Cyberderm
EDF Digital Education Platform
Cyberderm
Free digital learning
platform for Dermatology
Image-rich. Step-by-step. Completely free.
Cyberderm provides undergraduate medical students with a comprehensive, image-rich learning experience in Dermatology and Venereology. The platform supports a step-by-step approach to recognising and describing dermatological findings and helps learners build confidence in clinical pattern recognition.
PLATFORM
Cyberderm
Developed and operated by Swiss4ward in partnership with the European Dermatology Forum — built for undergraduate medical education and clinical pattern recognition.
A comprehensive learning experience in dermatology
Supporting undergraduate medical students in recognising and describing dermatological findings — from first principles to confident clinical pattern recognition.
120+ key skin disorders
Structured coverage of the most important conditions in dermatology and venereology, organised for step-by-step learning.
3,000+ clinical images
High-quality clinical images reflecting a broad range of presentations across white and pigmented skin, for real-world pattern recognition.
Web and mobile app
Accessible via web and as a mobile app for iOS and Android — learn anywhere, at your own pace, on any device.
Completely free
Free for learners and EDF members, supporting undergraduate dermatology education across Europe and beyond.
ICD-11 coded content
In collaboration with the ILDS, ICD-11 codes are incorporated into the learning section, aligning content with international standards.
Access beyond universities
Improved access for ILDS members not affiliated with universities — including field workers and nursing staff.
Interactive learning games
Instructive, entertaining tests that sharpen differential-diagnostic skills. Derma Vegas, Derma Puzzle and Save Your Skin present questions randomly or by your own topic selection, with feedback and printable results at the end of each session.
Harmonized content · Erasmus+ hEduLearnIt
Content aligned through the Erasmus+ hEduLearnIt project — Harmonized European Dermato-Venereology Undergraduate blended Learning Implementation and Training — working to harmonize undergraduate dermato-venereology training across Europe around a consensus European Harmonization Curriculum.
How it works
Learn, practice, review
A structured learning journey built around how knowledge actually sticks — from systematic study, to applied practice, to playful revision.
Learn
Study the fundamentals
Systematic chapters on 120+ diagnoses across Dermatology and Venereology, richly illustrated and cross-linked for reference — plus basic lesions, skin structure and diagnosis search.
Practice
Apply it to cases
“Virtual patient” simple and complex cases that simulate the consultation, multiple-choice questions with commented answers, and a dedicated Lesions Trainer.
Review
Reinforce and test
Educational games, podcasts and a searchable image gallery turn revision into an engaging, self-paced test.
Cyberderm WebBook · Second Edition
The Dermatology Cyberderm WebBook
Published with Springer Nature — up-to-date dermatology in an easy-to-learn format.
Dermatology Cyberderm WebBook
Specialty-based topic relevance to tailor learning objectives
Up-to-date dermatology topics in an easy-to-learn format
Bonus Q&A in the Springer Nature Flashcards app
Global collaborations
Dermatology education, where it is needed most
World Health Organization
Dermatology education, where it is needed most
In partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), Cyberderm has created a new online section specifically for frontline health workers. Based on a WHO-developed app, it offers training and enhances skills in resource-limited areas where dermatologists are not available.
Get Cyberderm
On the web and as a free mobile app
Start learning today — free registration, no installation required on the web. On mobile, learn online or offline, in your language.
Since 1998
A pioneer in digital dermatology
Cyberderm began in 1998 as the first web-based lecture on Dermatology and Venereology, created by Prof. Günter Burg. More than two decades on — through the DOIT Association, the EDF and the Erasmus+ hEduLearnIt project — it has grown into a continuously updated, internationally authored platform.
About the project
A long-term collaboration for digital dermatology education
Cyberderm is developed by Swiss4ward in partnership with the European Dermatology Forum (EDF),
supported by Erasmus+ HeduLearnIt — combining validated clinical content, images and international
collaboration with the WHO and ILDS.
Platform
Developed and operated by
In partnership with
European Dermatology Forum (EDF), WHO, ILDS
Access
Completely free for learners and EDF members
Available on
Web, iOS and Android
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