Richard M. Caplan, M.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Dermatology 1-104 Medical Education Building Iowa City, IA 52242-1190 (319) 335-6584 E-mail: richard-caplan@uiowa.edu

Graduate Education

• State University of Iowa

Teaching Activities

• CME Reading Retreats in Literature and Medicine
• Creative Writing Contest for Medical Students

Recent Publications

• Caplan R, "Osler's Legacies to Dermatologists," Int. J. Derm., 37:72-75, 1998.
• Caplan R, Albanese M, and Kreiter C, "Pre-Clinical Science Course Preludes Taken by Pre-Medical Students: Do They Provide a Competitive Advantage?" Acad. Med. 71:920-922, August 1996.
• Caplan R, "The Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education (SMCDCME): Its Origin in 1976 and First Dozen Years," J. Cont. Educ. in the Health Professions, 16:14-24, Spring 1996.
• Caplan R, "Leprosy in Iowa: 1860-1990," Iowa Medicine, 84:173-174 and 305-308, April and July 1994.