Simone Montgomery

Dermatology ALL Specialities ALL Specialities / Dermatology Skin of color centers (SoCCs) in the United States have helped increase the racial/ethnic diversity of and cultivate cultural competence in practicing dermatologists as well as increase skin of color (SoC) research and education to improve patient care.

Although individuals with skin of color (SoC) are expected to become at least half of the US population by the year 2044, there remains a paucity of education and exposure to treatment of patients with SoC at many dermatology residency programs across the country.1 One way to improve SoC education has been the formation of specialized clinics, centers, and programs.

To the Editor: Despite the formidable presence of populations with skin of color (SoC) worldwide, there remains a paucity of peer-reviewed literature on SoC. A systematic review of racial and ethnic diversity in dermatologic clinical trials in the United States found that in the 58 studies that recorded race/ethnicity, nearly 75% of participants were white.