Exploring Skin Tone Diversity in a Plastic Surgery Resident Education Curriculum.

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 December 2021. Using Fitzpatrick skin type to codify skin tone, photographic images were individually classified and compared. Program lecturers and residents were invited to participate in an online anonymized survey to explore related perceptions of the curricula. Res

SUBMITTER: Zhu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11770717 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature