Skin of Color Society Foundation Institutional Research Fellowship Grant
Background:
The Institutional Research Fellowship (IRF) is a groundbreaking initiative that supports critical research on dermatologic diseases in skin of color and provides valuable opportunities for physicians of color, who are disproportionately underrepresented in dermatology and medicine. The Skin of Color Society was established to promote awareness of and excellence within skin of color dermatology through research, education, mentorship, and advocacy. SOCS recognizes the dire need to address these healthcare disparities and is working to increase the number of physicians from diverse backgrounds who can provide culturally competent care to these often—underserved communities. The IRF program provides outstanding opportunities for underrepresented minority (URM) physicians to train for and assume leadership roles in clinical care, public policy, health services research and biomedical research.
Contact Information:
Below are institutions that have provided contact information if you have questions or are interested in their respective fellowship grant programs.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Tian Ran Zhu, MD
tzhu1@montefiore.org
Ph:718-920-8352
Boston University School of Medicine
Margaret Lee, MD, PhD (PI)
margaret.lee@bmc.org
Ph:617-358-9700
Duke University School of Medicine
Jessica Braddock
Jessica.Braddock@duke.edu
Ph: 919-681-6894
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Shawn Kwatra, MD
skwatra1@jhmi.edu
Ph: 410-955-8662
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Giselle Singer
Giselle.Singer@mssm.edu
Ph: 212-241-3288
Northwestern University, Department of Dermatology
Stephanie Rangel, PhD
NUdermatologyCTU@northwestern.
Ph: 312-503-5942
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Amanda Davies
Amanda.Davies@UHhospitals.org
Ph: 216-844-7546
University of California San Francisco
Wilson Liao, MD and Tina Bhutani, MD (Co-Directors)
wilson.liao@ucsf.edu
Ph: 415-476-8364
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Susan Taylor
Susan.Taylor@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Ph: 215-662-2020
University of Pennsylvania
Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, MSCE
Junko.Takeshita@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Ph: 215-349-5551
UMass Chan Medical School
John Harris, MD, PhD
john.harris@umassmed.edu
Ph: 508-856-1982


Cutis Journal
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Did You Know
Skin of color patients comprise the majority in California, New Mexico and Texas…and soon will be the majority in Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, New York and Florida.
By 2042, more than 50% of the US population will have skin of color.