Curricular factors associated with medical students' practice of the skin cancer examination: An educational enhancement initiative by the integrated skin exam consortium

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 850-855

  Garg, Amit ^a   Wang, Joyce ^b   Reddy, Shalini B ^b   Powers, Jennifer ^b   Jacob, Reza ^b   Powers, Michael ^b   Biello, Katie ^c   Cayce, Rachael ^d   Savory, Stephanie ^d   Belazarian, Leah ^e   Domingues, Erik ^e   Korzenko, Adam ^f   Wilson, Lindsay ^g   Grant Kels, Jane M ^h   George, Paul ⁱ   Robinson Bostom, Leslie ⁱ   Trotter, Shannon C ^j   Geller, Alan C ^c  

^a DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MELANOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SELF EFFICACY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906761873     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.8723     Document Type: Article

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