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The dermatology workforce continues to evolve to meet the growing and diversified demands of the US population. Part 1 of this continuing medical education series is designed to provide an overview of the dermatology workforce as well as delineate the motivators and socioeconomic implications of significant workforce transformations which are impacting dermatologic health care. Part 2 of the series will consider the impact of workforce challenges on patient outcomes and discuss potential actions that may help to optimize workforce organization and care delivery., Competing Interests: Conflicts of Interest Brodell – No relevant conflict of interest with relations to the content of this CME. For full disclosure: Dr Brodell serves as a principal investigator for a clinical trial (Novartis) and for the Corevitas psoriasis biologic registry. Stock Ownership: Veradermics, Inc. He serves on editorial boards of American Medical Student Research (faculty advisor); Practice Update Dermatology (Editor-in-Chief); Journal of the American Journal Academy of Dermatology (Associate Editor); Practical Dermatology; Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Society; SKIN: The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Archives of Dermatological Research. Grant-Kels reports no relevant conflict of interest with relations to the content of this CME. For full disclosure of all financial interests, Dr Grant-Kels serves as Deputy Editor of Journal of the American Journal Academy of Dermatology and is Chief Medical Officer and member of the Board and stockholder of VeraDermics, Inc. She is a consultant and stock holder for DermaSensor, Inc. Mostow is an associate editor for Practice Update Dermatology. Feng reports no relevant conflict of interest with relations to the content of this CME; for full disclosure of all financial interests, he is a consultant in Soliton Inc and Cytrellis Biosystems. Gronbeck, Kodumudi has no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2022 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

This continuing medical education (CME) series assesses key features and ongoing transformations within the dermatology workforce. Part 1 of this series described precipitants and implications of recent workforce changes. Part 2 reviews the influence that these workforce dynamics have had on patient access, outcomes, and satisfaction. Additionally, it assesses potential solutions for optimizing care for underserved groups and the broader dermatologic patient population., Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest Dr Brodell serves as a principal investigator for a clinical trial (Novartis) and for the Corevitas psoriasis biologic registry and has stock ownership in Veradermics, Inc. He serves on editorial boards of the American Medical Student Research (faculty advisor), Practice Update Dermatology (Editor-in-Chief), Journal of the American Journal Academy of Dermatology (Associate Editor), Practical Dermatology, Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Society, SKIN: The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, and Archives of Dermatological Research. He has no relevant conflict of interest with relations to the content of this CME. Dr Grant-Kels serves as the Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American Journal Academy of Dermatology and is the Chief Medical Officer, member of the Board, and stockholder of VeraDermics, Inc; she is a consultant and stockholder for DermaSensor, Inc. She has no relevant conflict of interest with relations to the content of this CME. Dr Mostow is the Associate Editor of Practice Update Dermatology. Dr Feng is a consultant at Soliton Inc and Cytrellis Biosystems. He has no relevant conflict of interest with relations to the content of this CME. Dr Kodumudi has no conflict of interest to declare., (Copyright © 2022 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest Dr Grant-Kels serves as Deputy Editor of Journal of the American Journal Academy of Dermatology; is Chief Medical Officer and member of the Board and stockholder of VeraDermics, Inc; and is a consultant and stock holder for DermaSensor, Inc. Dr Feng is a consultant for Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc and Soliton, Inc. Dr Kodumudi has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Background: There is currently an uneven distribution of the Mohs surgery workforce, with a dearth in nonurban areas. The relationship between training and employment locations of Mohs surgeons has not been studied., Objective: To analyze the employment location of recent micrographic surgery and dermatologic oncology (MSDO) graduates in reference to residency and fellowship locations., Materials and Methods: Data collection of training and practice locations of 421 MSDO fellowship graduates from 2012 to 2017., Results: Thirty-two percent (n = 136) and 53% (n = 225) of MSDO fellowship graduates' first employment locations were located within 10 and 100 miles of either their residency or fellowship locations. Ninety-six percent of graduates were employed in a metropolitan location. Female graduates worked closer to training sites than male graduates, with 62% (n = 124) versus 46% (n = 102) working within 100 miles of either training site. Analysis by fellowship census region showed that graduates clustered around training sites in all regions, with 45% to 60% of graduates working within 100 miles of either training site., Conclusion: The majority of graduates chose to work in a metropolitan area. Training location strongly predicts employment location. More than 45% of graduates in any region worked within 100 miles of their residency or fellowship site, and a sizeable portion worked within 10 miles., (Copyright © 2021 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)