The role of a humanities curriculum in a dermatology residency: A qualitative evaluation of a novel “Dermanities” curriculum

• Melissa Butt, DrPH,
• Marisa Riley, MD,
• Nanjiba Nawaz, MD,
• Lauren J. Van Scoy, MD,
• Heather Costigan, BS,
• Paul Haidet, MD, MPH,
• Alexandra Flamm, MD

Affiliations

Melissa Butt, DrPH

Department of Dermatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Marisa Riley, MD

College of Medicine, Penn State Health, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Nanjiba Nawaz, MD

College of Medicine, Penn State Health, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Lauren J. Van Scoy, MD

Department of Dermatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Qualitative and Mixed Methods Core, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Heather Costigan, BS

Qualitative and Mixed Methods Core, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Paul Haidet, MD, MPH

Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Humanities, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; The Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Alexandra Flamm, MD

Correspondence to: Alexandra Flamm, MD, Department of Dermatology, New York University, 222 East 41st Street, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017.; Department of Dermatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; College of Medicine, Penn State Health, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Qualitative and Mixed Methods Core, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Humanities, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; The Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Department of Dermatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York