AI Article Synopsis
- There is a lack of published research on how dermatology is taught at the undergraduate level, prompting an investigation into the amount and type of instruction that medical students receive.* -
- Surveys sent to dermatology residency programs and medical schools revealed that many institutions allocate limited hours for dermatology training, with some requiring no instruction at all.* -
- Despite this limited training time, dermatology educators expect medical students to be capable of diagnosing and treating a significant number of skin diseases, suggesting the need for curriculum improvement.*
Article Abstract
Background: Few published articles focus on undergraduate dermatology education.
Objective: To quantify the amount and type of dermatology instruction for medical students and to rank specific diseases by the expectations of learners.
Methods: Electronic surveys were sent via e-mail to 109 dermatology residency programs as well as to 33 medical schools without dermatology programs.
Results: Responses were received from 64% of dermatology residency programs. Half of the responding institutions require 10 or fewer hours of dermatology instruction, and 8% require no dermatology instruction. Seventy-five percent or more of the responding dermatologists expected medical students to learn to diagnose or treat 33 skin diseases after completing a clinical dermatology rotation.
Limitations: Surveys were sent only to academic institutions.
Conclusions: Dermatology educators expect medical students to learn to diagnose or treat common skin diseases, but little time is designated for this in most medical schools. The aggregate opinions of dermatology educators may be used to prioritize future curricula.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2008.10.066 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
A Survey on Quality of Services, Training, and Attitude of Dermatology Trainee Residents About Sexually Transmitted Infections in Teaching Hospitals Across India.
Indian Dermatol Online J
December 2024
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Introduction: The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has increased disproportionately to STI services. It is uncertain how many residents trained in STI services continue them. This study assessed the self-rated quality of training and attitudes about STI services amongst residents of Indian teaching hospitals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCross-cultural adaptation and validation of a teaching questionnaire measuring facilitator competencies and characteristics of interprofessional clinical educators in an Asian setting.
J Interprof Care
January 2025
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia- Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central Public Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
This study aimed to validate an Indonesian version of the teaching questionnaire measuring the competencies of interprofessional education (IPE) facilitators and the characteristics of good clinical educators described by Kerry et al. (2021). A cross-cultural adaptation was developed and consisted of the following steps: forward-backward translation, content validity index measurement, cognitive interviews and a pilot study to measure content validity and reliability, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to identify the new dimensionality, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to confirm the measurement model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMinimally invasive management of hidradenitis suppurativa using a 1470 nm diode laser: a step-by-step description of our technique.
BMC Surg
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
Background: The management of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) requires a multidisciplinary approach to ensure sustainable treatment results, especially in the advanced stages. Traditionally, deroofing and wide excision represented commonly employed surgical techniques. Due to the recurrent nature of HS, tissue preservation should be a relevant aspect of surgical management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Effect of Human Adipose Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium (hASC-CM) in Photoaged Skin.
J Stem Cells Regen Med
November 2024
Medical Doctor Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Ultraviolet (UV) exposure causes direct and indirect damages to skin structures. Human adipose stem cell-conditioned medium (hASC-CM) is a collection of several soluble factors, such as cytokines, chemokines, and Growth Factors (GF), secreted by almost all living cells in the extracellular space which support wound healing and skin rejuvenation. To determine the effects of human adipose stem cell-conditioned medium (hASC-CM) in photoaged skin and evaluate photoaging improvement after treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLife satisfaction around the world: Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups.
PLoS One
January 2025
Faculty of Psychology, Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is a widely used self-report measure of subjective well-being, but studies of its measurement invariance across a large number of nations remain limited. Here, we utilised the Body Image in Nature (BINS) dataset-with data collected between 2020 and 2022 -to assess measurement invariance of the SWLS across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups (N = 56,968). All participants completed the SWLS under largely uniform conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!