Forum: Skin Disease and the History of Dermatology

FORUM:  Skin Disease and the History of Dermatology
Tuesdays, 5:00-6:15 P.M., Spring 2024

Note: This is a one-credit course. Only register for one hour of course credit.

In our modern dermatology section, we will spend time reading and discussing the experience of underrepresented communities in the Tuskegee Experiment and the Holmesburg Prison Scandal, two of the most problematic events in the history of American medicine. This topic is particularly difficult in the field of the history of dermatology, since very little attention has been given to it by anyone, in general. We will however explore diversity concerns in present-day dermatology at the end of the course.

About Scott Jackson, M.D.:

Scott Jackson a dermatologist in private practice in NW Arkansas. He graduated from Tulane University in 1998 with a degree in history, and I received my medical school diploma from LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans in 2003. After completing a residency in dermatology at LSU, New Orleans, he started practicing dermatology in 2007 and have been practicing for the past 16 years. Jackson served on faculty at the LSU Department of Dermatology from 2007-2016. With a unshakeable passion for reading, writing, and blogging about history, he authored the first history of skin disease and dermatology in almost 90 years, and it was published in 2022. Jackson is passionate about the value of learning about the history of medicine, especially for students interested in a career in medicine.