PATIENT EDUCATION

A dermatologist (dur-meh-tol-uh-jist) is a doctor who specializes in treating the:

• Skin
• Hair
• Nails
• Mucous membranes
  (e.g., lining inside the mouth, nose, and eyelids.)

SOCS members are Dermatologists who diagnose and treat all patients, but have an awareness about different skin diseases which effect patients with health issues related to skin of color.

Browse our dermatology education article and video libraries to learn more about skin diseases which impact patients with skin of color.

We are pleased to offer a wide variety of patient educational resources, now available in English and Spanish translations! Thanks to expert contributions from many SOCS members, the Patient Dermatology Education section of the site features informative articles to help patients of color better understand the following dermatologic conditions: