Ending Diagnostic Delay Begins in the Classroom: Rethinking Hidradenitis Suppurativa Education

Authors

  • Aaron Cheng The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center image/svg+xml Author
  • Jose Gaspar de Alba The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center image/svg+xml Author
  • Corinne Daise The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center image/svg+xml Author
  • Steven Daveluy Wayne State University image/svg+xml Author
  • James Del Rosso JDR Dermatology Research and Thomas Dermatology , Touro University Nevada image/svg+xml Author
  • Victoria Farley Vivida Dermatology , University of Nevada, Las Vegas image/svg+xml Author
  • Graham Litchman Vivida Dermatology , Touro University Nevada image/svg+xml , University of Nevada, Las Vegas image/svg+xml Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25251/9vd05470

Keywords:

undergraduate medical education, Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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05/09/2026

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Vol. 32 No. 2 (2026): Dermatology Online Journal

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