Equal representation of low and high Fitzpatrick skin type images in a supplemental curriculum does not improve overall high Fitzpatrick diagnostic accuracy. A prospective study

Int J Dermatol. 2023 Apr;62(4):e210-e212. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16211. Epub 2022 May 7.

Authors

Barbara L Mullen¹, Benjamin G Gorman^{1

2}, Alexa A Soares¹, Mauricio F Jin¹, Valerie A Melson¹, Elliott H Campbell³, Nahid Y Vidal^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
³ Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
⁴ Division of Dermatologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

PMID: 35524501
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.16211

No abstract available

Keywords: diversity; education; equal representation; high Fitzpatrick skin type; skin of color.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Curriculum
Dermatology* / education
Humans
Skin Pigmentation*

Grants and funding

Mayo Clinic Department of Dermatology