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Review Article| Volume 41, ISSUE 2, P265-278, April 2023

Gender Equity in Medicine and Dermatology in the United States

The Long Road Traveled and the Journey ahead
  • Janell M. Tully
    Affiliations
    Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, 1701 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA

    University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, 475 N 5th St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
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  • Author Footnotes
    1 Co-senior authorship.
    Jenny E. Murase
    Footnotes
    1 Co-senior authorship.
    Affiliations
    Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, 1701 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA

    Department of Dermatology, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group, 701 East El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040, USA
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    1 Co-senior authorship.
    Jane M. Grant-Kels
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    1 Co-senior authorship.
    Affiliations
    Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, UCONN Health, 21 South Road, Farmington, CT 06032, USA

    Department of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, 4037 NW 86th Terrace, 4th Floor, Gainesville, FL 32606, USA
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    Dedee F. Murrell
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author.
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    Department of Dermatology, St. George Hospital, University of New South Wales, 27 Belgrave St, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia
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Published:October 27, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.det.2022.08.007

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