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Scientific and Technical

Clinical photography processes (ClinPhoto) study for photo diversity

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Pages 195-204 | Received 16 Nov 2021, Accepted 30 May 2022, Published online: 24 Jun 2022
 

Abstract

Although clinical photography serves an important role in the education of clinicians, there is still a disparity of darker skin tones in the photographs used for medical education. This disparity results in a skill deficit for clinicians because the differences in skin pigmentation change the appearance of visible diseases so that it is essential for students and trainees to have examples of clinical photographs on varying skin tones. To effectively address the problem, we need to understand the complex sociotechnical processes involved in clinical photography, which is more than simply the act of taking a photograph. Therefore, we conducted semi-structured interviews on clinical photography with 10 clinicians, 1 medical photographer, and 1 clinical administrator at a tertiary academic medical centre. The interviews revealed 5 deductive themes based on the questions and 19 inductive codes within those themes on how clinical photography is conducted. Analysis of the themes through a lens of critical theory showed how simple awareness of the disparity has not led to interventions for the poor representation of varying skin tones in photographs for medical education and also suggests initial next steps.

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