Skin of color representation in dermatology must be intentionally rectified

Affiliations

¹ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Dermatology, New York University, New York, New York.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: jules.lipoff@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Comment

Ginikanwa Onyekaba et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;87(1):e43-e44.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.03.032. Epub 2022 Mar 23.

¹ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Dermatology, New York University, New York, New York.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: jules.lipoff@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest None disclosed.

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Further analysis of skin of color representation in dermatology textbooks used by residents.
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