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Teaching Skin Cancer Detection to Medical Students Using a Dermoscopic Algorithm.

Peggy R Cyr¹, Wendy Craig², Hadjh Ahrns²

¹Department of Family Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME | and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Primer (Leawood, Kan.)

|April 16, 2021

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Medical students trained in dermoscopy using the triage amalgamated dermoscopic algorithm (TADA) performed comparably to practicing physicians. This suggests TADA training is valuable for medical school curricula to improve early skin cancer detection.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Dermatology
Oncology

Background:

Early detection of melanoma is crucial for improving patient survival rates.
Dermoscopy, particularly with the triage amalgamated dermoscopic algorithm (TADA), demonstrates high accuracy in identifying malignant skin neoplasms.
Current training focuses on practicing clinicians, with less emphasis on medical students.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of TADA dermoscopy training among medical students.
To compare the performance of medical students with practicing clinicians after TADA training.
To assess the potential of incorporating TADA training into the medical school curriculum.

Main Methods:

A 90-minute workshop incorporating the TADA framework was delivered to family physicians, residents, and medical students.
The workshop included didactic learning on skin lesion features and hands-on dermoscopy practice.
Participants completed a 30-image pretest and a different 30-image posttest to assess knowledge acquisition.

Main Results:

Participants included 46 attending physicians, 25 residents, and 48 medical students.
All groups showed significant improvement in test scores after the workshop (P<.001).
Medical students demonstrated the greatest gain in scores, performing comparably to physicians on the posttest.

Conclusions:

Short-term dermoscopy workshops effectively train medical students to identify malignant skin lesions.
Dermoscopy training, using TADA, can be a valuable addition to medical school curricula.
This skill is beneficial for primary care physicians and various specialists who encounter skin lesions.