The dermatology workforce shortage

Resneck, Jack S.; Kimball, Alexa B.

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2003.07.001

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“…[3][4][5] Furthermore, it is well known that there is a marked shortage of academic dermatologists, and it has existed for more than 30 years. 6,7 In a 1977 report, 8 there were only 338 full-time academic dermatologists in the United States, and in 2004, there were 982 full-time faculty.…”

Section: Ermatology Continuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dermatology Residency Program Characteristics That Correlate With Graduates Selecting an Academic Dermatology Career

Ramirez²,

Alonso³

et al. 2006

Arch Dermatol

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Section: Ermatology Continuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dermatology Residency Program Characteristics That Correlate With Graduates Selecting an Academic Dermatology Career

Ramirez²,

Alonso³

et al. 2006

Arch Dermatol

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“…The dermatology workforce in North America faces a significant shortage, 18,19 with academic and medical dermatology particularly affected. 20 Career aspirations of today's dermatology residents are an important barometer for the future of the specialty, and the data from the present survey establish a reference point from which future trends can be gauged.…”

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National Appraisal of Dermatology Residency Training

Freiman¹,

Barzilai²,

Barankin³

et al. 2005

Arch Dermatol

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“…Both dermatologists and primary care physicians (PCPs) must work together to meet these demands since the dermatology workforce shortage precludes dermatologists from adequately achieving this on their own 8 . PCPs often see patients with skin complaints, and they can serve as an important point of skin cancer diagnosis and triage for Americans, who make an average of 1.7 visits to PCPs each year 9,10 .…”

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Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care Physicians: A Systematic Review of Published Evaluated Interventions

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BACKGROUND: Early detection of melanoma may provide an opportunity to positively impact melanoma mortality. Numerous skin cancer educational interventions have been developed for primary care physicians (PCPs) to improve diagnostic accuracy. Standardized training is also a prerequisite for formal testing of melanoma screening in the primary care setting. OBJECTIVE: We conducted a systematic review to determine the extent of evaluated interventions designed to educate PCPs about skin cancer, including melanoma. DESIGN: Relevant studies in the English language were identified through systemic searches performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, BIOSIS, and Cochrane through December 2010. Supplementary information was obtained from corresponding authors of the included studies when necessary. APPROACH: Studies eligible for inclusion formally evaluated skin cancer education interventions and were designed primarily for PCPs. Excluded studies lacked a specified training intervention, used decision-making software, focused solely on risk factor identification, or did not directly educate or assess participants. Twenty studies met the selection criteria. Data were extracted according to intervention content and delivery format, and study outcomes.KEY RESULTS: All interventions included instructions about skin cancer diagnosis, but otherwise varied in content. Curricula utilized six distinct educational techniques, usually incorporating more than one. Intervention duration varied from 12 min to over 6 h. Eight of the 20 studies were randomized trials. Most studies (18/20, 90%) found a significant improvement in at least one of the following five outcome categories: knowledge, competence, confidence, diagnostic performance, or systems outcomes. Competence was most commonly measured; no study evaluated all categories. Variability in study design, interventions, and outcome measures prevented correlation of outcomes with intervention characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the development of many isolated educational interventions, few have been tested rigorously or evaluated under sufficient standardized conditions to allow for quantitative comparison. Improved and rigorously tested skin cancer educational interventions for PCPs with outcome measures focusing on changes in performance are needed.

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The dermatology workforce shortage

Cited by 136 publications

References 19 publications

Dermatology Residency Program Characteristics That Correlate With Graduates Selecting an Academic Dermatology Career

Dermatology Residency Program Characteristics That Correlate With Graduates Selecting an Academic Dermatology Career

National Appraisal of Dermatology Residency Training

Skin Cancer Education for Primary Care Physicians: A Systematic Review of Published Evaluated Interventions

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