In 2004-2005, the Joel Myres Melanoma Awareness Project at
UCI undertook an effort to better understand the impact of our
educational outreach, in hopes of demonstrating a positive, lasting
effect and learning how to improve our message. All protocols
were approved by the University of California, Irvine Institutional
Review Board (IRB) and all students and their parents were consented
prior to participation.
We surveyed approximately 1200 of the students we taught immediately before,
immediately after, and 3 months after educating them in their classrooms.
Surveys included questions about epidemiologic factors and skin cancer/ sun
protection knowledge, attitudes, and habits. Initial data has been very
exciting; the research results will be presented at the Western Medical Student
Research Forum in Carmel, CA on February 5, 2006 and at the American Academy
of Dermatology meeting in San Francisco, CA on March 3-7, 2006. |