Medicine and Surgery

Main Objectives The course aims at providing students with theoretical and practical knowledge needed to identify main dermatological diseases and provide evidence-based pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy. Expected outcomes: competent and critical knowledge of signs, symptoms, diagnostics and therapy of dermatological diseases. Traditional lessons will allow students to properly identify and diagnose main dermatological diseases. Practical lessons will provide students with clinical skills needed to understand signs, symptoms and diagnostics of dermatological diseases. Specific objectives Knowledge and understanding : passing the exam implies to be able to identify the most frequent skin conditions and the diseases needing medical or plastic-surgery treatment, providing their prevention, diagnosis and therapy; Applying knowledge and understanding: passing the exam implies to be able to recognize those conditions that need specialist consultations. Be able to critically evaluate and link signs, symptoms, and relevant functional alterations of the human being with histopathologic, cellular, tissutal and organics changes. Be able to follow the correct histological and cytological procedures, considering risks, costs and benefits. Ability to interpret the skin histopathologic reports. Making judgment: passing the exam implies the ability of appropriately judging and putting in context medical history, signs and symptoms for appropriate diagnostic work-up and therapy. Communication skills: passing the exam implies mastering the ability to expose clinical reasoning and decision-making from signs and symptoms collection to appropriate diagnosis and therapy. Learning skills: passing the exam implies mastering the ability to learn the rational basis of differential diagnosis in dermatology and plastic surgery.