The call to action to increase racial and ethnic diversity in dermatology: A retrospective, cross-sectional study to monitor progress

Samantha Lopez; Jeannette Olazagasti Lourido; Henry W Lim; Nkanyezi N Ferguson; Amit G Pandya; Rebecca Vasquez

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2021.10.011

The call to action to increase racial and ethnic diversity in dermatology: A retrospective, cross-sectional study to monitor progress

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Mar;86(3):e121-e123. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.10.011. Epub 2021 Oct 20.

Authors

Samantha Lopez¹, Jeannette Olazagasti Lourido², Henry W Lim³, Nkanyezi N Ferguson⁴, Amit G Pandya⁵, Rebecca Vasquez⁶

Affiliations

¹ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
³ Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Department of Dermatology, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group, Sunnyvale, California.
⁶ Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: Rebecca.Vasquez@UTSouthwestern.edu.

PMID: 34678231
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.10.011

No abstract available

Keywords: applications; dermatology; diversity; ethnicity; medical students; minorities; race; representation; residents; underrepresented in medicine.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Cultural Diversity
Dermatology*
Ethnicity
Humans
Minority Groups
Retrospective Studies
United States