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* 1. You are invited to participate in a research study titled “How well is clinical training preparing PA students to recognize, diagnose and treat dermatologic conditions in a diverse patient population?”.

 

This study is being conducted by Julia Lederer, PA-S2 at Rocky Vista University.

 

The purpose of this study is to determine what types of dermatologic conditions PA students are exposed to on their clinical rotations, and how confident they are regarding culturally competent care in skin conditions. 

Participation in this study is entirely voluntary at all times.  You can choose not to participate at all or to leave the study at any point.  If you decide not to participate, or to leave the study, there will be no penalty or loss of benefits to which you are entitled, or any effect on your relationship with the researcher(s), or any other negative consequences. 

 

You are being asked to take part in this study because you are an individual over age 18 who is in their clinical year of Physician Assistant school.

 

If you agree to participate, you will be asked to fill out a survey about what rotations you have participated in, how many times you have seen various dermatologic conditions, and your confidence in treatment of dermatologic conditions in diverse populations. This survey should take around 5 minutes to complete.

 

The survey will be collected via Survey Monkey following this consent.

 

All of your responses to this survey will remain anonymous and cannot be linked to you in any way.  No personally identifying information about you will be collected at any point during the study, and your survey will be identified only with a random number.  You are free to withdraw from this study at any time.  However, once you submit your completed survey, there will be no way to withdraw your responses from the study because the survey contains no identifying information.

 

Study data will be kept in digital format(s) on a google drive document.  Access to digital data will be protected via password.  Only the researcher and PI will have access to the data.

 

Any risks to you associated with this study are not expected to be greater than anything you encounter in everyday life.  While you will not experience any direct benefits from participation, information collected in this study may benefit others in the future by helping to understand how pandemics shape patient satisfaction in healthcare.

 

If you have any questions regarding the survey or this research project in general, please contact the principal investigator, Julia Lederer, at Julia.lederer@rvu.edu or her faculty mentor, Lise Johnson, PhD ljohnson@rvu.edu.

 

If you have any questions about your rights as a research participant, please contact the Rocky Vista University IRB Compliance Administrator at 720-874-2481 or ldement@rvu.edu .

 

By completing and submitting this survey, you are indicating your consent to participate in this study.

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* 2. Are you a PA student in your clinical year of rotations?

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* 3. What specialties have you rotated in thus far? Please check all that apply.

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* 4. During your clinical training, how many times have you seen or been exposed to the following dermatologic conditions:

  0 Encounters 1 to 5 Encounters 5 to 10 Encounters More than 10 Encounters Unsure
Alopecia
Cutaneous drug eruptions
Vasculitis/Purpura
Leg ulcers and/or wound care
Viral exanthems
Connective tissue disease (ie lupus)
Infestations (ie scabies, lice)
Bacterial and fungal skin infections
Warts (Verrucae)
Non-melanoma skin cancer
Melanoma and irregular moles
Acne and rosacea
Psoriasis
Atopic dermatitis/Contact dermatitis
Birthmarks
Urticaria/Hives
Herpes simplex/zoster

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* 5. I feel confident recognizing and diagnosing skin conditions in patients with diverse skin tones.

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* 6. I feel confident recognizing and diagnosing skin conditions in patients of all ages.

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* 7. What do you find most difficult about diagnosing dermatologic conditions in your patients?

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* 8. What additional training do you feel would help you feel more confident in diagnosing and treating dermatologic conditions?

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* 9. Do you have any additional comments?

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