BWH Dermatology Medical Student Virtual Research Symposium 2023

Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Dermatology is proud to announce its Third Annual Medical Student Virtual Research Symposium taking place on Wednesday, May 24 2023 from 11AM to 3PM EST.

BWH Dermatology has a longstanding tradition of supporting inquiry, investigation, and innovation in dermatology and is recognized as a leader the field. We are pleased to host this unique Virtual Research Symposium exclusively dedicated to highlighting medical student research accomplishments in dermatology in a national forum. We welcome submissions from a broad variety of research topics and look forward to showcasing your accomplishments.

Congratulations to our very own LSOM students on their abstracts being accepted for poster presentations at this symposium.

• Moses Alfaro: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Content on TikTok

• Irene Vivancos Koopman: Bacillary Angiomatosis in an HIV-Negative Patient

• Felix (Tue) Nguyen: Improving Medical Student Confidence Performing Skin Biopsies Through an Interactive Workshop

• Yousef Salem: Factors Influencing Likelihood of Skin Biopsy in Atopic Dermatitis

• Akash Sharma: Atypical Eumycetoma mimicking cranial Squamous Cell Carcinoma

• Rebecca Wang: Skin Sloughing: Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome Concerning for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Again, congratulations on your acceptance!

Details on the preliminary agenda can be found here.

Visiting Clerkship Scholarship for Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine

The purpose of this clerkship scholarship is to provide underrepresented minorities in medicine (URiM) with financial need the opportunity to complete an away rotation or clerkship in the dermatology department at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. This scholarship is for URiM who are interested in pursuing a career in dermatology and special consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate financial need.

Two scholarship awards for the amount of $1,500 each will be available to complete a rotation during Summer/Fall 2023. This funding can be used to cover travel and housing costs.

Application deadline is May 31th, 2023

Click here to learn more and apply for the clerkship!

If interested, please contact the Dermatology Clerkship Coordinator Natasha Readous nreadou2@hfhs.org for an application.

Diversity Visiting Institution Program (VIP) Scholarship

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Dermatology is committed to supporting a diverse population of dermatologists to meet the diverse needs of the city, state, and country. They understand that an essential way to meet this goal is to support diversity, equity, and inclusion through the education of UIM medical students with interests in dermatology. Thus, they are delighted to offer this year two scholarships to support a visiting rotation at UAB Dermatology.

This 2-4 week visiting rotation at UAB Dermatology will provide UIM medical students in their 4th year with intensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and management of skin disease for those interested in pursuing dermatology as a career.

Each recipient of the scholarship will receive a $2,000 stipend to help cover travel, housing, and other living expenses.

Applications will be accepted through May 1, 2023.

Click here to learn more and apply for the program!

2023 Run from the Sun 5K! 

This event supports the Travis Park Dermatology Clinic. All proceeds from this event will go towards the clinic and provide funds for topical and oral medications, supplies for biopsies, and other clinical needs. 

This event will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 9am at the track at Gold's Gym- Medical Center. We will be under the pavilion distributing race day goodies while cheering you on during your run! 

Registration for the race is $20! 

Your cost of registration includes: T-shirt, HEB re-usable bag, Water bottle, Snacks, 2 stickers, Baseball cap (optional, additional $15) 

Please click here to sign up and support Travis park!

The DIGA Southern Dermatology Spotlight 

A virtual event created for medical students interested in Southern dermatology residency programs and the work they are doing. The event will feature Southern dermatologists commenting on the opportunities offered at programs in the region and the unique opportunities and research being conducted.

• Additionally, there will be a virtual research component for students to present their research abstracts.

Submission is due April 14th.

• Click here to submit your abstract!

UTSW Skin of Color Clerkship

All visiting medical students who are interested in Skin of Color dermatology are encouraged to apply to the clerkship. This 4-week program will provide mentorship, networking opportunities, and stipend support (up to $1,500) to two fourth-year medical students.

• Preference will be given to applicants who have been disadvantaged because of economic hardship, educational disadvantage, and/or other social/personal struggle.

Applications for the Skin of Color Clerkship will be accepted until April 20th, 2023. Applicants selected to participate in the Skin of Color Clerkship will be notified by May 1st, 2023

• Click here to access the application!

National Student Research Forum at UTMB

The National Student Research Forum (NSRF) at UTMB was this Saturday, April 1st. We had 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

• “Intractable hiccups and Disseminated Zoster infection in lenalidomide-treated multiple myeloma”

  • Federico Galar, Akash Sharma, Parker Funk, Morgan Fletcher, Chad Hivnor

• "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

• “Comparing Presentation and Prognostic Factors of Melanoma Among Hispanic and White Patients at a Safety Net Hospital: A Retrospective Study”

  • Valeria Velazquez Sweeney, Rebecca Vasquez

We would also like to congratulate Moses Alfaro (MS2) for receiving “Best Oral Presentation in Dermatology” for his project, “Cross-Sectional Analysis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa on TikTok”. His co-authors were Lauren M. Sadwosky MD, Jiwon Park, Tue Felix Nguyen, Jesse Fike MD.