Dermatology – a compulsory part of the UK medical school curriculum?
Dermatological conditions form a significant number of consultations seen by general practitioners on a daily basis. There is a lack of training and formal assessment of dermatology during medical school and we propose that there should be a mandatory component in OSCEs for dermatology during medica...
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| description | Dermatological conditions form a significant number of consultations seen by general practitioners on a daily basis. There is a lack of training and formal assessment of dermatology during medical school and we propose that there should be a mandatory component in OSCEs for dermatology during medical school to enhance one's diagnostic and clinical reasoning skills which will ultimately lead to better care for the patient and efficacious use of NHS resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd3ca6c6addf4329ab2dfef0ce23ec782022-12-22T02:02:13ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMedical Education Online1087-29812015-12-012001210.3402/meo.v20.3021230212Dermatology – a compulsory part of the UK medical school curriculum?Hemal Shah0Lucia Pozo-Garcia1Marinos Koulouroudias2Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United KingdomLewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, United KingdomBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United KingdomDermatological conditions form a significant number of consultations seen by general practitioners on a daily basis. There is a lack of training and formal assessment of dermatology during medical school and we propose that there should be a mandatory component in OSCEs for dermatology during medical school to enhance one's diagnostic and clinical reasoning skills which will ultimately lead to better care for the patient and efficacious use of NHS resources.http://med-ed-online.net/index.php/meo/article/view/30212/pdf_93dermatologyOSCEmedical educationcurriculummedical school |
| spellingShingle | Hemal Shah Lucia Pozo-Garcia Marinos Koulouroudias Dermatology – a compulsory part of the UK medical school curriculum? Medical Education Online dermatology OSCE medical education curriculum medical school |
| title | Dermatology – a compulsory part of the UK medical school curriculum? |
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| title_short | Dermatology – a compulsory part of the UK medical school curriculum? |
| title_sort | dermatology a compulsory part of the uk medical school curriculum |
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