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ABOUT THE MDS-DIGA MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: DIGA has teamed up with the Medical Dermatology Society (MDS) to create a mentorship program for third and fourth year medical students interested in doing dermatology rotations at institutions other than their own (i.e. "away rotations").  The MDS-DIGA Mentorship Program seeks to match students with dermatology faculty members at the … Continue reading MDS-DIGA Mentorship Program

VisualDx is offering FREE* trial access to medical students currently involved in DIGA. VisualDx is an award-winning diagnostic clinical decision support system that has become the standard electronic resource at more than half of U.S. medical schools and more than 2,300 hospitals and clinics worldwide. VisualDx combines problem oriented clinical search with the world's best curated medical image … Continue reading VisualDx

Interested in Derm? American Academy of Dermatology AAMC Specialty Description Applying to Derm? List of AGCME Accredited Programs Away Rotation Student Housing Match 2018 - Charting Outcomes Looking for Derm references? Virtual Derm Path Check Your Skin AAD Medical Student Core Curriculum Dermatology Information Service (DermIS) John Hopkins Derm Atlas Loyola's Derm Atlas OSU Derm … Continue reading Helpful Links

Kelly Werlinger, MD University Of Texas Southwestern Dallas, TX 2005-2006   Jeanette Waller, MD University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 2006-2007 Alex Eshagian, MD, PhD Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 2007-2008   Brittney Culp, MD Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX 2008-2009 Estee Psaty, MD Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY 2009-2010   … Continue reading Former DIGA Presidents

2019-2020 Co-President: CiCi Topham Co-President: Krysta Lin Co-President: Mai-Anh Vu Secretary: Albert Wu Webmaster: Emily Henkel Residency Interview Database Director: O. Nefertiti Umeh Co-Research Chair: Megan O'Connor Co-Research Chair: Dylan Haynes Northeastern Regional Director: Zizi Yu Western Regional Director: Shreya Sreekantaswamy Midwestern Regional Director: Kayo Robinson Southern Regional Director: Anisha Guda Public Relations/Social Media Chair: … Continue reading Former DIGA Board Members

Dermatology Focused Research American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting: Present your research at the annual AAD meeting with an audience of dermatologists, residents, and medical students. To learn more, please visit: http://www.aad.org/meetings/annual/   American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Summer Academy Meeting: Present your research at the annual AAD summer meeting with an audience of dermatologists, residents, … Continue reading Research Forums

American Academy of Dermatology Diversity Mentorship Program One-on-one mentorship experience with a dermatologist of the student’s choice from a list of mentors One month, 160 hour requirement Third- and fourth-year medical students underrepresented in medicine highly encouraged to apply to enhance their dermatology residency applications. The AAD recognizes the following groups to be underrepresented in … Continue reading Underrepresented Minorities

Should I discuss transferring to another program with my program director? Honesty and transparency is generally the best approach. There is no harm in letting people know of your interest in transferring. All things are possible, but as a rule of thumb, it is easier to transfer if you have a legitimate reason (spouse relocation, … Continue reading Interprogram Transfers

While there are some programs that will not interview applicants who previously did not match, failure to match does not prevent candidates from reapplying in the future. Many excellent dermatologists did not match the first time. Reapplicants should seek to overcome previous weaknesses and further build their application. The dermatology program director/chair at your current … Continue reading Reapplicants

Do dermatology programs value non-dermatology research? All research experiences are considered, not just ones related to dermatology. A background in research suggests that a student has exposure to hypothesis-driven thinking and may be able to more critically new information as well ask questions related to patient care more readily. It is understood that only students … Continue reading Research