Block Description
The goal of the Rheumatology and Dermatology Block is to provide students with a broad‐based education; cycling through the normal structure and function of the musculoskeletal and dermatological systems to pathology, diagnosis and treatment of diseases in those system. With regard to the musculoskeletal system, the focus will be on inflammatory diseases. This block addresses the evaluation, management and treatment of rheumatological and dermatological medical problems. This incorporates the comprehensive services of disease prevention, early detection and health promotion.
Study Aids
- Flashcards - Dermatology - StudyStackStudystack flashcards is a community sourced website of educational flashcards and games on many subjects. You can create your own flashcards or use ones created by a community of students and teachers.
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Microbiology/Immunology Required & Recommended Books
*Basic Immunology by Call Number: Reserve QW504 A122b 2020ISBN: 9780323549431Publication Date: 2019-04-10
*How the Immune System Works by Call Number: Reserve QW 504 S697h 2019ISBN: 9781119542124Publication Date: 2019-04-15
*Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Immunology by ISBN: 9781975151331Publication Date: 2021-04-20REQUIRED
*Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology by ISBN: 1496395859Publication Date: 2019-05-03REQUIRED
*Sherris Medical Microbiology, Seventh Edition by ISBN: 9781260464283Publication Date: 2021-12-03RECOMMENDED
*Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple by Call Number: Board Review Collections QW 39 G542 2019ISBN: 9781935660507Publication Date: 2022-09-14
*Book is also required or recommended in other Rowan-Virtua SOM courses or rotations.
Pathology Required Books
*Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Twenty-First Edition (Vol. 1 & Vol. 2) by ISBN: 9781264268504Publication Date: 2022-03-28REQUIRED
*Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease by ISBN: 9780323531139Publication Date: 2020-06-15REQUIRED
*Book is also required or recommended in other Rowan-Virtua SOM courses or rotations.
Pharmacology Required Books
*Book is also required or recommended in other Rowan-Virtua SOM courses or rotations.
Selected Rheumatology/Dermatology Ebooks
You can search the Medical E-Books Collection to locate other medical e-books available through Rowan University Libraries. Use Library Search to search for medical print books and other print and electronic books held by Rowan's University Libraries.
Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Rheumatology, Fourth Edition by ISBN: 1259644642Publication Date: 2021-03-12
Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Ninth Edition by ISBN: 9781264278015Publication Date: 2023-04-17
