NYMC Faculty Publications

Assessment of Diversity in Skin Colour in Dermatology Medical Education Resources

Author Type(s)

Faculty, Resident/Fellow

DOI

10.1111/ced.15328

Journal Title

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

First Page

2038

Last Page

2040

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Date

11-1-2022

Department

Dermatology

Abstract

One hundred and fifty-three patient images from the general resources and 3583 images from Dermatology were evaluated. The majority of images were Fitzpatrick Type II (54%), followed by Type III (27%). Our findings demonstrate the lack of skin diversity continues across many medical school resources, with fair skin (Fitzpatrick Type II) accounting for the majority of images.

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