Table 1. Components of the MelaNOma Educational Intervention.
TrainingProgram PurposeContent/ Learning ObjectivesMode of delivery
Primary Training Session:
Enhancing Skin Cancer Early Detection and Treatment in Primary Care		Improve the screening and identification of melanoma and how to diagnose and triage in primary care
Improve the use of existing systems of care to enhance skin cancer care

  • Identify normal versus abnormal lesions

  • Recognize patients with elevated skin cancer risk

  • Practice hands-on smart phone dermatoscope use

  • Demonstrate how to take photos with EHR

  • Describe preferential biopsy techniques

  • Discuss the different ways patients can receive skin cancer care outside of the traditional referral system

Live in-person; virtual
Booster Training: Case-based “Snackable” via E-mailDeliver small bite-sized case-based questions with information to reinforce learnings and promote application in practice

  • Identify normal versus abnormal lesions

  • Review melanoma risk factors

  • Identify workflows for suspicious lesions

Weekly emails with a quiz question, 5 emails in total.
Second Live Training: Dermoscopy Skill BoosterBuild further skills for identification, dermatoscope and EHR tool use

  • Review of abnormal lesion characteristics

  • Practice hands- on photography and dermoscopy

  • Illustrate how primary care doctors and dermatologists visualize and triage skin lesions

Live in-person; virtual

Abbreviation: Electronic Health Record (EHR).