Diversity in Medicine
From the Journals
Lupus images fall short on diverse examples
A review of textbooks, medical journals, and online sources shows an underrepresentation of skin of color patients.
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AMA acknowledges medical education racism of past, vows better future
The Council on Medical Education’s report recommends that the AMA acknowledge the harm caused by the Flexner Report, which was issued in 1910 and...
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Inpatient care for HS higher for Black and Hispanic patients
Greater inpatient care utilization may reflect increased disease severity, inequities in access to outpatient care
Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum
Atopic Dermatitis
People of African descent have the highest atopic dermatitis prevalence and severity. This fact sheet outlines key clinical features in people...
Clinical Review
Relationship-Centered Care in the Physician-Patient Interaction: Improving Your Understanding of Metacognitive Interventions
This review summarizes the key literature to date on relationship-centered care as it pertains to the physician-patient relationship. Becoming...
Skin of Color
Microaggressions in Medicine
As providers, we must strive to understand all categories of racism and expose the many ways prejudice manifests within medical training and...
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AMA announces major commitment to health equity
“Black men in medical school are an endangered species.”
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Photoprotection recommended for people of color
Photoprotection for people of color helps minimize the development of photodermatoses, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, polymorphous light...
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For diagnosing skin lesions, AI risks failing in skin of color
AI-aided diagnostic algorithms will not work in skin of color if machine training remains inadequate.
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LGBTQ patients face unique skin risks
Watch out for skin cancer in gay men, hormone-induced acne in transmasculine patients
From the Journals
Percentage of doctors who are Black barely changed in 120 years
A study also found a significant wage gap between Black and White physicians.