The University of Texas Medical Branch Dermatology Interest Group (UTMB DIG) is a resource for medical students interested in Dermatology as well as for dermatologists and residents.
Editors
Current Editors: Fareen Momin and Jane Onyemachi
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Past Editors: Andrea Francis, Renat Ahatov, Michael Phan, Elise Weisert, Michael Ryan, Keith Wagner, Tim Allen, Kristyna Gleghorn, Dung Mac, Alex Acosta, William Tausend, Sheila Jalalat, Rebecca Philips, Chelsea Altinger, Lindsey Hunter, Alison Wiesenthal, Leslie Scroggins, Mara Dacso, Ashley Group, Fadi Constantine, Emily Fridlington, Joslyn Witherspoon, Tasneem Poonawalla.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Bashing of Dermatology Applicants Reported
Authors from University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) have published a research letter in the November 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (Ziemer CM, Morrell DS, Burkhart CN. Specialty bashing during medical training: Experiences of students applying to a dermatology residency program. J Am Acad Dermatol 2012;67:1086-1087) about surveyed dermatology applicants to their program. Surprisingly, 58% of respondents reported “…some form of mistreatment after sharing their decision to pursue dermatology” from residents, faculty and other medical students. Mistreatment included marginalization and belittlement. Mistreatment resulted in 26% of respondents feeling humiliated.