Journal article
Rates of Skin Cancer Screening and Prevention Counseling by US Medical Residents
Archives of dermatology (1960), Vol.145(10), pp.1131-1136
01 Oct 2009
PMID: 19841400
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Abstract
Objective: To determine factors related to residents' self-reported skill level for the skin cancer examination (SCE).
Design: Survey of residents in November 2003.
Setting: Four US residency programs.
Participants: Medical residents in family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and internal medicine and specialists.
Main Outcome Measure: Proportion of residents reporting their current skill level for the performance of the SCE.
Results: Of 454 surveys distributed, 342 residents completed the survey (75.3% response rate). Clinical training for the SCE during residency was infrequent. During residency, 75.8% were never trained in the SCE, 55.3% never observed an SCE, and 57.4% never practiced the examination. Only 15.9% of residents reported being skilled in the SCE. However, the conduct of 4 SCEs (or slightly more than 1 per each year of residency) was associated with manifold increases in self-reported skill levels.
Conclusions: Information now collected from 7 medical schools and 4 residency programs underscores the need for more supervised opportunities to enable physicians in training to perform an SCE during routine patient examinations.
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- Title
- Rates of Skin Cancer Screening and Prevention Counseling by US Medical Residents
- Creators
- Emily Wise - Boston UniversityDeeptej Singh - College Station Medical CenterMegan Moore - Kaiser PermanenteBenjamin Hayes - Vanderbilt UniversityKatie Brooks Biello - University of New HavenMary Curry Dickerson - Louisiana State UniversityRachel Ness - Univ N Dakota, Dept Dermatol, Grand Forks, ND 58201 USAAlan Geller - Harvard University
- Publication Details
- Archives of dermatology (1960), Vol.145(10), pp.1131-1136
- Publisher
- Amer Medical Assoc
- Number of pages
- 6
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Dermatology [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000270926800008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-70350247900
- Other Identifier
- 991022064935904721
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- Dermatology