Dermatopathology Fundamentals
Avoid common biopsy pitfalls, read path reports with confidence, and work better with your pathologist. A self-paced online course from a double board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist.
Regular price $347 · Founding price ends Sunday, Nov 8
Up to 6 CME/CE credits: AMA PRA Category 1™, AAPA Category 1, ANCC contact hours and IPCE
1,700+
clinicians have taken a DermPath course or read the newsletter
96%
said my earlier course was useful to their practice
97%
said it increased their competence
Percentages from 221 CME evaluations of my earlier course, Dermpath Essentials.
Most NPs and PAs learn biopsies and path reports on the job. So it’s easy to end up here:
As a dermatologist and dermatopathologist, I’ve seen these same questions come up again and again, from both sides of the biopsy.
This course helps you avoid the most common pitfalls.
You’ll learn what the report means, which biopsy to take, and what your pathologist needs from you, so you can act with confidence.
Three parts, 22 short lectures. Watch at your own pace.
Download them, print them, and keep them open in clinic.
26 pages
Practical pearls for clinic, with room for your notes. It follows the course lecture by lecture: a clinic pearl, the key takeaways and space for your own notes.
12 pages
The at-a-glance guide: inflammatory patterns and their common diagnoses, what to consider with a non-specific report, where to biopsy, alopecia site selection, and the stains you’ll see on reports. Print it and keep it in clinic, so it’s right there when a report comes back.
Fundamentals builds on my earlier course, Dermpath Essentials. About two-thirds of it is newly developed and recorded, and the rest has been updated. Here’s what past learners asked for, and what changed:
Maria Robinson, MD, MBA, FAAD, is double board-certified in dermatology and dermatopathology. She spent years working alongside dermatology PAs and NPs, and now reads their biopsies as a dermatopathologist. She saw the same questions and biopsy pitfalls come up again and again, and found that APC training has no standardized dermpath curriculum.
She built DermPath for APC to fill that gap, focused on what clinicians actually need: choosing the right biopsy, understanding the report, and knowing the next step.
“This program was informative, easily understood and practical. I would not hesitate to recommend it to other APCs in dermatology.”
S.W.
“I feel this course should be recommend[ed] for all APCs who are beginning their dermatology journey… this would have been very helpful in my early stages of learning to be a dermatology PA.”
K.T., PA
“Great course to understand more in detail everything I’m reading in a biopsy report. Also great suggestions how to improve getting accurate diagnoses in a timely manner.”
D.F., APRN
“The tips on scalp biopsies were extremely useful as well and I will be adding more detail to my submission sheets with my biopsy samples from here forward.”
D.M.
“It provides a deeper understanding of the process at the lab after biopsy is taken and includes helpful tips on biopsy for different types of skin lesions.”
A.I.
“I feel even more confident with performing a shave, punch or excisional biopsy on my patients, and getting the most accurate answers from the dermatopathologist that I work with.”
J.C.
“I would recommend this to any advanced practice clinician regardless of how many years of experience they have. As a PA in dermatology for over 10 years I picked up many useful tips from this course.”
PA in dermatology, 10+ years
From learners in Dermpath Essentials, my earlier course (221 CME certificates earned). Fundamentals is updated and mostly new.
Enroll at the founding price through Sunday, Nov 8. After that, the course is $347.
Regular price $347 · Ends Sunday, Nov 8
Yes. Fundamentals builds on Essentials, but about two-thirds of it is newly developed and recorded, and the rest has been updated based on learner feedback: more clinical cases, less repetition, and new lectures on DIF, tissue culture, report language and nail biopsies.
Many experienced NPs and PAs took my earlier course, including clinicians with 7, 10 and 21 years in dermatology, and they said they still picked up new pearls. Part 3 answers the questions experienced APCs ask most.
It's 22 short lectures (10 to 30 minutes each) you can watch at your own pace, between patients or during lunch, with 6 months of access.
6 months from enrollment, so you can go at your own pace.
Yes. The course offers 6 CME/CE credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, AAPA Category 1 CME credits, ANCC contact hours and Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits. Nurse practitioners can also submit AMA PRA Category 1 credit to AANP. Credit is provided by Pinnacle Conference, LLC, a jointly accredited provider.
You’ll get a receipt you can submit for CME or education reimbursement, or keep for your taxes. You can also ask your tax advisor whether it's deductible for you.
Full refund within 30 days of purchase if you’ve viewed 20% or less of the course.
Yes, if you biopsy skin. The biopsy tips, requisition and report sections apply directly.
Yes. Email [email protected] for practice pricing.
This activity offers up to 6 credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (physicians), AAPA Category 1 CME (physician associates), ANCC contact hours (nurses) and Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits. Nurse practitioners can apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ through AANP. All other learners receive a participation certificate. Enduring activity, October 15, 2026 to October 15, 2029.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Dermpath for APC and Pinnacle Conference, LLC. Pinnacle Conference, LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.