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      Undergraduate dermatology education: The importance of curriculum review

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      Journal: Skin Health and Disease
      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.

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          In this letter, we highlight the considerable diversity in undergraduate dermatology training in the United Kingdom and acknowledge the barriers faced in implementing the revised national undergraduate curriculum provided by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD). We provide a pragmatic approach of ensuring that our dermatology placement aligns with the BAD national undergraduate curriculum and Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) content map, in the face of limited clinician time and placement length. We urge other medical schools to adopt our approach of curriculum mapping, particularly in light of the upcoming MLA, and sustainable educational resource development.

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          Skin conditions are the commonest new reason people present to general practitioners in England and Wales.

          D Grindlay, Christopher Schofield, Joseph D Fleming … (2011)
          Knowledge of the prevalence and incidence of skin conditions is a prerequisite for designing clinical services and providing appropriate training for primary health care professionals. In the U.K. the general practitioner and practice nurse are the first point of medical contact for persons with skin conditions. We aimed to obtain contemporary data in age-, gender- and diagnosis-specific detail on persons presenting to primary care with skin problems. Comparisons were made with similar data for other major disease groups and with similar data from other recent years. We used surveillance data collected in the Weekly Returns Service (WRS) of the Royal College of General Practitioners during 2006 and trend data for subsequent years. The WRS sentinel practices monitor all consultations by clinical diagnosis in a representative population of 950,000 in England and Wales. For conditions included in chapter XII of the International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision (ICD9), 15% of the population consulted; a further 9% presented with skin problems classified elsewhere in the ICD9, making a total of 24%. There was no evidence of increasing or decreasing trend since 2006. Skin infections were the commonest diagnostic group, while 20% of children < 12 months were diagnosed with atopic eczema. Considered collectively, the incidence of new episodes of skin disorders (including diagnoses outside chapter XII) exceeded incidences for all other major disease groupings. Compared with other major disease groups, skin conditions are the most frequent reason for consultation in general practice. This result emphasizes the need for appropriate education and training for all medical students and particularly for continuing education in dermatology for all primary health care professionals. © 2011 The Authors. BJD © 2011 British Association of Dermatologists.
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            The British Association of Dermatologists' Undergraduate Curriculum Update 2021.

            M Singh, A Coulton, T King … (2021)
            The General Medical Council (GMC) plans to introduce a national Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) in 2024 for all UK medical students as part of their primary medical qualification, with dermatology specified in its assessment blueprint. We present an Update to the British Association of Dermatologists' Undergraduate Curriculum, aligned both to the MLA Content Map and the GMC Outcomes for Graduates 2018.
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              Barriers and facilitators for implementation of a national recommended specialty core-curriculum across UK medical schools: a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire

              Maulina Sharma, Ruth Murphy, Gillian A. Doody (2022)
              Objectives The National Health Service (NHS) Long-Term plan published in 2019 set out healthcare reforms to meet the healthcare demands of UK. Undergraduate specialty core-curricula like dermatology aligns well to the training needs of the future workforce but lacks representation, consistency and implementation. This study explores the barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of a specialty-specific (dermatology) national core-curriculum across UK medical schools. Design A constructivist approach was used to develop an online questionnaire and data collected using mixed methodology. Participants Undergraduate dermatology teaching leads across all UK medical schools. Results 30 out of 42 UK medical schools responded to the survey (71%). 16 out of 30 (53%) responders were unaware of the planned Medical Licensing Assessments (MLA) for all UK graduates in 2024–2025; 43% were unaware if dermatology was mapped to national standards; 50% were unsure if the dermatology was blueprinted on school curricula. Barriers to implementation included competing NHS service commitments, the specialty not seen as a priority and difficulty influencing curricula changes at school level. Facilitators included workforce planning and transparency in funding to support leadership in undergraduate education. Domains identified for curriculum implementation were: (1) awareness of the role of General Medical Council and the MLA, (2) medical education training for teaching leads, (3) lack of recognition and resources for leadership, (4) skills development to map, blueprint and assess specialty core-components, (5) medical school and specialty engagement. Conclusions This study identifies the potential barriers and facilitators to specialty specific core-curricular implementation across UK medical schools. Lack of standardised training in medical education, time and resources undermine the role of specialty teaching leads as medical educators. Medical school engagement with specialties with mutual support would aid the forthcoming educational reforms.
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                Contributors
                Laksha Bala:
                ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8242-379X
                Laksha.Bala@nhs.net
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Skin Health Dis
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Skin Health Dis
                Journal ID (doi): 10.1002/(ISSN)2690-442X
                Journal ID (publisher-id): SKI2
                Title: Skin Health and Disease
                Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc. (Hoboken )
                ISSN (Electronic): 2690-442X
                Publication date (Electronic): 16 September 2023
                Publication date Collection: December 2023
                Volume: 3
                Issue: 6 ( doiID: 10.1002/ski2.v3.6 )
                Electronic Location Identifier: e288
                Affiliations
                [ 1 ] Department of Dermatology Charing Cross Hospital Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London UK
                [ 2 ] Imperial College School of Medicine Imperial College London London UK
                Author notes
                [*] [* ] Correspondence

                Laksha Bala.

                Email: Laksha.Bala@ 123456nhs.net

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                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8242-379X
                Article
                Publisher ID: SKI2288
                DOI: 10.1002/ski2.288
                PMC ID: 10690650
                PubMed ID: 38047253
                SO-VID: 46e9a24a-2f96-4411-a3cd-7170e2cc1566
                Copyright © © 2023 The Authors. Skin Health and Disease published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Association of Dermatologists.
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                This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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                Figures: 3, Tables: 0, Pages: 4, Words: 1207
                Funding
                Funded by: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not‐for‐profit sectors
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                Subject: Research Letter
                Subject: Research Letters
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                cover-date December 2023
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