Introduction:

Skin diseases are common in primary health care consultations, with more than half of these consultations carried out by non-dermatologists and often referred to specialists. Primary care professionals seem to have limited knowledge of dermatology due to the lack of practice during their undergraduate studies, so the use of technologies for teaching medicine has been increasingly used.

Objective:

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a dermatological educational technology tool, in the form of an app, for undergraduate medical students and doctors working in primary care.

Method:

A technical methodological development study was carried out to develop and validate the appearance and content of the app, in which the first stage consisted of developing a mobile app called Dermap for the Android and iOS operating systems, consisting of screens with the definition, clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of the most frequent dermatoses, followed by validation of the content and appearance by expert dermatologist judges and information technology professionals, respectively.

Result:

The Dermap app has a home screen containing twenty-three diseases that can be accessed individually, and the content is displayed not only in text but also in images, with the aim of facilitating understanding, always followed by subtitles. In terms of validation of objectives, content, structure and relevance, the rate of content validation by dermatologists was 100%. In addition, in terms of interface quality, aesthetics and language, the rate of content validation was over 85% in all areas assessed by information technology professionals.

Conclusion:

Dermap proved to be a viable tool to be used by students, residents and professionals involved in teaching and providing healthcare. It can be applied both in formal educational environments, such as classrooms, and in non-formal contexts, such as outpatient clinics, health clinics and hospitals, with the aim of improving the teaching of dermatology. It also has aspects of social reach, visibility and transparency.

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