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Thursday, December 06, 2012

2011 Dermatology Residency Survey Reveals Surprising Results

Drs. Neelam A. Vashi and Jo-Ann Latkowski from the Dermatology Departments at New York University and Boston University School of Medicine, reported on a survey they conducted in 2011 with US dermatology residents (The current state of dermatology training: A national survey of graduating dermatology residents. J Am Acad Dermatol 2012;67:1384-1385) in a research letter published in the December 2012 issue of Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Vashi and Latkowski found that while more than 50% of respondents were comfortable prescribing medicines requiring followup laboratory tests, prescribing biologics, phototherapy, and simple excisions, less than half were comfortable with infusions, flaps, grafts, and Mohs. These results are surprising because of recent emphasis on surgical aspects of dermatology. However, the authors note that, “Our study is limited by a low response rate, which may affect the generalizability of the results.”