Advancements in Diversity in Dermatology: A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Trends in U.S. Dermatology Residency Programs (2020-2024)

Authors

• Devin Barzallo, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow
• Afua Ofori-Darko, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow
• Larissa De Souza, Case Western Reserve University
• Precious Nwanwa, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow
• Timmie Sharma, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2025

Abstract

Diversity in residency programs is important for achieving health equity. Although targeted initiatives have led to some progress, dermatology residency trainees do not proportionally reflect the growing diversity of the U.S. population. We analyzed data from the Association of American Medical Colleges on residents from 2020 to 2024 to evaluate evolving diversity trends.

Keywords

dermatology, diversity, education, minorities, residency, training

Language

English

Publication Title

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Rights

© 2025 The Author(s). This is an Open Access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Barzallo D, Ofori-Darko A, De Souza L, Nwanwa P, Sharma T. Advancements in diversity in dermatology: A 5-year retrospective analysis of racial and ethnic trends in U.S. dermatology residency programs (2020-2024). J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025;93(3):816-818. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2025.05.1378