Diversifying Medical Illustrations for Skin of Color
SOURCES:
American Medical Organization: Learn About It.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology: Skin color in dermatology textbooks: An updated evaluation and analysis.
Health City: The Creator of a Viral Black Fetus Medical Illustration Blends Art and Activism.
National Library of Medicine: Learning Styles of Medical Students Implications in Education.
Cleveland Clinic: Eczema.
National Eczema Association: Eczema in skin of color: What You Need to Know.
Susan Taylor, MD, Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, University of Pennsylvania, Dermatology Department, Philadelphia.
Association of Medical Illustrators: History of Medical Illustration, Introduction to #AMIdiversity.
Nicholas Woolridge, president, Association of Medical Illustrators; associate professor of Medical Illustrations, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Ni-ka Ford, medical illustrator, Diversity Chair of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), New York.
American Academy of Dermatology Association: Can You Get Psoriasis if You Have Skin of Color?
Lupus Foundation of America: Lupus and the Skin, Black People with Discoid Lupus Skin Disease Exhibit Increased Skin Damage on Scalp and Ear, Lupus Facts and Statistics, Black Women Develop Lupus at a Younger Age with More Life-Threatening Complications.
Mayo Clinic: Lyme Disease.
CDC: Signs and Symptoms of Untreated Lyme Disease.
UCLA: Black Patients Lyme disease often diagnosed late, possibly due to missed signs.
Mayo Clinic: Scleroderma.
NHS: Raynauds. American Academy of Dermatology Association: Skin Cancer in People of Color.