Medical Student Core Curriculum in Dermatology Survey

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...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2009-07, Vol.61 (1), p.30-35.e4
Main Authors: McCleskey, Patrick E., Maj, Gilson, Robert T., Col, DeVillez, Richard L., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Curriculum
Data Collection
Dermatology
Dermatology - education
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - standards
Health participants
Internship and Residency
Medical sciences
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Teaching
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1016/j.jaad.2008.10.066