Exploring Skin Tone Diversity in a Plastic Surgery Resident Education Curriculum
Jane Zhu,
Raahulan Rathagirishnan,
Chantal Valiquette
et al.
Abstract:Background: Gaps remain in surgical education regarding the representation of skin tone diversity. To improve equity and prevent misdiagnosis leading to worsened health outcomes, efforts must be made to ensure educational photographs are representative of the diverse patient populations plastic surgery residents will be treated in their future practices. Methods: Four study investigators examined 96 h of recorded lecture seminars from a Canadian plastic surgery resident education curriculum from May 2020 to De… Show more
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