Patient demographics and utilization of a dedicated skin of color clinic in comparison to a general dermatology clinic at a single midwestern institution

Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 Oct 16;316(10):692. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-03394-2.

Authors

Bianca E Ituarte^{1

2}, Mitchell A Taylor^{1

3}, Priscilla M Rosa-Nieves^{1

4}, Kristie Hayes⁴, Erin X Wei⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 4014 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, NE, 68105, USA.
² School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
³ School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA.
⁴ Centro Medico Episcopal San Lucas, Ponce, PR, USA.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 4014 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, NE, 68105, USA. ebarrett@unmc.edu.

PMID: 39412704
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-024-03394-2

No abstract available

Keywords: Clinic non-adherence rates; Dermatology clinic metrics; Disparities in dermatology; Skin of color clinic; Specialty clinic.

Publication types

Letter
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Ambulatory Care Facilities / statistics & numerical data
Dermatology* / statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Skin Diseases / diagnosis
Skin Diseases / epidemiology
Skin Pigmentation*