VisualDx and BMSAC

How to Improve Representation &
Inclusivity in Your Medical School Curriculum

Please join us for a presentation on VisualDx, our history and passion in providing health equity knowledge, and more on how VisualDx benefits medical school curriculum.

Evidence in JAAD Article

1. Alvarado SM, Feng H, Representation of dark skin images of common dermatologic conditions in educational resources: a cross-sectional analysis, JAAD (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.041. Published June 10, 2020. Accessed June 18, 2020.

Disease Presentation in Different Skin Colors

Recognizing how diseases present on all skin types is key in reducing diagnostic error and improving patient care. Unfortunately, many professional resources often do not adequately provide medical education on diseases in skin of color. VisualDx has been committed to reducing bias in medical knowledge for 20 years. A recent JAAD study showed that “VisualDx demonstrates pathology on dark skin in remarkably high proportion to other resources.”¹

"To bring positive change to the medical care provided to Black, Latinx and other patients with non-white skin, we need to change the way medical education is being taught and our students must have access to technologies and leadership training that ensures that they become health professionals who provide care that is reflective, inclusive and equitable. "

John T. Langell MD, PhD, MPH, MBA, President of the Northeast Ohio Medical University

NEOMED, Rootstown, OH

Differential Builder includes Skin of Color Lesion Illustrations

VisualDx is committed to improving diagnosis in patients of color. We have curated an unmatched image library reflecting disease on all skin types and now we’ve added a feature to help you diagnose patients with darker skin types.

Access to VisualDx includes access to our collection of pigmented skin images as well as our overall 46,000 medical image library and technology platform to aid in diagnosis, improve treatment decisions, and engage your patients.

Medical Education Values of VisualDx

Easily integrates into problem-based learning and GME-level programs

Improves pattern-recognition skills

Enhances medical school learning in the classroom, clinic, and on the wards

Includes quiz feature

Complements case-based learning and collaborative problem-solving

Provides expert peer-reviewed resources

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Medical School Customers

Improving racial representation in medical learning materials

by Queen’s University
March 10, 2021

For Iku Nwosu, a Black medical student at Queen’s, sitting in dermatology lectures, and watching slide after slide of skin conditions presented on mostly white skin tones, has been frustrating.

“It’s been pretty discouraging to not see my skin tone represented in the lecture materials,” says Nwosu, now in third year. “Because of this, I may not be able to diagnose conditions on myself, my family members, community members, or my future kids, and neither can others in my class…

1. Queens University, Improving racial representation in medical learning materials, PHYS ORG (2021), https://phys.org/news/2021-03-racial-representation-medical-materials.html. Published March 10, 2021. Accessed January 20, 2020.

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