Faculty’s Forum: Approach to Learning Dermatopathology during Postgraduate Residency

Skin biopsy is an indispensable diagnostic modality for a dermatologist and dermatopathology is an important part of the dermatology residency curriculum. Clinicopathological correlation is often required to reach a diagnosis in dermatological disorders and therefore it is imperative that basic dermatopathology is learnt during residency to facilitate patient management. This article aims to provide insights on the importance of learning the subject, what a resident is expected to know at the end of residency programme, and how to master the basic skills including reading the slide and describing the histopathological features. The available reading resources have also been suggested.