Diversity in Medicine
Commentary
COVID-19–related skin changes: The hidden racism in documentation
It is not a stretch to suggest that skin manifestations associated with COVID-19 may look very different in darker skin.
50th Anniversary
Marked improvements seen for women in dermatology since the 1970s
It’s a different and better world, Dr. Bergfeld and other women dermatologists said, but one in which women must continue to mentor other women...
Cold Iron Truth
Bigotry and medical injustice
As physicians and a society, we should be insistent about correcting medical injustices. Let’s get started.
Commentary
Provide support in uncertain times
Listen to children’s or teens’ concerns and share information in developmentally appropriate ways. It is okay to not have all of the answers.
Skin of Color
How to Obtain a Dermatology Residency: A Guide Targeted to Underrepresented in Medicine Medical Students
Efforts to increase diversity have been put forth by the Skin of Color Society to assist underrepresented in medicine students during their...
Commentary
Two pandemics
As a black physician, I must contend with the very notion that my privilege as a physician does not shield me from discrimination and bias.
Commentary
How racism contributes to the effects of SARS-CoV-2
Underrepresented minorities face systemic bias and racism when interacting with the healthcare system, Dr. Salles writes.
Latest News
Hashtag medicine: #ShareTheMicNowMed highlights Black female physicians on social media
The physician event will feature 10 teams of two, with one physician handing over her account to her black female counterpart for the day.
The Optimized Doctor
Examining bias
Most of us are unaware of our biases and falsely believe we are free of them.
Opinion
‘I can’t breathe’: Health inequity and state-sanctioned violence
Whether we know it or not, we all carry some form of implicit bias.
Latest News
#WhiteCoats4BlackLives: A ‘platform for good’
Sporadic protests – with participants in scrubs or white coats kneeling for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd – have quickly...