These five sample Virtual Dermatopathology (VDP) questions are provided to help Dermatology residents practice for the American Board of Dermatology CORE Exam's Dermatopathology Module. Residents may return to these sample items as often as necessary to practice with the VDP viewer used on the exam.
For best results, and to simulate the exam day experience, access this exercise from a computer using the CHROME or FIREFOX browser. It is not recommended that residents use a mobile phone or tablet to practice since the exam will not be administered on those devices.
Disclaimer: The five items contained in this exercise are not intended to represent the content included on the exam or the expected level of difficulty of the questions.
USER TIPS
Opening the Scan:
The EXHIBIT link within each item launches the associated virtual scan.
Note: The virtual scan appears in a pop-up window. Users may need to disable pop-up blockers to access the exhibit window.
Zooming:
To zoom with the mouse, hover the pointer over the area of interest and scroll up on the mouse wheel.
To zoom with the screen-based tools, click the + button in the top left corner. Click on the image and drag it over to re-center it, as needed.
Panning Around:
To move the slide, use a click and drag technique: place the pointer over the area of interest, press and hold down the mouse button, then move the mouse while still holding down button.
Navigating:
The orientation box in the lower left corner demonstrates the screen view relative to the full slide or tissue section.
