Directions in Residency archive
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2020
Feature: The journey goes on – staying involved after residency
Boards Fodder: Soft tissue fillers, part 1: biodegradable
Clinical pearls: Eczematous diseases by Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH
Resident Life: Speaking didactics
Race for the Case: Winter 2020 by Julia Escandon Brehn, MD, PhD
Inside this issue: Rachel Wheatley, MD
Feature: Developing a learning style by Sharon Jacob, MD
Boards Fodder: Cutaneous smooth muscle tumors (PDF download)
Clinical pearls: Laser considerations (PDF download) by Anna Ortiz, MD
Resident Life: Caring for their own
Race for the Case: Fall 2020 by Angelia Stepien, DO, and Preetha Kamath, MD
Inside this issue: Rachel Wheatley, MD
Feature: Top five financial strategies for dermatology residents
Boards Fodder: Grafts
Clinical pearls: Pearls for phototherapy
Inside this issue: Meet the new resident advisors
Feature: Moving beyond residency
Boards Fodder: Genetic mutations
Boards Fodder (online exclusive): Testable fibrous and fibrohistiocytic proliferations of the skin: Facts and buzzwords
Clinical pearls: Pearls for autoimmune bullous dermatoses
Resident Life: Breakfast beats burnout
Race for the Case: Spring 2020
Inside this issue: Tara Oetken, MD
2019
Feature: Coding basics for residents: diagnostic and procedural coding
Boards Fodder: Head and neck lesions of the infant
Boards Fodder (online exclusive): Biologics update 2019
Clinical pearls: Pediatric considerations
Race for the Case: Winter 2019
AAD Annual Meeting in Denver: preview for residents
Inside this issue: Tara Oetken, MD
Feature: Coding basics: What residents need to know
Boards Fodder: Non-syndromic ichthyoses
Clinical pearls: Starting out in dermatopathology
Resident Life Hack: Embracing change
Race for the Case: Fall 2019
Inside this issue: Tara Oetken, MD
Feature: Navigating your first employment contract
Boards Fodder: Skin grafts
Clinical pearls: Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Resident Life Hack: UMass Skin Cancer Screenings
Race for the Case: Summer 2019
Inside this issue: Tara Oetken, MD
Feature: Passing the hurdles of journal publication
Boards Fodder: Surgical instruments
Clinical pearls: Contact dermatitis
Resident Life Hack: Like minds
Race for the Case: Spring 2019
Inside this issue: Tara Oetken, MD
2018
The power of service
Boards Fodder: Vaccines in dermatology
Career Case Study: Academic dermatology
Time Saving Tip: The art of pairing
Act now! Service opportunities for residents
Pregnant pause: The expected (and unexpected) aspects of expecting during residency
Boards Fodder: Disorders of dyschromia (hypo- and hyperpigmentation)
Career Case Study: Dermatopathology
Child care during residency: what you should know
Disability Insurance 101
Boards Fodder: infectious diseases of genitalia
Career Case Study: Pursuing a career path in surgery
Driving and didactics: Making the most of travel time
Gaining clinical confidence
Boards Fodder: Biopsy techniques
Career case study: Pursuing a career in a hospital environment
Resident Life Hack: A healthy support system
2017
Avoid these mistakes for a blemish-free resume
The life of a Mohs specialist
Boards Fodder: Photosensitivity Disorders
Where are you in the resident life cycle?
Boards Fodder: Danger Zones and Relevant Anatomy
The growth of the cosmetic career path
All things considered — a primer on contracts for residents
Boards Fodder: Monitoring Systemic Dermatology Medications
The pediatric dermatology career path
Self-made financial health
Boards Fodder: Update in Melanoma Therapies
Career Case Study: Medical Dermatology
Prioritizing debt: What to pay off first
Pedicures and publications: Keeping up on evidence-based medicine
2016
Reaction patterns: Boards study tips
New Boards Fodder: Granulomas
Join Camp Discovery Residents Challenge
Learning how to learn
New Boards Fodder: Flaps
Registration open: 2016 Legislative Conference
Keeping financially afloat during residency
New Boards Fodder: Neonatal Ichthyosis & Infectious Diseases
Seeing double: Adapting resident pathology for the big (and small) screen
Boards Fodder: Most Common Cutaneous Metastasis
Changes in reimbursement are coming, are you prepared?