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Article: Let's get physical.(Under My Skin)
- Article from:
- Skin & Allergy News
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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My first exposure to clinical dermatology consisted of a month of Friday morning skin clinics during my second year of pediatric residency. Then, as now, skin disease was judged too unimportant to be taught to medical students.
Three volunteer dermatologists slumming from Manhattan supervised--two men and a woman. Their stylish dress clashed with the dingy decor of a Bronx city hospital OPD. Between patients, they spoke of cars.
My first patient sat on a gurney at the back of an alcove separated from the corridor by a curtain. Because I had no idea what she had, my presentation must have been brief. The three dermatologists followed me back in and took ...