Congratulations to Jane Onyemachi (MS4) and her co-authors Elise Weisert, MD (PGY4) and Lindy Ross, MD (Assistant Professor of Dermatology) on their Letter to the Editor titled "Bridging gaps and cultivating care: a call for culturally competent dermatological education for ethnic hair" published in the International Journal of Women's Dermatology, a peer-reviewed global, open-access dermatologic journal. This article proposes the development of an AAD CME module focused on enhancing cultural competence regarding hair camouflage techniques used by ethnic patients with alopecia. This article can be found here: https://journals.lww.com/ijwd/fulltext/2025/03000/bridging_gaps_and_cultivating_care__a_call_for.4.aspxCitation: Onyemachi, Jane BSN; Weisert, Elise MD, MPH; Ross, Lindy MD. Bridging gaps and cultivating care: a call for culturally competent dermatological education for ethnic hair. International Journal of Women’s Dermatology 11(1):p e192, March 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/JW9.0000000000000192
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Current Editors: Jane Onyemachi and Madelyn Schmidt
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