General practice registrars’ clinical exposure to dermatological procedures during general practice training: a cross-sectional analysis

Abstract

Australian general practitioners (GPs) commonly manage dermatological conditions requiring procedures. GP registrars have limited pre-vocational training exposure to dermatology and find skin problems challenging. We aimed to establish the prevalence, nature and associations of GP registrars’ performance of skin procedures. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis from the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training cohort study. Multivariable logistic regression was used to establish associations of our outcome (skin procedures, both including and excluding cryotherapy). Independent variables included patient and doctor demographics, diagnoses/problems managed and registrars’ recourse to in-co..