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It is well-recognised that skin of colour (SOC) is under-represented in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula in the UK. The primary objective of this Quality Improvement Project (QIP) was to improve medical students' and junior doctors' confidence in recognising dermatological conditions in SOC. We developed two educational interventions to introduce participants to the clinical presentation of dermatological conditions in SOC. A five-point Likert scale measured participants' confidence and an eight-question assessment quantified differences in knowledge. Results showed that 39% of students and 67% of junior doctors had not received SOC teaching during their undergraduate training. Following the lecture, mean Likert scores for confidence recognising conditions in SOC increased in medical student and junior doctor cohorts by 2.50 (p<0.0001) and 1.82 (p<0.0001), respectively. The mean assessment scores increased by 3.684 (p<0.0001) and 3.865 (p<0.0001) points, respectively. Results confirm the under-representation of SOC in medical education and highlight the need to diversify undergraduate and postgraduate curricula.