It doesn't matter what your bachelors is in as long as you have the pre-requisit courses the programs you are applying to require and some health care experience. For more information check out aapa.org and www.physicianassistantforum.com

Question: How can I get started in learning about Dermatology? I am considering dermatology as a career, and I would like to learn as much as I can about it before I make any decisions. Any books, websites, or other helpful sources of knowledge will be appreciated. Thank you!

Answer: Don't bother. What you'll need to learn is chemistry (general and organic), physics, biology, genetics and biochemistry. Why? Because if you want a dermatology residency spot, you're going to have to be at the very top of your med school class. You don't choose a specialty until you are finishing medical school. Besides, derm only has three rules: 1. If it's dry, make it wet. 2. If it's wet, make it dry. 3. When in doubt, use steroids. There, now you know all about dermatology :D For your entertainment, here is a site with more than 11,000 pictures of horrible skin lesions: http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/

Question: What are some great colleges for going into the dermatology field? Im only a young highschooler, but I really want to go to into the field of dermatology for college, and I would like to know of some of the best schools for going into dermatology. Please list as many as possible! Thanksss!!!!

Answer: To become a dermatologist, you need to start at any 4-year college or university. Major in anything and take the premed classes in bio, chem, physics, math, and English. Keep your college GPA well over 3.5 and do well on the MCAT. Then you've got 4 years of medical school (at a different university) followed by 5 years of residency in dermatology. You do not need to find a program or hospital specializing in dermatology until after med school, not after high school.

Question: Why is dermatology as a medical specialty commonly connected to reproductive medicine? Here in the middle east the specialty is called "dermatology and reproductive medicine"... I'm just wondering if it's the same everywhere, and why they are connected?

Answer: I have no idea why that is. There is absolutely no connection between those two that I'm aware of. Certainly in the US there is no relationship. Unless you consider getting laser treatments and treatment of acne beneficial to finding a mate. :)

Question: How much is the doctor visit to the dermatology? I am wanting to go to the dermatology regarding my eyebrows. My right eyebrows keep falling out and itching sometimes before they fall out. I dont know what could be wrong, I went to the doctor to check if i had thryroids but they said that i didnt have thyroids. So I'm wanting to make an appointment to go to the dermatologist, and i dont have insurance so how much would it be?

Answer: Call your local hospital. Ask to speak to a social worker. Explain your problem and ask of she can suggest something. At our hospital,,many specialists dedicate one day a month to a free clinic for the uninsured. no billing, no paperwork. Maybe you will have some luck with this approach. BE prepared for some BS and paperwork but remember, you're trying to save $$, so don't be too pissed off if you think they are making you jump through hoops.Be persistant but polite.

Question: How do I go about becoming a cosmetic dermatology PA? I am very interested in cosmetic dermatology and want to know if shadowing a cosmetic dermatology office is possible and maybe volunteering. If I decided to go to PA school, what steps after that would secure me a job in a clinic. Do I go to a specialized school after for a year or so because PA school usually deals with clinical or more general dermatology? Help people!

Answer: Dermatology is a somewhat difficult specialty for PAs to get into. There is a steep learning curve and some docs are hiring only experienced PAs. Start with your local dermatologists office and ask if you can shadow. Don't expect to ge to do anything except watch. When it involves patient care, there is no volunteering. You could try to get a job in a derm office even if it is doing front office, better if it is as a nurse or MA in the back. You can learn a lot this way. If you get into PA school try to get a derm rotation. There is one residency program for PAs in derm. Most learn on the job. The Society for Dermatology Physician Assistants has more info.

Question: when wanting to pursue a career in dermatology, where do you start and how many years in college do you do? when wanting to pursue a career in dermatology, where do you start and how many years in college do you do?

Answer: Sure. is 100% correct!

Question: Anyone who is a nurse specializing in dermatology? Please tell me how to get into this career what type of courses I need to take? What is the salary of a dermatology nurse? Etc........ Thanks!

Answer: Almost all dermatologists are in private practice (offices). Because of the nature of the job, very few that I know employ RNs (they just don't need someone with that level of training and that costly). The ones I know employ MAs (medical assistants), aestheticians, and PAs back office. Even the one I know that does more surgery uses a MA and a LVN. So I would make sure that you could get a job in this field if this is what you really wanted to do. However, as you attend nursing school you may find you like other fields of nursing better. As to the courses, for RN its a associates degree or a bachelors degree--both from a dedicated nursing school.

Question: What are some good hospitals in a developing country, with a good (1)dermatology (2)surgery department please? (1) What are some good hospitals in a developing country, with a good dermatology department please. (2) What are some good hospitals in a developing country, with a good general surgery department please. Thank you.

Answer: It's best to ask a doctor about this sort of thing.

Question: Does anybody know good sources I can use for my reasearch paper on dermatology? I have to do a research paper on a career for school and i chose dermatology. Does anybody know any good sites or anything to get information from. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Answer: These websites might be helpful to you: http://www.aamc.org/students/cim/pub_der… http://careers.stateuniversity.com/pages… http://student.bmj.com/back_issues/1201/…

Question: Where is the best place to open a dermatology practice? I plan on moving to or near Dallas, Texas after medical school, and I want to open a dermatology practice. I was thinking about opening one in a nice suburb where there aren't many others. I plan to specialize in medical as well as cosmetic dermatology. I'm fluent in Spanish, so I'm hoping that this will draw in more customers. I don't know a lot about Dallas. Can anyone offer any advice?

Answer: The money is generally North, so Plano, Allen, McKinney, Frisco, Coppell, Richardson, and parts of Irving. I would think you could look for existing dermatology doctors with the medical society.

Question: What should I major in and what classes should I take (in college and hs) for Dermatology? I'm really interested in dermatology, and I wanted to know what classes I should take in high school and college to help me and what I should major in for college. And for dermatology, you have to go to medical school, correct?

Answer: HS - Maximize your math and science (take biology if available). The residency training for dermatologists is three to four years. The three year program must be preceded by a year of broad-based clinical training (PGY-1). Practice in a dermatology sub-specialty requires one additional year of training.

Question: is there a dermatology website I can submit photos to for a diagnosis? I want to know if there's a dermatology website that you can simply submit photos to and get an opinion on what it is.

Answer: what kind of skin disease you suspect you have got ?

Question: What would you recommend that I do prior to going to college for Dermatology? I'm pretty stuck on the idea of going to college for Dermatology although I have two years of school left. What types of things could I study (That I could understand) to make the college courses even easier for me? Thanks.

Answer: Well, for one thing, you don't go to college for dermatology. You do need to go to college, but after college you need to then go to medical school and then after medical school you do a residency program in dermatology. Right now you're at least 10 years away from starting anything to do with dermatology...and so then it shouldn't be too hard to believe that there isn't much technical reading you can do now that you a) could understand and b) would be at all useful to you 10 years from now (that you won't get naturally from going to school). I don't mean that to be insulting in any way, it's just the reality...in part because learning medicine is like learning another language (and is, in part, literally learning another language)...and to be able to learn it, you first need a solid foundation in basic science, which is what you'll get in college...and to understand science at a college level, you need to get a good introduction to the basic ideas of science in high school. So believe it or not, what you're learning NOW in school will ultimately help you become a dermatologist because it's all about building new knowledge on the foundation of your existing understanding. Right now you should be focusing on taking the most difficult courses you can (in all the subjects) and doing very well in them. Any science will be useful since you'll be required to take them again at the college level to be eligible for medical school (biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, math), but taking non-science courses will also help because right now your goal should be getting into the college with the best academic reputation you can (which requires excellence in all subjects, not just those related to medicine). It's good to be ambitious and want to be well-prepared, but you're better served by focusing that energy into succeeding at what you're currently doing. It's a little like planning your wedding when you're not even dating anyone...it's nice to dream, but first you need to put the effort into dating and establishing a relationship for it to even become a possibility.

Question: Where can I find a Dermatology School in Tucson? I have looked all over and I really would like to get certified to give Botox. I can't seem to find a dermatology school anywhere.

Answer: I'm not sure it's legal to get it anywhere but from a dermatologist. That's a doctor, who had to have gone to med school. Might have had to be board certified as a dermatologist. Not sure. I briefly looked at Botox's website, and from that, it seems to also suggest you have to get it from a doctor only. This isn't like dyeing your hair. This stuff is a milder version of the poison countries used to use as bio warfare to kill people.

Question: What is the next break through in the field of dermatology? What is the most exciting news in the field of dermatology?

Answer: Probably genetic medicine.