Publication Date
6-1-2024
Journal
Cureus
DOI
10.7759/cureus.62839
PMID
39040715
PMCID
PMC11260650
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
6-21-2024
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
specialty boards, multidisciplinary training, internal medicine, family medicine, dual board-certified, multiple residencies
Abstract
Dermatology, a medical specialty focused on skin, hair, and nail conditions, often overlaps with various medical specialties. Although most physicians practicing dermatology are board-certified in dermatology, there are physicians practicing dermatology who are board-certified in a variety of different medical specialties. This cross-sectional study examines the board certifications of physicians who reported practicing dermatology in Texas. Data were sourced from the Texas Medical Board database updated in August 2023. The data showed that out of 1,614 practicing physicians declaring dermatology as a specialty in Texas, 1,080 (66.91%) physicians had one board certification, 200 (12.39%) had two, and 15 (0.93%) had three. Of the physicians with one board certification, 1,053 (97.5%) were board-certified in dermatology, with the remainder primarily being a mix of a variety of primary care specialties but also including other specialties. This study confirmed that while the vast majority of physicians practicing dermatology are board-certified in dermatology, there are opportunities for physicians board-certified in other specialties to practice dermatology as well.
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