Psoriasis treatment training in dermatology residency: a Latin American survey of faculty and residents
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated psoriasis treatment teaching in dermatology residency programs across Latin America (LATAM). METHODS: A Spanish/Portuguese survey was distributed to directors of dermatology departments/training programs and their residents in several LATAM countries between November 29, 2022, and March 31, 2023. RESULTS: A total of 108 individuals responded (59 directors and 49 residents) from eight countries: Argentina (2.8%), Brazil (41.7%), Chile (25.0%), Colombia (7.4%), Guatemala (1.9%), Mexico (1.9%), Paraguay (4.6%), and Peru (14.8%). Most directors reported that residents received training in complex medical dermatology (89.8%), immunodermatology (66.1%), and phototherapy (78%). Most residents reported familiarity with national guidelines (81.6%) and adherence to local guidelines (85.7%). In Brazil, 91% of programs had at least seven faculty members, 97% required national specialization exams, and 91% treated more than 31 psoriasis patients per week, compared with 48%, 36%, and 67% in other LATAM countries, respectively. Additionally, 47% of centers in Brazil reported that at least 26% of psoriasis patients received biological therapy, compared with only 8% in other LATAM countries. CONCLUSION: Dermatology residents in LATAM are trained in complex dermatology, immunodermatology, and phototherapy and national psoriasis guidelines. Variation exists in patient volume and biologics use. A focus on improving residents' psoriasis training throughout LATAM is needed.
Authors: André V. E. Carvalho, Lucas Galimany, Leandro L. Leite, Natalia Merino-Senekowitsch, Daniela Armijo, Jaquelini Barboza da Silva, Claudia de la Cruz, Benjamin Hidalgo-Matlock, Ricardo Romiti, Peter van de Kerkhof, Margarita Maria Velásquez-Lopera, Cristina M. Echeverría, Claudia Romina Contreras, Matias Maskin, Enrique Rivas, Fernando Valenzuela
Institutions: Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Dermacross, Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Universidad de Costa Rica, Universidade de São Paulo, Radboud University Medical Center, Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno, University of Chile
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416775934