Jenna C. Lester's guest appearances

Jenna C. Lester

TED Talks Daily (SD video)

TED Talks Daily (HD video)

TEDTalks Salud

TEDTalks Santé

TEDTalks Saúde

TED Talks Daily

Adam Mosseri

Aparna Nancherla

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

Kade Crockford

Isha Datar

Roman Krznaric

Mona Chalabi

Menno Schilthuizen

Alison Killing

Esther Perel

Katie Mack

Mariana Mazzucato

David Wengrow

Uri Alon

Priya Parker

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Skin is one of the most powerful predictors of health, yet nearly half of all new dermatologists admit to feeling uncomfortable identifying health issues on darker skin tones -- resulting in poorer health outcomes for patients of color. In this crucial talk, TED Fellow and dermatologist Jenna C. Lester shares her effort to extend medical training beyond its current limited scope and ensure all medical students get trained in the full spectrum of diseases as they appear in all patients, regardless of skin tone.

Why skin disease is often misdiagnosed in darker skin tones | Jenna C. Lester