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. 2023 Jul;89(1):1-14.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.06.1191. Epub 2022 Jul 3.

Dermatology workforce in the United States - Part I: Overview, transformations, and implications

Christian Gronbeck  1 , Vijay Kodumudi  1 , Robert T Brodell  2 , Jane M Grant-Kels  3 , Eliot N Mostow  4 , Hao Feng  5
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Dermatology workforce in the United States - Part I: Overview, transformations, and implications

Christian Gronbeck et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Jul.

Abstract

The dermatology workforce continues to evolve to meet the growing and diversified demands of the US population. Part 1 of this continuing medical education series is designed to provide an overview of the dermatology workforce as well as delineate the motivators and socioeconomic implications of significant workforce transformations which are impacting dermatologic health care. Part 2 of the series will consider the impact of workforce challenges on patient outcomes and discuss potential actions that may help to optimize workforce organization and care delivery.

Keywords: education; general dermatology; nonphysician clinicians; private equity; residency training; socioeconomics; workforce.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest Brodell – No relevant conflict of interest with relations to the content of this CME. For full disclosure: Dr Brodell serves as a principal investigator for a clinical trial (Novartis) and for the Corevitas psoriasis biologic registry. Stock Ownership: Veradermics, Inc. He serves on editorial boards of American Medical Student Research (faculty advisor); Practice Update Dermatology (Editor-in-Chief); Journal of the American Journal Academy of Dermatology (Associate Editor); Practical Dermatology; Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Society; SKIN: The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Archives of Dermatological Research. Grant-Kels reports no relevant conflict of interest with relations to the content of this CME. For full disclosure of all financial interests, Dr Grant-Kels serves as Deputy Editor of Journal of the American Journal Academy of Dermatology and is Chief Medical Officer and member of the Board and stockholder of VeraDermics, Inc. She is a consultant and stock holder for DermaSensor, Inc. Mostow is an associate editor for Practice Update Dermatology. Feng reports no relevant conflict of interest with relations to the content of this CME; for full disclosure of all financial interests, he is a consultant in Soliton Inc and Cytrellis Biosystems. Gronbeck, Kodumudi has no conflicts of interest.

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