Health and Wellness : Many dermatologists need more training on African American skin and hair

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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Which means there's more than just the white(pink) people group


Many dermatologists need more training on African American skin and hair

Many dermatologists need more training on African American skin and hair

Researchers who set up focus groups of African American dermatology patients found that many had negative experiences with doctors who did not understand the differences between black and white skin, according to the results published in JAMA Dermatology. "It's important to have dermatologists

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... to have dermatologists who are specialized in the care of people (from other races)," said Dr. Stavonnie Patterson, a dermatologist with Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights, Illinois, the study's senior author.
While many black patients in the focus groups said they felt more comfortable when their doctor's race matched theirs, Patterson said, "I believe any person can be trained to take care of any other person."

By Linda Carroll
Reuters