Daphne Chan, a dermatology researcher, says it’s important to establish a “human to human connection” with patients seeking skin care, especially for people of color. And “having that additional barrier of not finding a care provider who looks like them and who can feel like who they are as people remains to be the biggest challenge,” Ms. Chan, head of dermatology medical affairs at Johnson & Johnson, said of the need for more minorities to enter her field. Ms. Chan participated Thursday in a program administered by the American Academy of Dermatology, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson, aimed at increasing the number of Black, Latino and Indigenous skin specialists by more than 50% by 2027. Click here to read more.
