Continuing patient care to underserved communities and medical education during the COVID‐19 pandemic through a teledermatology student‐run clinic

A virtual pediatric dermatology student‐run clinic was initiated during the COVID‐19 pandemic, when in‐person educational opportunities were limited. The clinic's aim is to provide high‐quality dermatologic care to a diverse, underserved pediatric patient population while teaching trainees how...

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Published in:Pediatric dermatology 2021-07, Vol.38 (4), p.977-979
Main Authors: Linggonegoro, Danny, Rrapi, Renajd, Ashrafzadeh, Sepideh, McCormack, Lindsay, Bartenstein, Diana, Hazen, TJ, Kempf, Abigail, Kim, Eun Jae, Moore, Kevin, Sanchez‐Flores, Xavier, Song, Hannah, Huang, Jennifer T., Hussain, Sadaf
Format: Article
Language:English
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Brief Report
Brief Reports
Clinics
COVID-19
Dermatology
education
Health care access
Health care delivery
Low income groups
Medical education
Medical students
Pandemics
Patients
pediatric
Pediatrics
Skin diseases
student clinic
teledermatology
Telemedicine
underserved communities
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Summary:A virtual pediatric dermatology student‐run clinic was initiated during the COVID‐19 pandemic, when in‐person educational opportunities were limited. The clinic's aim is to provide high‐quality dermatologic care to a diverse, underserved pediatric patient population while teaching trainees how to diagnose and manage common skin conditions. In our initial eight sessions, we served 37 patients, predominantly those with skin of color, and had a low no‐show rate of 9.8%. This report describes the general structure of the clinic, goals, and the patient population to provide an overview of our educational model for those interested in similar efforts.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/pde.14653