Abstract

Patient utilization of online resources for medical knowledge has become commonplace for information regarding health concerns, diagnoses, and treatment. Despite trends showing increasing diversity of the U.S. population, patients with skin of color (SOC) have historically been underrepresented in dermatology, including in popular dermatology textbooks, likely contributing to health disparities among this population such as decreased numbers of dermatology visits. Given this data and the importance of SOC representation in patient resources, this study sought to evaluate the presence of SOC images in a popular internet resource.

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