
A Med School Student Created a Guide for Diagnosing Conditions on Dark Skin
September 16, 2020
(Image: Cover of “Mind the Gap: A Handbook of Clinical Signs in Black and Brown Skin”) Medical students should be trained to correctly diagnose the symptoms of common conditions and diseases, then deliver the appropriate care. Sounds straightforward, right? Not for Malone Mukwende, who didn’t find examples of dark skin in his textbooks and …