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With great pleasure we announce a collaboration between Cutis® and the Skin of Color Society (SOCS) to increase the knowledge available to dermatologists to help improve delivery of care to this underserved population.

Established in 2004 by Susan C. Taylor, MD (who also serves on the Cutis Editorial Board), SOCS (http://www.skinofcolorsociety.org) promotes, supports, and stimulates the development of information related to all aspects of skin of color within the specialty of dermatology, making this information readily available to the general population.

“Although a relatively new organization, SOCS has been essential in supporting and encouraging research and scholarly activity to increase our understanding of the ethnic differences that occur in problems related to hair, skin, and nails of the growing population of darker-skinned individuals in our country,” said Vincent A. DeLeo, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Cutis and a founding member of SOCS. “In addition, SOCS has been essential in mentoring young students and increasing minority participation in dermatology, and Cutis will strive to assist in those endeavors.”

The society also seeks to increase the body of dermatologic literature related to skin of color. To achieve this goal, SOCS will be collaborating with the editors of Cutis to publish quarterly Skin of Color columns to educate dermatologists and residents on basic science and clinical, surgical, and cosmetic research relevant to this patient population.

“SOCS is very excited to collaborate with Cutis in our mutual academic pursuits,” said Seemal R. Desai, MD, current secretary/treasurer of SOCS and president-elect. “It is vitally important to the mission of SOCS that dermatologists and patients be educated with the most up-to-date objective data, studies, and information that is available to most effectively help those suffering from skin disease in the skin of color population.”

Look for Skin of Color columns in upcoming issues of Cutis.

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With great pleasure we announce a collaboration between Cutis® and the Skin of Color Society (SOCS) to increase the knowledge available to dermatologists to help improve delivery of care to this underserved population.

Established in 2004 by Susan C. Taylor, MD (who also serves on the Cutis Editorial Board), SOCS (http://www.skinofcolorsociety.org) promotes, supports, and stimulates the development of information related to all aspects of skin of color within the specialty of dermatology, making this information readily available to the general population.

“Although a relatively new organization, SOCS has been essential in supporting and encouraging research and scholarly activity to increase our understanding of the ethnic differences that occur in problems related to hair, skin, and nails of the growing population of darker-skinned individuals in our country,” said Vincent A. DeLeo, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Cutis and a founding member of SOCS. “In addition, SOCS has been essential in mentoring young students and increasing minority participation in dermatology, and Cutis will strive to assist in those endeavors.”

The society also seeks to increase the body of dermatologic literature related to skin of color. To achieve this goal, SOCS will be collaborating with the editors of Cutis to publish quarterly Skin of Color columns to educate dermatologists and residents on basic science and clinical, surgical, and cosmetic research relevant to this patient population.

“SOCS is very excited to collaborate with Cutis in our mutual academic pursuits,” said Seemal R. Desai, MD, current secretary/treasurer of SOCS and president-elect. “It is vitally important to the mission of SOCS that dermatologists and patients be educated with the most up-to-date objective data, studies, and information that is available to most effectively help those suffering from skin disease in the skin of color population.”

Look for Skin of Color columns in upcoming issues of Cutis.

With great pleasure we announce a collaboration between Cutis® and the Skin of Color Society (SOCS) to increase the knowledge available to dermatologists to help improve delivery of care to this underserved population.

Established in 2004 by Susan C. Taylor, MD (who also serves on the Cutis Editorial Board), SOCS (http://www.skinofcolorsociety.org) promotes, supports, and stimulates the development of information related to all aspects of skin of color within the specialty of dermatology, making this information readily available to the general population.

“Although a relatively new organization, SOCS has been essential in supporting and encouraging research and scholarly activity to increase our understanding of the ethnic differences that occur in problems related to hair, skin, and nails of the growing population of darker-skinned individuals in our country,” said Vincent A. DeLeo, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Cutis and a founding member of SOCS. “In addition, SOCS has been essential in mentoring young students and increasing minority participation in dermatology, and Cutis will strive to assist in those endeavors.”

The society also seeks to increase the body of dermatologic literature related to skin of color. To achieve this goal, SOCS will be collaborating with the editors of Cutis to publish quarterly Skin of Color columns to educate dermatologists and residents on basic science and clinical, surgical, and cosmetic research relevant to this patient population.

“SOCS is very excited to collaborate with Cutis in our mutual academic pursuits,” said Seemal R. Desai, MD, current secretary/treasurer of SOCS and president-elect. “It is vitally important to the mission of SOCS that dermatologists and patients be educated with the most up-to-date objective data, studies, and information that is available to most effectively help those suffering from skin disease in the skin of color population.”

Look for Skin of Color columns in upcoming issues of Cutis.

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