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Expert Consensus Statement on Proficiency Standards for Dermoscopy Education in Primary Care

Tiffaney Tran, Peggy R. Cyr, Alex Verdieck, Miranda D. Lu, Hadjh T. Ahrns, Elizabeth G. Berry, William Bowen, Ralph P. Braun, Joshua M. Cusick-Lewis, Hung Q. Doan, Valerie L. Donohue, Deborah R. Erlich, Laura K. Ferris, Evelyne Harkemanne, Rebecca I. Hartman, James Holt, Natalia Jaimes, Timothy A. Joslin, Zhyldyz Kabaeva, Tracey N. Liebman, Joanna Ludzik, Ashfaq A. Marghoob, Isac Simpson, Jennifer A. Stein, Daniel L. Stulberg, Isabelle Tromme, Matthew J. Turnquist, Richard P. Usatine, Alison M. Walker, Bryan L. Walker, Robert F. West, Megan L. Wilson, Alexander Witkowski, Dominic J. Wu, Elizabeth V. Seiverling and Kelly C. Nelson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2023, 36 (1) 25-38; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220143R1

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