The field of dermatology is one of the least diverse subspecialties in medicine. This has real ramifications for people of color, who are less likely to develop skin cancer but the most likely to die from it, because the cancer isn't recognized until it's progressed too far. 

This week, we feature the first dermatologist in our database. He treats melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, and studies access to healthcare, especially to dermatology and skin cancer treatment.

Dr. Adewole “Ade” Adamson is a dermatologist, an assistant professor in the department of internal medicine, and the director of the Melanoma and Pigmented Lesion Clinic at the University of Texas, Austin. His clinical speciality is caring for patients at high risk for melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer, or who have atypical moles. He also studies access to healthcare, especially to dermatology and skin cancer treatment.

As the director of the Melanoma and Pigmented Lesion Clinic, Adamson is part of a care team that treats individuals with dysplastic nevi (atypical moles) and melanoma. Most recently, he has published research on racial disparities in the medical system, including the lack of representation in dermatology and how doctors can misdiagnose people with darker skin. 

Other sources of interest this week.

The winter Olympics have renewed discussions about women’s competitive ski jumping attire and race and nationality.

Linda Greene has championed diversity and inclusion at past Olympics. She is dean and MSU Foundation Professor of Law at the Michigan State University College of Law, where her teaching and scholarship focuses on constitutional law, civil procedure, legislation, civil rights and sports law. She was the United States Olympic Committee Legislation Committee chair, its audit committee vice chair, and co-author of its diversity and inclusion policies in the years of 1992 to 2001.

Sources of the Week on the news

Read:

• Shaun Harper wrote about persistent racism in the NFL, in The Washington Post.
• Schuyler Bailar, along with 300 other collegiate and elite athletes, signed an open letter in support of trans athlete Lia Thomas.
• Over the past week, HBCUs faced serious bomb threats; NPR interviewed Walter Kimbrough, president of Dillard University.
• Tracy Hadden Loh published a piece on the diversity of housing in diverse neighborhoods, in Brookings' The Avenue.
• Also in The Avenue, Randall Akee wrote about the first government reports on Native American unemployment. 
• The Root spoke to Melissa Bradley about Black women driving the success of Black-owned businesses during the pandemic. 
• The New York Times wrote about Ayanna Thompson, who's part of a team producing The Merchant of Venice with a diverse cast.
• The Washington Post reported that Lisa Cook could become the first Black woman to sit on the board of the Federal Reserve. 

Watch:

• On MSNBC, Lanhee Chen spoke about the future of Republican politics and how Republican politicians are distancing themselves from Trump’s rhetoric.

Listen:

• CBC’s What on Earth looked at Robert Bullard’s impact on young, Black, Canadian climate change activists.
• Paul Butler made the case to WNYC that the Supreme Court should uphold affirmative action. 
• On All Things Considered, Margaret Russell shared the difficulties faced by Black women in law on the road to the Supreme Court.
• Tiya Miles spoke to Here & Now about her National Book Award-winning All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake.
• Jamal Greene talked about the peculiarities of the Supreme Court on The Ezra Klein Show.
• On KPFA’s Hard Knock Radio, Majora Carter talked about her newest book, this month's Reclaiming Your Community.