Long School of Medicine Research Symposium

This past Thursday the Long School of Medicine hosted their Research Symposium and we had DIG members present some of their research as poster presentations!

• "Cross-Sectional Analysis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa on TikTok"

• Moses A. Alfaro, Lauren M. Sadowsky MD, Jiwon Park, Tue Felix Nguyen, Jesse Fike MD

• "Sunscreen Education for San Antonio's Refugees" 

• Yousef Salem, Elizabeth Long, Taha Syed, Fayha Khan, Daniel Zhong, Marcella Snyder, Angelica Fernandez, Cristina Del Angel, Elena Martinez, Sarita Turcotte, John Browning MD

• "Infectious Purpura Fulminans and Nutritional Dermatoses following Gastric Bypass"

• Akash Sharma, Yousef Salem, Lauren Boyle, Clark Gravell, Sandra Osswald

• "Enlarging plaque-like dermatofibroma on the back of an infant"

• Akash Sharma, BS, Lauren M. Sadowsky, MD, and Emily M. Becker*, MD

• "AI Assisted Melanoma Image Captioning on class Imbalanced Data Sets"

• Aaron Fanous, Eri Osta, Noah Fanous, Preston Tolbert, Angela Rizzo, Ronald Rodriguez

• "Medical Diagnoses and Surgical Procedures in Admitted Patients with Psoriasis"

• Irene Vivancos Koopman, Ndanzia Mpunga, Travis Kotzur, Aaron Singh, David Momtaz, Ali Seifi, MD, FACP, FNCS, FCCM; Chad Hivnor, MD, FAAD*

• "Racial Disparities in Medically Treated Inpatient Dermatology"

• Ndanzia Mpunga, BA ; Irene Vivancos Koopman, BA; Travis Kotzur, BS; Aaron Singh, BA; David Momtaz MPH, BS, Ali Seifi, MD, FACP, FNCS, FCCM; Chad Hivnor, MD

National Student Research Forum at UTMB

The National Student Research Forum (NSRF) at UTMB is this Saturday, April 1st. We have some DIG members presenting at this conference and they are as follows:

• "Mohs Micrographic Surgery on the cheek with sialorrhea"

• Akash Sharma, John Levasseur, Federico Galar, Christian Stallworth

• "Cross-Sectional Analysis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Content on TikTok"

• Moses A. Alfaro, Lauren M. Sadowsky MD, Jiwon Park, Tue Felix Nguyen, Jesse Fike MD

• "Improving Medical Student Confidence Performing Skin Biopsies Through an Interactive Workshop"

• Tue Felix Nguyen, Bahar Momin BBA, Anaya Shah BS, Pavela Bambekova MD, John C Browning MD, Robert T Gilson MD

Long SOM Dermatology Match Panel

Please join us on Thursday, March 30th at 5pm in person at the ALTC (room TBD) for the DIG Match Panel, where all 5 matched applicants will be sharing their match stories. We will be serving CAVA for all attendees.

UT Health San Antonio Department of Dermatology Match Results

Congratulations to the new UTHSCSA Dermatology Residency Class of 2027 on matching! The results are below:

Ashley Chakales: Long School of Medicine - UTHSCSA

Margaret Anderson: Long School of Medicine - UTHSCSA

Tate Giddens Kickhoefer: Long School of Medicine - UTHSCSA

4th Year Medical Students Dermatology Match Results

Congratulations to the applicants who matched to dermatology this year!

Marie Vu: University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)

Ashley Chakales: UT Health San Antonio

Margaret Anderson: UT Health San Antonio

Tate Giddens Kickhoefer: UT Health San Antonio

Nathalia Simonetti: Tulane University

DIG’s 2023-2024 Officer Board

Congratulations to DIG’s new 2023-2024 officer board!

Co-Presidents: Tue Felix Nguyen (MS3) and Noah Fanous (MS3)

Vice President: Moses Alfaro (MS2)

Secretary: Rosa Su (MS1)

Treasurer: Irene Vivancos (MS2)

Webmaster: Ayomide Akinsooto (MS1)

Good Skin Knowledge Coordinator: Chioma Owo (MS2)

Run From the Sun Coordinator: Bahar Momin (MS2)

Mark Allen Everett, MD, Skin of Color Virtual Symposium - Friday, May 5, 2023 - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

The Mark Allen Everett, MD, Skin of Color Symposium, presented by the  University of Oklahoma Department of Dermatology, will be held VIRTUALLY on Friday, May 5, 2023 from 7:00 am – 4:00 pm.  This all-day CME-accredited event showcases nationally-recognized dermatology experts in skin of color, as well as other speakers selected for their knowledge and commitment to diversity and cultural competence in medical education and related health-topics.  See attached flyer containing registration link.  Free registration for students, residents, and fellows. Contact Renee Wall at renee-wall@ouhsc.edu for more information and to receive student/trainee promo code. Please share with your department, DIG, and community colleagues. Program details to follow.

Register Here: https://ouhsc.cloud-cme.com/course/listing?p=1000.

DIG 2023-2024 Officer Application Due March 10th at 5pm

If you are interested in joining the officer team for DIG, please find the attached application. It is due March 10th at 5pm and please email Marie and Margaret at vum1@livemail.uthscsa.edu and andersonj15@livemail.uthscsa.edu.

National Student Research Forum (NSRF) at UTMB

UTMB is holding their National Student Research Forum (NSRF) this year. There is a category for dermatology research, so if you are interested in presenting your research, please find the link below with more information.

Link: https://www.utmb.edu/nsrf/home

TDS 2023 Abstract Competition

The applications for the 2023 Spring TDS Resident Abstract Competitions are open, but applications close on March 27th, 2023 at 11:59PM – make sure to apply today!

The Podium & Poster Competition will be held April 28-29, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, TX

Poster and Podium competition information is listed below, and can also be found in the Residents Corner section of the TDS website.

IMPORTANT  - PLEASE READ!

The TDS Office will be printing all posters for resident abstract submissions. Do not print the posters on your own. When Residents who are participating in the poster competition register for the conference, they must pay the $25 poster printing fee to cover the printing of their poster. For printing purposes, you must send a high-resolution PDF (36" x 24") to aliza.gersh@texmed.org no later than April 3rd.

IMPORTANT LINKS:

Guidelines for Abstracts

Application for Poster

Application for Podium

*You must be registered for the TDS Spring Conference to participate and must be a current TDS member.  Please register for the Spring Conference HERE

Resident Housing Stipend Information

Don't forget to book your hotel reservation!

Resident Reimbursement Forms will be available on-site at the TDS Registration Desk.

TDS residents attending the conference are eligible for one-night reimbursement at the host hotel. If the host hotel is sold out, residents can submit reimbursement from a comparable hotel with prior approval from the TDS Executive Director.Only current Texas Residents who are TDS members can apply for and receive the stipend.Residents who reside in the city where the meeting is taking place are not eligible for the housing stipend.The TDS will only reimburse for one nights hotel rate, applicable taxes, resort fees (if applicable) and self-parking. If valet parking/food/extra charges are submitted for reimbursement, the TDS will deduct the appropriate amount and reimburse for only eligible expenses.You do not have to enter the Podium or Poster Competition to apply for the housing stipend.

Hotel Information:

Hyatt Regency Lost Austin
208 Barton Springs Rd
Austin, TX, 78704
Reservations: (512) 477-1234, Reservations Link: HERE

TDS has a special room rate of $219 - room rates do not include tax.  Be sure to mention you are with the Texas Dermatological Society to receive the discounted rate.  Make your reservations by April 6th to receive this rate. The special rate is available through April 6th or until the block is full, whichever comes first.

Questions?

Please contact TDS meeting coordinator, Aliza Gersh at aliza.gersh@texmed.org or TDS Executive Director, Laura Madole at laura.madole@texmed.org