General Information :
Dermatology is a medical specialty focusing on the diagnostics and therapy of skin-related diseases and disorders. It is a dynamic and challenging discipline, in which patients from all age categories are seen.

Patients can have acute or chronic dermatoses. Students with an interest in the clinical and surgical aspects of the medical field can participate in several projects. The department has a few areas of expertise including:

Blistering diseases
Eczema
Oncology / Surgery
Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Within the department, there is a broad interest in contributing towards education, training, and scientific research.

Co-schappen
The clinical rotation (coschap) for dermatology takes place in M1 and has a duration of 5 weeks. The clinical rotation is part of the juco-schap Geneeskunde (contact person is Dr. Schuttelaar: m.l.a.schuttelaar@umcg.nl).

Semi-arts Internship (M3)
The internship consists of:

Main internship (14 weeks)
Deepening internship (6 weeks)
Research internship (wetenschappelijke stage) (20 weeks)

The deepening internship can take place at the department of pathology, plastic surgery, rheumatology, or allergology (contact person is Dr. Oldhoff: j.m.oldhoff@umcg.nl).

Wetenschappelijke Stages/Research Internship
There are always opportunities to do research in the different areas of expertise of the department, such as:

Blistering diseases (contact person Dr. Bolling: m.c.bolling@umcg.nl)
Eczema (contact person Dr. Schuttelaar: m.l.a.schuttelaar@umcg.nl)
Oncology / Surgery (contact persons Dr. Rácz: e.rácz@umcg.nl and Dr. Kester: m.s.van.kester@umcg.nl)
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (contact person Dr. Horvath: b.horvath@umcg.nl)

These research projects are very appropriate for the research internship. It is also possible to conduct some research earlier in your education/training. You can find the ongoing projects at the “Internships and Research Positions” part of the website.

Contact Details:
In case of any remaining questions or uncertainty about who to approach, send an email to Dr. Oldhoff: j.m.oldhoff@umcg.nl. #J-18808-Ljbffr