Medical Student Confidence in Diagnosis of Dermatologic Diseases in Skin of Color.

epidemiology health disparities medical education skin of color

Journal

Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology
ISSN: 1178-7015
Titre abrégé: Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101543449

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 10 01 2022
accepted: 13 04 2022
entrez: 2 5 2022
pubmed: 3 5 2022
medline: 3 5 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

To evaluate medical student confidence in diagnosing dermatologic diseases in skin of color. 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. 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. Dermatology pre-clinical course work should include supplementary materials to increase student confidence in diagnosing skin diseases in darker skin tones.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35497688
doi: 10.2147/CCID.S357743
pii: 357743
pmc: PMC9045593
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

745-750

Informations de copyright

© 2022 Shango et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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Auteurs

Kathren H Shango (KH)

Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.

Fouad A Abdole (FA)

Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.

Sarah M Gonzalez (SM)

Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.

Mehdi Farshchian (M)

Department of Dermatology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.

Meena Moossavi (M)

Department of Dermatology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.

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