Teledermatology in Rural Georgia

Teledermatology in Rural Georgia is a program sponsored by the Georgia Cancer Center and the Department of Dermatology at Augusta University through a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program.

Program Mission

The goal of this program is to reduce health disparities and inequities in skin cancer screening for people living in rural, underserved, and underpopulated regions of the State of Georgia through a two-pronged approach by:

• Providing remote diagnosis (telemedicine/teledermatology) of skin lesions through the use of MoleScope II™ dermatoscopes by partnering primary care providers practicing at clinics in rural Georgia with expert physicians in AU’s Department of Dermatology.
• Providing dermatologic and cancer prevention education to healthcare providers as well as to rural communities using distance learning technology.

This dual approach of access to expert dermatologic assessment of suspicious skin lesions and patient and primary healthcare provider education will improve the health of Georgians living in rural, underserved areas, thus helping to fulfill the mission of the Georgia Cancer Center.