Dermatology Databases

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Drug and Pharmaceutical Databases

• Cutaneous Drug Reaction Database - Dartmouth Medical Center - Jerome Litt, M.D. - Updated December 1995

• RxList - The Internet Drug Index

• Physician's Desk Reference - Online Resource - Free to MD's and DO's receiving the PDR.

• Medical Sciences Bulletin - from Pharmaceutical Information Associates, Ltd.

• Drug Database - from PharmInfoNet

Clinical Dermatology Images

• Dermatologic Online Image Atlas More than 4,500 Images - University of Erlangen, Germany

• Dermatologic Image Database - University of Iowa

• Atlas of Oral Pathology - College of Dentistry, University of Iowa

• Dermatlas More than 1,600 images - Johns Hopkins University

• Skin Cancer and Benign Tumor Image Atlas - Loyola University - Chicago

• PedsDermAtlas - Johns Hopkins University

• ATLAS of the Société Française de Dermatologie

• Dermatology Image Bank - University of Utah

• Dermatology Image Bank - Taipei Medical College

• Clinical Medical Education - Univ. of Kansas Medical Center - Dermatology images

• National Library of Dermatologic Teaching Slides - Kodachrome Sets and
  National Library of Dermatologic Teaching Slides - CD-ROM version - American Academy of Dermatology

• Dermatology & Rheumatology "On-line ATLAS" - University of Padova

• Skin and Accessories - Semmelweis University of Medical Sciences - Budapest, Hungary

• The Mole Hill - Pigmented lesions by Frank Flowers, M.D. - Univ. of Florida

Dermatopathology

• DermPathTutor © Dictionary, - Image Index, and Tutorial in Diagnosis - University of Iowa

• Atlas of Oral Pathology - College of Dentistry, University of Iowa

• Dermatopathology by Weems - Dermatopathology References and Teaching Exercises. - Murray, Utah

• Anatomy of the Skin with Electron Micrographs - Mie University, Japan

• Dermatopathology Cases, Indiana University - Provided by Dr. A. Hood.

• WebPath - University of Utah - See subheading Dermatopathology.

• Anatomy and Histology of Normal Skin - Loyola University - Chicago

• LUMEN Histology Slide Series - Loyola University Medical Education Network.

• Dermatopathology Quiz - by William Tyler, M.D. - Danville, PA

• HistoNet - National University of Singapore - Menu item #7 - Skin

• Dermatopathology - Cornell University Medical College

• Turkish Society for Dermatopathology

• Skin and Accessories - Semmelweis University of Medical Sciences - Budapest, Hungary

Contact Dermatitis

• Contact Dermatitis Home Page - A. P. Truett III, M.D.

• European Environmental and Contact Dermatitis Research Group - Under Construction.

• IVDK - University of Göttingen, Germany Informations Verbund Dermatologischer Kliniken (in German) // Information Network of Departments of Dermatology. (In English) - Epidemiologic surveillance of contact allergies.

• Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) - Home Page - (CTFA On-Line database requires password.)

• BoDD - Botanical Dermatology Database - Electronic re-incarnation of BOTANICAL DERMATOLOGY (JC Mitchell & A Rook, Greengrass, Vancouver, 1979) Copyright © Richard J. Schmidt, PhD 1994-97.

• Plants causing Rhus Dermatitis (Poison Ivy / Oak / Sumac) from the BRD, Canada. Images, plus advice on eradication.

• Rubber / Latex Allergy - Lisa Schilling (2/94).

• Anesthetic Management of the Latex-Allergic Patient. - Tutorial - Cleveland Clinic.

Education

• American Association of Medical Colleges and the Council of Academic Societies Information, tools and services for medical school faculty.

• An Introduction to Basic Dermatology - University of Iowa

• Tumors of the Skin - A, Huntley, University of California - Davis project to teach skin tumor recognition to second year medical students.

• You Can Be An Expert at Diagnosing Melanoma - A. Huntley, University of California - Davis - "... intended for second year medical students..."

• Virtual Dermatology - by Edward C. Nemergut, Indiana University School of Medicine. "Must Visit Site"

• The Language of Dermatology - University of Washington. "Must Visit Site".

• Developmental Biology of the Skin - University of Washington. "Must Visit Site". (Requires Frames)

• Dermatopathology Cases, Indiana University - Provided by Dr. A. Hood. "Must Visit Site"

• The Atopic Dermatitis Information Server - Includes SCORAD Index - Universite de Nantes, France - "Must Visit Site"

• Loyola University Dermatology Medical Education - Skin Cancer, Histology, Images and a Quiz.

• Educational Resources and Products - American Academy of Dermatology

• Pathophysiology of the Skin - M. Bigby & R. Rouse, Harvard Medical School - "....created to assist medical students..."

• Lectures

  • Internet Dermatology Society's Global Lectures

  • Online Lectures - University of Rochester

• Case Presentations

  • Virtual Dermatology - by Edward C. Nemergut, Indiana University School of Medicine. "Must Visit Site"

  • "Tuesday Evening Clinical Conference" - New York University Dept. of Dermatology - Great Cases! - Click on conference date listings at bottom of page, then select diagnoses from the "Patients for Viewing:" list.

  • Global Dermatology Grand Rounds - Internet Dermatology Society "Case of the Month"

  • Case Presentations from Yale University - Gopher List

Special Laboratory Services

• Dermatology Laboratory Tests Resources - Gopher - University of Rochester
• Dermatology Laboratory Tests Resources - WWW - University of Rochester

Mycology

• Medical Mycology Research Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

• Teikyo Institute of Medical Mycology - English or Japanese - Includes an Atlas

• Candida albicans Information - University of Minnesota

• Cornell Center for Fungal Biology - Cornell University - General Mycology (including mushrooms, etc.).

Parasites

• The Cutaneous Parasite Home Page - Ed Gross, M.D.

• Veterinary Parasitology - from Dr. A. Alan Kocan, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University. (Images)

• Ticks and Tick Transmitted Disease in Oklahoma - from Dr. A. Alan Kocan, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University. (Images)

Genetics

• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) - Search GenBank (nucleotide and protein sequence databases) via Entrez Browser

• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) Extensive searchable inheritable diseases database.

• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) - Cancer Genome Anatomy Project

Photodermatology

• Photobiology Online - European and American Societies for Photobiology

• EPA Ozone and UV Index / Be SunWise Program and UV Index Map - from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

• Today's UV Index for Selected Cites - Information on ultraviolet light exposure and protection from NOAA

Communications

• Dermatology E-Mail List Services

• World Wide Dermatology Bulletin Board - Mie University, Japan.

• Usenet Groups - Addresses may- change over time!
  • alt.support.skin-diseases

  • alt.support.skin-diseases.psoriasis

  • alt.support.psoriasis

Career Information

• U.S. Academic Physician and Scientist Positions Available in Dermatology - Be sure to perform a SEARCH to find all listings.

• Career Site - SmartMatch searching for job seekers and employers

• Practice-Net - Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, Irving, Texas.

Residency / Training Programs and Board Certification

American Board of Dermatology - ( ABD )

• Certification

• Recertification

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education - ( ACGME )
- Dermatology Program Requirements - and follow the menu, OR click below:

• Dermatology Residency Program Requirements

• Dermatopathology Program Requirements

Most training program positions in Dermatology are filled through the Dermatology Specialty Matching Service of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). For the Year 2001 Match, many programs will accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS^®) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). For information on ERAS^®, visit the AAMC ERAS^® WebSite.

Programs

• Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, Texas

• Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island

• Duke University Medical Center - Durham, North Carolina

• Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine - Atlanta, Georgia

• Indiana University - Indianapolis, Indiana

• Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, Maryland

• Mayo Graduate School of Medicine - Rochester, MN

• McGill University - Montréal, P.Q., Canada. - Scroll Table of Contents for Dermatology

• Medical College of Virginia - Richmond, VA

• MetroHealth Medical Center - Cleveland, OH

• New York University - New York, New York

• Northwestern University - Chicago, IL

• Oregon Health Sciences University - Portland, OR

• Penn State University - Hershey, Pennsylvania

• Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center - Chicago, IL

• Saint Louis University School of Medicine - Saint Louis, MO

• Stanford University - Stanford, CA

• Southern Illinois University - Springfield, IL

• Texas Tech University - Lubbock, Texas

• Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia, PA

• Tulane University - New Orleans, Louisiana

• University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona

• University of California Irvine - Orange, California

• University of Cinncinnati - Cinncinnati, OH

• University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA

• University of Kansas - Kansas City

• University of Maryland - Baltimore, Maryland

• University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Dermatology, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, Minnesota

• University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas

• University of Virginia Health Sciences Center - Charlottesville, Virginia

• University of Washington - Seattle, Washington

• University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin

• Wake Forest, Bowman Gray School of Medicine - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

• Washington University School of Medicine - St. Louis, Missouri.

• Wright State University School of Medicine - Dayton, OH

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Nashville, TN

• Yale University - New Haven, Connecticut

Miscellaneous

• NIH Concensus Reports and Skin Related Concensus Reports.

• The Melanoma Research Project Homepage - Hamburg, Germany.

• Dermatology in the Cinema - by Vail Reese, M.D. Updated ! Take a moment to visit this intriguing Web Site.

• Dermatology, University of Freiburg - Germany - Center for Documentation of Severe Skin Reactions.

• The Community of Science Web Server and Databases - Searchable databases for finding: expertise, researchers, inventions, facilities, funding sources and opportunities, and business opportunities.

Differential Diagnosis

• Dermatology Differential Diagnosis by Morphology - University of Iowa.

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