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. 2023 Jan 13:6:e44103.
doi: 10.2196/44103.

Skin of Color Dermatology Representation in American College of Mohs Surgery Educational Cases on Instagram: Content Analysis

Morgan Zueger  1 , Paige Nahod  1 , Nathaniel A Marroquin  1 , Mindy D Szeto  2 , Hamza Ajmal  1 , Olnita Martini  1 , Colin Burnette  3 , Alyssa P Quinn  1 , Garrett Furth  1 , Michelle Militello  4 , Robert P Dellavalle  2   5
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Skin of Color Dermatology Representation in American College of Mohs Surgery Educational Cases on Instagram: Content Analysis

Morgan Zueger et al. JMIR Dermatol. .
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Keywords: Instagram; cancer; color; content analysis; dermatologic surgery; dermatology; diversity; education; equity; inclusion; inequality; medical education; representation, Mohs surgery; skin; skin of color; skin tone; social media.

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Conflicts of Interest: RPD is editor-in-chief of JMIR Dermatology. RPD receives editorial stipends (JMIR Dermatology), royalties (UpToDate), and expense reimbursement (Cochrane).

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Example of a highly viewed American College of Mohs Surgery “Flap Friday” case on Instagram (@mohs.college), posted on April 29, 2022, showcasing Mohs patient photos and the clinical approach (accessed September 20, 2022).
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Percentages of perceived light, fair, medium, and dark skin tones depicted by weekly American College of Mohs Surgery “Flap Friday” cases on Instagram (@mohs.college) from 2020 to 2022.
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