Diversity in Medicine
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
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Percentage of doctors who are Black barely changed in 120 years
A study also found a significant wage gap between Black and White physicians.
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Boosting the presence of darker skin in rheumatology education
Doctors are beginning to address educational gaps in rheumatologists’ exposure to rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in people with darker...
The Optimized Doctor
Say my name
Mispronouncing names can alienate patients. It might make them feel like we don’t “know” them or that we don’t care about them.
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Black patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis may have more systemic and CV disease
Black patients were significantly more likely to have two or more organs involved and have higher rates of cardiac involvement.
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Blacks and Hispanics have higher inpatient use for mycosis fungoides
Findings reinforce need to maintain “higher index of suspicion” in these patients.
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Melanoma presents at later stages, but at an earlier age in Asian Americans
The findings are consistent with previous studies indicating delayed detection of melanoma in Asians, compared with non-Hispanic Whites.