Congratulations to UTMB MS4 Shayan Owji for his recent publications: “Management of Atopic Dermatitis: Clinical Utility of Ruxolitinib” in the peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Asthma and Allergy (October 2022); and “Use of dynamic optical coherence tomography in a corticosteroid vasoconstrictor assay: a pilot study” in the peer-reviewed dermatology journal, The International Journal of Dermatology (November 2022).
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: Jane Onyemachi and Madelyn Schmidt
Monday, November 21, 2022
Pstamp Out Psoriasis Fundraising Event & Bingo
Organization: National Psoriasis Foundation of Houston
Thursday, November 17, 2022
UTMB MS4 Publishes in SKIN
Congratulations to UTMB MS4 Gregory Ugoh for his recent case report, “A Case of Pseudoverrucous Papules and Nodules in an Adult with Spinal Dysraphism” in the peer-reviewed dermatology journal, SKIN: The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine (November 2022). His UTMB co-authors were PGY3 dermatology resident Dr. Carolyn Crain and dermatology and dermatopathology faculty Dr. Brandon Goodwin. The article is available online at https://jofskin.org/index.php/skin/article/view/1686
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Register - 11/17/22 DIGA Webinar: Residency Interviews
DIGA will be hosting a Residency Interview Webinar November 17 at 3pm CST/ 4pm EST/ 1pm PST. Dr. Robert Brodell of UMMC will speak about how to prepare for Behavioral and Scenario based residency interviews.
Submit any questions that you have using the form below. Questions will be compiled and may be used to guide discussion during the webinar.
The zoom link will be released later this week and emailed directly to those whose register!
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**We are planning to record this webinar and post the recording on our podcast**
Sunday, November 13, 2022
St. Vincent's Health Fair
The Dermatology Interest Group hosted a booth at the annual St. Vincent's Health Fair on Saturday, November 12th. The health fair is a community-wide event focused on providing health screening opportunities, health resources, and health education to the underserved population of Galveston. The booth provided participants with free skincare items as well as educational materials on sun protection, sunscreen usage, and spotting skin cancers. Thank you to those who participated!
Pictured (from left to right): Sebastian Certuche (MS1), Sonia Patel (MS1), Fareen Momin (MS3), Melissa Marchan (MS2), Maggie Fitzgibbon (MS3), Michael Adki (MS2)