This course is for doctors working in family practice or those doctors in training in family or general medicine.

The course is delivered on site (50% of lectures) and by distance learning (50% of lectures). Students will be expected to present cases from their own practice to the group.

Course Description

This course is for practicing doctors, either in family practice, or doctors training in family or general medicine.  This well-established course includes a strong emphasis on distance and online learning. This flexible, practitioner-focused approach to course delivery takes account of and caters for time and work pressures experienced by busy clinicians.

Modules

Skin Biology & Common Disorders

Lectures & Discussion Groups, Student Presentations, Related Work from Practice and Independent Study, Student Placement, Course Revision, Examination / Assessment.

Skin Diseases in Pregnancy, Childhood, Adolescence & Old Age

Lectures & Discussion Groups, Student Presentations, Related Work from Practice and Independent Study, Student Placement, Course Revision, Examination / Assessment.

Moles, Skin Cancer, Infections & Infestations

Lectures & Discussion Groups, Student Presentations, Related Work from Practice and Independent Study, Student Placement, Course Revision, Examination / Assessment.

Skin Systemic Disease, Hair, Nails & Oral Lesions

Lectures & Discussion Groups, Student Presentations, Related Work from Practice and Independent Study, Student Placement, Course Revision, Examination / Assessment

Module Five

Clinical & Practical Work, *Examination / *Assessment and *Clinical Professional Exam (*must pass exams).

Examinations

• 6 Examinations – 1 at the end of each module.
• Assessment by MCQ, Essay and continuous assessment.
• At the end of module 5 in addition to the assessment there is a clinical practice and oral exam.

• Teaching is delivered via a blend of on-site (50% of lectures) and distance learning (50% of lectures). The Irish Congress of General Practitioners assigned 18 CME sessions and 50 CPD points to the Graduate Diploma in Dermatology course. 
  
• The aim of the course is for general practitioners to develop a good working knowledge of the disorders of the skin and a competent approach to diagnosis and management.
• The course runs sequentially over two semesters, after which candidates will be eligible to sit the examination for a Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Dermatology). Assessment techniques include multiple choice questions (MCQ), practical clinical examination and oral examination. There will also be continuous assessment throughout the course. Students will be expected to present cases from their own practice to the group.
• The modules comprise a mix of formal face-to-face lectures, student case presentations (delivered by each participant, to the broader group), group discussions, practical experience in the workplace, extensive home study of written and electronic media and placement in a dermatology clinic for practical experience.
• Teaching takes place at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Catherine McAuley Education & Research Centre, Nelson Street, Dublin 7.

Overview

• Candidates must be medical practitioners in hospital employment or general practitioners in practice or training.
• Candidates must have access to patients with dermatologic disease for the duration of the course.
• Students must be registered with the Irish Medical Council (www.medicalcouncil.ie). Students must also be computer literate with access to the internet.

International applicants should contact the academic programme director for a full list of entry requirements.

A list of FAQs for international applicants is available here.

Programme Administrator

Stephanie Begley
UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science
Catherine McAuley Education & Research Centre
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Nelson Street
Dublin 7
Tel: + 353 1 716 4514
Fax: + 353 1 716 4535
E-Mail: Stephanie.Begley@ucd.ie

• For more information on course fees please visit the Fees & Grants Office website.
• Fees are correct at the time of writing and subject to change.