Testing undergraduate medical students’ ability to correctly identify skin conditions in skin of color—A pre-post-study at a medical school in Germany
The seminar effectively improved students' ability to correctly identify skin conditions in SoC. Integrating SoC-focused training into medical curricula can bridge knowledge lacunae and thus help reduce health disparities by equipping future physicians in providing equitable care.
Authors
- Christine Blome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1163-1639)
- Julian Kött (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2073-3909)
- Isabel Heidrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6894-1913)
- Finn Abeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7823-0736)
- Ines Heinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7361-4554)
- Rachel Sommer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3080-497X)
- Inga Hansen-Abeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9188-861X)
- Martin Härter
- Stefan W. Schneider
- Nina Booken
- Matthias Augustin
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342922
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00