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The management of SC requires a multidisciplinary approach involving dermatologists and surgical specialities.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To assess the confidence of current foundation trainees (FTs) in the assessment of facial SC and referral for surgical management and reconstruction.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>An online survey was distributed via social media and completed by 142 FTs across 13 deaneries. Two higher training respondents were excluded.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We found that 50% (71\/142) of trainees had only examined one or two patients with SC and 25.3% (36\/142) had no experience in SC assessment. Most FTs were not confident in performing a full skin examination (90.2%, 119\/132), formulating differential diagnoses for a pigmented facial lesion (45.3%, 64\/141) or investigating a facial SC (87.9%, 124\/141). Facial defects requiring reconstruction (87.3%, 124\/142) were more likely to be referred to plastic surgery.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>FTs were not confident in performing full skin examinations nor formulating diagnoses for pigmented lesions. This is concerning given that the majority of FTs will enter general practice and therefore exposure to SC will be common. This may in turn place greater burden on secondary care services such as dermatology and allied surgical specialities resulting in a greater caseload in an already stretched service in the UK. The integration of the British Association of Dermatology undergraduate syllabus into the medical school curriculum should improve confidence in the detection and management of SC at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ced\/llad240","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,19]],"date-time":"2023-07-19T12:15:39Z","timestamp":1689768939000},"page":"1328-1332","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Are foundation doctors equipped with the skills necessary for the assessment and referral of a patient presenting with a suspected facial skin malignancy?"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"48","author":[{"given":"Umar","family":"Rehman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London , London , UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohammad 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