Objective：Exploring the effectiveness of utilizing dermatology and venereology atlases in clinical teaching for dermatology trainees.Methods:A total of 56 interns from the 2020 and 2021 cohorts (September 2023 to July 2024) who completed their clinical rotations at Yongzhou Central Hospital were enrolled as study subjects. The 2020 cohort (September 2023 to January 2024) served as the control group (n=28), while the 2021 cohort (March 2024 to July 2024) formed the observation group (n=28). The control group received traditional teaching methods, whereas the observation group was supplemented with dermatology and venereology atlas-assisted instruction. The study compared the two groups' examination scores, self-directed learning abilities, and teaching satisfaction.Result:The observation group achieved significantly higher theoretical test scores than the control group (P<0.05), while no significant difference was observed in skill operation performance between the two groups (P>0.05). The observation group also demonstrated superior self-directed learning ability scores compared to the control group (P<0.05), and both groups showed statistically significant differences in teaching satisfaction ratings (P<0.05).Conclusion:The application of dermatological atlas in clinical practice teaching can improve the theoretical examination score, self-learning ability and teaching satisfaction of the trainees.