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This chapter presents a case where a resident physician’s visible tattoos distress his patient. Unaware of the cause of the patient’s unease, the resident refers the patient to his attending physician. The chapter concludes with a discussion about the appropriateness of tattoos on physicians.

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  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Marcus L. Martin & Emmanuel Agyemang-Dua

  2. Clinical Psychology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA

    DeVanté J. Cunningham

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  1. Office for Diversity and Equity and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Marcus L. Martin

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Sheryl Heron

  3. Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

  4. Office for Diversity and Equity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Michelle Strickland

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Martin, M.L., Cunningham, D.J., Agyemang-Dua, E. (2019). Tattooed Doctor. In: Martin, M.L., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Strickland, M. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92762-6_50

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