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. 2023 Jan 1;159(1):104-106.
doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.4991.

15-Year Diversity Trends Among Dermatology Resident Trainees Compared With Other Specialties

Jazzmin C Williams  1 , Herbert Castillo Valladares  2 , Michael A Waul  2 , Amit G Pandya  3   4 , Erin Mathes  2 , Erin Huiras Amerson  2   5
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15-Year Diversity Trends Among Dermatology Resident Trainees Compared With Other Specialties

Jazzmin C Williams et al. JAMA Dermatol. .
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This cross-sectional study examines racial and ethnic diversity trends among dermatology resident trainees and applicants compared with other specialties.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Pandya reported consultancy fees from AbbVie, Arcutis, Avita, Chromaderm, Incyte, Pfizer, Viela Bio, Villaris, Immune Tolerance Network, and Twi and stock options with Zerigo Health and Tara Medical. Dr Mathes reported personal fees from UpToDate as an author and reviewer, Elsevier as an author and editor, Pierre Fabre and Aldeyra Therapeutics as a consultant, and Rodan + Fields outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Trends of Black and Latinx Representation Among Trainees by Specialty, 2005-2020a,b
A, Compared to the US population, where a rate ratio of 1 indicates proportionate representation, Black and Latinx resident trainees were underrepresented across all specialties, but more so in dermatology. There were no statistically significant changes in representation of Black or Latinx dermatology trainees over the course of the study period. B, Latinx representation declined to an inflection point from 2005 to 2008. This phenomenon coincides with changes in the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) race and ethnicity reporting methodology that allowed survey respondents to select multiple race and ethnicity categories. While Black and Latinx representation shows an upward trend between 2017 and 2020, this finding was not statistically significant (P = .05, each). Primary care specialties include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and combined internal medicine and pediatrics (AAMC State Physician Workforce Data Report, 2022). All other specialties accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education were classified as specialty care. aTrainee demographics were obtained from AAMC by request. US demographics were obtained from the US Census. bAmerican Indian/Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander representation trends were not analyzed due to the small overall number of trainees. cThe slope statistically significantly differs from 0.
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