Olivia Arriaza (UTMB at Galveston, TX)
Erick Ditmars (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, PA)
Maggie Fitzgibbon (Texas Tech University at Lubbock, TX)
Fareen Momin (UTMB at Galveston, TX)
Vivian Rojas (UTMB at Galveston, TX)
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.
Olivia Arriaza (UTMB at Galveston, TX)
Erick Ditmars (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, PA)
Maggie Fitzgibbon (Texas Tech University at Lubbock, TX)
Fareen Momin (UTMB at Galveston, TX)
Vivian Rojas (UTMB at Galveston, TX)
The UTMB Department of Dermatology welcomes its newest class of dermatology residents who will begin training at UTMB in July 2025 following completion of their PGY1 year. They are:
Olivia Arriaza (UTMB)
Julien Bourgeois (Tulane)
Mohamad Jabin (Texas A&M)
Kush Maheshwari (Baylor)
Fareen Momin (UTMB)
Vivian Rojas (UTMB)
Dr. Tim Tran, a PGY4 dermatology resident at UTMB and the 2023-2024 Chief Resident for Medical Student Education has been nominated for the 2024 UTMB Resident of the Year Award. The UTMB GME Awards Selection Committee only permits one resident from each department to be nominated. For the past several years, UTMB Dermatology encourages their residents to nominate the departmental representative for this annual institutional honor. Congratulations Dr. Tran!
Congratulations to UTMB dermatology resident Dr. Tim Tran and faculty Dr. Brent Kelly for their recent publication about granuloma annulare. The article is : Tejas JP, Tran T, Kelly BC. Association of granuloma annulare with dyslipidemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Dermatol 2024;36(3)376-378. The article is available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijd.16999
Congratulations to the UTMB Department of Dermatology for filling all of the 6 dermatology residency positions offered in the 2024 NRMP. We are excited to learn who will be joining the department as PGY2 dermatology residents in July 2025!
Congratulations to UTMB dermatology residents Drs. Antonio Jimenez (PGY2) and Kaitlyn Streight (PGY3) also known as SJS (Streight-Jimenez Syndrome) for placing 2nd at the 2024 AAD Resident Jeopardy. We are so proud of you both for your excellent performance!
This spring, the annual TDS Meeting will be held on Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Houston, TX!
REGISTRATION – Click HERE to register!
- Registration in advance for meetings and social events is STRONGLY recommended. The deadline for advance registration is Friday, April 5th to ensure participation in social events and meal functions.
- Any registration after April 5th will be on-site at the Marriot Marquis Hotel.
- TDS must receive notice for cancellation for refund emailed or postmarked no later than Friday, April 12th.
o A $25 fee will be deducted from the registration fee paid to cover processing charges. Non-attendance does not count as cancellation.
- Please see the following for registration prices (also available here):
**IMPORTANT – This year there are separate applications for Texas Dermatology Residents vs. Medical Student/Research Fellows. Please pay close attention to filling out the proper application. PLEASE pay attention to the different deadlines. **
Please see the respective applications:
Resident PODIUM Competition Application – The application deadline is Monday, March 22. The abstract paragraph is due Monday, March 29.
Resident POSTER Competition Application – The application deadline is Monday, March 22. The abstract paragraph is due Monday, March 29.
Medical Student and Research Fellow PODIUM Competition Application – The application AND the abstract paragraph deadline is Monday, March 22.
Medical Student and Research Fellow POSTER Competition Application – The application AND the abstract paragraph deadline is Monday. March 22.
ALL abstract paragraphs must be emailed to laura.madole@texasdermatology.org by Monday, March 22. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE.
Prizes will be available FOR RESIDENTS ONLY.
Remember: you have to fill out BOTH the registration application AND podium and/or poster competition application to attend and present your research. If you only want to attend without presenting anything, you must register ONLY.
Please click HERE for a brochure of the event and more information.
Feel free to reach out to any DIG officer for any further questions! See you at TDS!
Congratulations to David Garate, MS3 for his recently published manuscript in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) with co-authors Dr. Katherine Woolridge, MD (PGY-2), Dr. Michael Wilkerson, MD (Professor and Chair of Department of Dermatology) and Dr. Ayezel Munoz Gonzalez (Assistant Professor of Dermatology)
Congratulations to Dr. Andrew (“Drew”) Armenta for his nomination from the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Surgery (Mohs) Fellowship for the 2024 UTMB Fellow of the Year Award. Those who have worked with Dr. Armenta during his 9 years at UTMB (medical school, preliminary PGY1 internal medicine, dermatology residency, and Mohs fellowship) can attest to his excellence in teaching, research, and patient care. He will be greatly missed when he moves to Kansas City at the completion of his Mohs Fellowship in June 2024.
Thank you to Drs. Jimenez and Weisert for a wonderful and informative discussion about applying dermatology. They discussed topics including away rotations, personal statement, letter of recommendations, ranking programs, and much more! Many third-year medical students had joined the meeting and found the discussion very helpful. On behalf of DIG, we would like to thank Drs. Jimenez and Weisert for taking the time out to share their experiences and providing guidance to applying students!
Congratulations to UTMB dermatology residents Drs. Antonio Jimenez (PGY2) and Kaitlyn Streight (PGY3). They were selected to participate in 2024 AAD Resident Jeopardy this Saturday at the Annual Meeting in San Diego from 1-4 pm (S044, room 23C). Please come to cheer on SJS (Streight-Jimenez Syndrome) if you are attending this meeting!
Dr. Bent Kelly, UTMB Professor Dermatology, Dermatopathology Fellowship Program Director, and Associate DIO UTMB GME, has been recognized as a 2024 John P. McGovern UTMB Excellence in Clinical Education Award recipient. Congratulations Dr. Kelly!
DIG will be offering volunteer opportunities through a new community service project led by Lynchi Nguyen (MS1) and Casey Brusen (MS1): Children Obtaining Dermatologic Education through Bulletin Boards (CODE BB). DIG members will be able to sign-up to volunteer in the near future.
Once a month at several middle schools in Galveston, volunteers can help construct visually engaging bulletin boards for display or lead class presentations regarding the content of the bulletin boards. These boards will utilize creative design to inform students on different dermatology topics every month. Be on the lookout for updates as the 2024-2025 academic year approaches!
UTMB PGY3 dermatology resident Dr. Antonio “Tony" Jimenez has been accepted into the funded one month Harvard Dermatology VisTA Scholar program for visiting dermatology residents (see https://www.harvard-derm.com/vista-scholar-program for additional information). He will rotate at the Harvard Hospitals later this year. We are excited to learn more about this exciting educational opportunity once he returns to Galveston!
Description: Students who are accepted into the fellowship program, sponsored by the Institute for Translational Science (ITS) TL1 Training Core, will participate in an 8 week inter-professional translational research study design and team leadership course in conjunction with a laboratory research experience in their first year. Each student will receive a stipend (~$4,392) to participate in both activities.
The inter-professional translational research design course includes graduate, medical, and dual degree (MD/PhD) students and uses a combination mini-lectures, small group discussion and in-class active learning exercises to guide students through the processes of identifying a translational research opportunity (e.g., gap in current clinical practice), generating a testable hypothesis, and reviewing the scientific and clinical literature in order to develop the rationale and experimental approach to address the hypothesis.
Students will work in mixed small groups (teams). In addition to discussions on the basics of experimental study design (including basic biostatistics), core competencies of team leadership, oral and written communication and multidisciplinary team collaboration are addressed. The capstone projects are: 1) a small translational research proposal developed by the inter-professional group addressing a clinically relevant problem, and 2) a poster presentation on your research rotation project at the annual SRP poster session.
Application: Interested students must apply to be considered for this program and associated stipend. By February 29,2024, please submit the following items via this link: TL1 Training Core Application for SOM Students (utmb.edu)
Eligibility: All nominees (trainees) must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents at the time of appointment. Faculty mentors who are not currently affiliated with this TL1 Training Program must be approved and added as a Training Program Faculty Mentor. JSSOM students must be in their first year of school and participating in the Summer Research Program (SRP).
Questions should be directed to Jonathan Hommel, TL1 Director at jdhommel@utmb.edu or Donna Adams, Program Director, Translational Research Education at djadams@utmb.edu.
Additional link to application: https://redcap.link/SCiTRTL124
A UTSW medical student, Alejandra Nitsch, is working with Dr. Rebecca Vasquez to organize a Dermatology Trainee Advocacy Day in Texas. As part of this process, she working to compile a planning committee with a representative from each of the Texas Medical Schools. This event originated in Massachusetts and was designed to introduce dermatology trainees to relevant advocacy and health policy work. Since its start, DTAD has expanded to 11 states and we will be starting Texas’ first DTAD event this year. As part of this process, she is compiling a planning committee consisting of a representative from each Texas medical school. If you are interested in having a role inn this this inaugural event, please fill out the short application attached by Wednesday, February 28th by midnight.
Please find the application here: https://forms.gle/dU597XAB369aV3pA6
If you have any questions, please contact me by email at alejandra.nitsch@utsouthwestern.edu.
Hey everyone! Dermatology Interest Group, Plastic Surgery Interest Group, and Skin of Color Dermatological Society are teaming up with the AIM at Melanoma Foundation to organize the 18th annual Steps Against Melanoma walk! It is a 1-mile walk/5k run to support those impacted by melanoma and contribute to ongoing research efforts. We are putting together committees to help coordinate and fundraise for the event. If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please fill out this form by March 1st!
In the meantime, you can register/donate now on the AIM website:
If you have any questions, please reach out to Bethel Desta!
Congratulations to Drs. Travis Dowdle (incoming PGY2 UTMB dermatology resident in July 2024) and Richard Wagner (Professor Dermatology and Program Director of the UTMB Dermatology Residency and the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology (Mohs) Fellowship Programs for their recently published research article, “Nationwide Case-Control Analysis of Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Associated Skin Cancer Comorbidities: An Examination of the All of Us Database” in the peer-reviewed and indexed (PubMed Central) journal, Cureus. Their co-authors were Texas Tech medical students Kritin Verma (first author), Sumoni Verma (student, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Austin, Texas) and Baylor medical student Tejas Joshi. The article is available at https://www.cureus.com/articles/220480-nationwide-case-control-analysis-of-merkel-cell-carcinoma-and-associated-skin-cancer-comorbidities-an-examination-of-the-all-of-us-database?utm_medium=email&utm_source=transaction#!/
The 65th Annual National Student Research Forum will be held on April 20th, 2024. More information about the conference can be found here: https://www.utmb.edu/nsrf/home
Congratulations to UTMB Dermatology Assistant Professor of Dermatology (and 2022-2023 UTMB Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellow), Dr. Fank Winsett and his collaborators for their recent publication in the peer-reviewed Dermatology Online Journal (“Symptomatic perineural and intraneural invasion of the trigeminal nerve and subsequent abducens nerve palsy by cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma”). Dr. Winsett’s co-authors were Drs. Andrew Armenta (current 2023-2024 UTMB Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellow), Kristyna Gleghorn (2021-20232 UTMB Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellow), Brandon Goodwin (UTMB Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Dermatopathology), Brent Kelly (UTMB Professor Dermatology and Dermatopathology Program Director), and Richard Wagner (UTMB Professor Dermatology and Program Director of Dermatology and the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship). Their article is available online at https://escholarship.org/uc/item/35g1j48f