Medical Student Confidence in Diagnosis of Dermatologic Diseases in Skin of Color
PURPOSE: To evaluate medical student confidence in diagnosing dermatologic diseases in skin of color. METHODS: A voluntary supplemental module was implemented as part of the second-year dermatology curriculum at Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSU SOM) in Detroit, Michigan. The goal of th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9045593/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35497688 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S357743 |
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author | Shango, Kathren H Abdole, Fouad A Gonzalez, Sarah M Farshchian, Mehdi Moossavi, Meena |
author_facet | Shango, Kathren H Abdole, Fouad A Gonzalez, Sarah M Farshchian, Mehdi Moossavi, Meena |
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description | PURPOSE: To evaluate medical student confidence in diagnosing dermatologic diseases in skin of color. METHODS: A voluntary supplemental module was implemented as part of the second-year dermatology curriculum at Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSU SOM) in Detroit, Michigan. The goal of the module was to ascertain whether it may increase confidence in students with their approach to diagnosing diseases in darker skin tones. RESULTS: Seventy-seven of 295 students (26%) completed a “Skin of Color” optional module consisting of thirteen cases of common skin pathologies in African American patients. A pre- and post-survey performed to assess students’ confidence using a five-point Likert scale. After completing the module, medical students demonstrated a statistically significant increase in confidence in diagnosing skin pathologies in skin of color. CONCLUSION: Dermatology pre-clinical course work should include supplementary materials to increase student confidence in diagnosing skin diseases in darker skin tones. |
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spelling | pubmed-90455932022-04-28 Medical Student Confidence in Diagnosis of Dermatologic Diseases in Skin of Color Shango, Kathren H Abdole, Fouad A Gonzalez, Sarah M Farshchian, Mehdi Moossavi, Meena Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol Original Research PURPOSE: To evaluate medical student confidence in diagnosing dermatologic diseases in skin of color. METHODS: A voluntary supplemental module was implemented as part of the second-year dermatology curriculum at Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSU SOM) in Detroit, Michigan. The goal of the module was to ascertain whether it may increase confidence in students with their approach to diagnosing diseases in darker skin tones. RESULTS: Seventy-seven of 295 students (26%) completed a “Skin of Color” optional module consisting of thirteen cases of common skin pathologies in African American patients. A pre- and post-survey performed to assess students’ confidence using a five-point Likert scale. After completing the module, medical students demonstrated a statistically significant increase in confidence in diagnosing skin pathologies in skin of color. CONCLUSION: Dermatology pre-clinical course work should include supplementary materials to increase student confidence in diagnosing skin diseases in darker skin tones. Dove 2022-04-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9045593/ /pubmed/35497688 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S357743 Text en © 2022 Shango et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Shango, Kathren H Abdole, Fouad A Gonzalez, Sarah M Farshchian, Mehdi Moossavi, Meena Medical Student Confidence in Diagnosis of Dermatologic Diseases in Skin of Color |
title | Medical Student Confidence in Diagnosis of Dermatologic Diseases in Skin of Color |
title_full | Medical Student Confidence in Diagnosis of Dermatologic Diseases in Skin of Color |
title_fullStr | Medical Student Confidence in Diagnosis of Dermatologic Diseases in Skin of Color |
title_full_unstemmed | Medical Student Confidence in Diagnosis of Dermatologic Diseases in Skin of Color |
title_short | Medical Student Confidence in Diagnosis of Dermatologic Diseases in Skin of Color |
title_sort | medical student confidence in diagnosis of dermatologic diseases in skin of color |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9045593/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35497688 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S357743 |
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