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Medical Director
ORGANIZATION: Symptone
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Symptone is transforming medical education to ensure accurate diagnosis across all skin tones. Founded by a woman of color who experienced firsthand the consequences of diagnostic gaps, our nonprofit creates educational resources showing how conditions present on darker skin, trains medical educators to use these materials effectively, and measures success by improved diagnostic accuracy across diverse populations.
Position Overview:
We're seeking a physician (ideally in Dermatology or OB/GYN) to serve as our Medical Director, providing clinical expertise and ensuring medical accuracy in all our educational materials. This foundational leadership role will help shape how future physicians learn to diagnose conditions across diverse skin tones.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide medical oversight for the development of our digital atlas showing conditions across skin tones
- Review educational content for medical accuracy and clinical relevance
- Advise on condition selection and prioritization based on clinical impact and diagnostic challenges
- Connect Symptone with medical education networks and potential institutional partners
- Represent Symptone's medical perspective at conferences and in publications
- Collaborate with our Education Lead to develop effective teaching methodologies
Qualifications:
- MD or DO with board certification (Dermatology or OB/GYN preferred)
- Experience with or demonstrated interest in diagnosis across diverse skin tones
- Understanding of medical education and clinical teaching methods
- Commitment to health equity and reducing diagnostic disparities
- Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex medical concepts
- 4-6 hours available weekly for this role
Benefits:
- Shape a pioneering initiative addressing a critical gap in medical education
- Professional recognition as a leader in inclusive medical education
- Opportunity to publish and present on innovative educational approaches
- Build connections with medical education leaders across institutions
- Make a tangible impact on reducing diagnostic disparities for patients of color
Time Commitment: 4-6 hours per week (flexible schedule)
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About Symptone
Location:
7800 Fairview, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33321, US
Mission Statement
Symptone exists to transform medical education so that every doctor can accurately diagnose conditions on all skin tones, ensuring patients of color receive timely and effective care.
Description
Symptone is a nonprofit working to improve how medical conditions are taught and diagnosed on all skin tones-especially darker skin. It was founded by a woman of color who personally experienced how medical training often overlooks how conditions appear on non-white skin. Our mission is to make sure future doctors are trained to recognize conditions on every skin tone. We create visual resources, train educators to use them, and track how this improves care for patients of color. We’re building a community of medical educators, students, and health advocates committed to closing the diagnostic gap. By changing how healthcare professionals are trained, we’re helping to create a system where skin tone doesn’t determine the quality of care. Together, we can make healthcare more accurate, fair, and inclusive for all.
CAUSE AREAS
Board Development,
Health & Medicine,
Race & Ethnicity
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
May 21, 2025
SKILLS
- Executive Admin
- Business Development
- Recruiting
- Group Facilitation
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training