The American Academy of Dermatology’s annual meeting in San Diego this weekend will include sessions like “Biopsies in Challenging Locations” and “Critical Gaps and Controversies in Laser Treatment of Port Wine Birthmarks and Other Vascular Abnormalities.” But the real heat in those super-chilled convention rooms is likely to be a passion-filled topic that has caused agita from universities to C-suites to cable news to millions of social feeds: DEI.
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A recent proposal toeliminate all of the AAD’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programsis scheduled to be discussed — and has already inspired intense, emotional debate among skin doctors, both privately and on social media.
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Allurereports from the country's latest — and unexpected — DEI battlefield.
