[A new universal program of postgraduate physician instruction in dermatology and venereology]

The Chair for Dermatology and Venereology at the Central Institute for Advanced Medical Training has developed a new universal programme for advanced training of physicians in this field; this programme is the sole document regulating continuous education of dermatologists and venereologists. It was approved by the Head Administration of Educating Institutions of the USSR Ministry of Health. The programme structure is based on a block system. Of the 8 blocks (courses) one deals with organizational aspects of dermatological and venereological care, five with dermatology, one with syphilis, one with gonorrhea and nongonorrheal diseases. The Programme includes curricula for two cycles of general and eight cycles of topical continuous education, defines the purposes of these cycles, and specifies who should be admitted for these cycles. The Universal Programme may be used parallel with other forms of continuous education (workshops, ten-day courses, etc.) and for individual education.