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Demographics All No. (%) All 156 Gender Female 98 (62.8) Male 58 (37.2) Age, years 25 to 34 83 (53.2) 35 to 44 30 (19.2) 45 to 54 20 (12.8) 55 to 64 21 (13.5) 65 to 74 2 (1.3) Specialty Family medicine 67 (42.9) Internal medicine 55 (35.3) Pediatrics 27 (17.3) Med/peds 7 (4.5) Years practiced Current resident 81 (51.9) 0 to 4 10 (6.4) 5 to 14 19 (12.2) 15 to 24 24 (15.4) 25 to 34 15 (9.6) 35 to 44 7 (4.5) Location Urban 117 (75.0) Suburban 33 (21.2) Rural 6 (3.8) Perspectives on Dermoscopy All No. (%) All 156 Dermatoscope access No 131 (84.0) Yes 25 (16.0) Dermatoscope use No 142 (91.0) Yes 14 (9.0) Prior dermoscopy training No 133 (85.3) Yes 23 (14.7) Importance of dermoscopy in primary care Extremely important 30 (19.2) Very important 37 (23.7) Moderately important 51 (32.7) Slightly important 30 (19.2) Not at all important 8 (5.2) Reasons for not using a dermatoscope* Lack of access to a dermatoscope 116 (85.3) Lack of training 104 (76.5) Cost of dermatoscope 32 (23.5) Time constraints 32 (23.5) Unlikely to have an impact 10 (7.4) Should PCPs receive dermoscopy training? Yes, should be provided during residency (obligatory) 83 (55.0) Yes, should be given during residency (optional) 48 (31.8) Yes, once practicing (optional) 13 (8.6) No 7 (4.6) Interest in dermoscopy training Very interested 104 (68.9) Somewhat interested 27 (17.9) Neutral 7 (4.6) Not very interested 8 (5.3) Not at all interested 5 (3.3) Preferred dermoscopy training Hands-on training (rotation, observership) 57 (41.3) Self study using dermoscopy textbook and/or app 34 (25.4) In-person course (lecture style PowerPoint) 17 (13.6) Online video (lecture style) 9 (7.2) Web-based modules with self-paced learning 10 (7.8) Ideal duration for hands-on training Days (mean ± SD) 3.2 ± 4.4 Hours (mean ± SD) 5.4 ± 5.3 Ideal duration for in-person course Days (mean ± SD) 2.4 ± 2.6 Hours (mean ± SD) 4.5 ± 4.8 Ideal duration for online video Sessions (mean ± SD) 3.3 ± 3.3 Hours (mean ± SD) 2.6 ± 3.2 ↵* Multiple response (e.g. “select all that apply”) question.
PCPs, primary care physicians; SD, standard deviation.