UTMB Posters at AAD 2022

The AAD 2022 Meeting was held last weekend (March 25^th and 26th, 2022). UTMB was well represented by many of our faculty, residents, and medical students. Here are the poster presentations that were presented at this years meeting: 

Isotretinoin Counseling Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Ayezel Munoz, MD, Renat Ahatov, BSA, Emily Williams, MD, Swami Sundaresan, MD, and Lindy Ross, MD

An Updated Reference for Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Authors: Paige Hoyer, MD, Fareen Momin, BBA, Elizabeth Ellison, BS, Renat Ahatov, BSA, Elise Weisert, MD, and Janice Wilson

Comfort in Performing Cosmetic and Surgical Procedures for Skin of Color Patients: a national survey among U.S. dermatology residents

Authors: Paige Hoyer, MD, Gregory Ugoh, BS, and Lindy Ross, MD

An Updated Reference for Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Authors: Paige Hoyer, MD, Fareen Momin, BBA, Elizabeth Ellison, BS, Renat Ahatov, BSA, Elise Weisert, MD, and Janice Wilson

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis: a histopathological diagnosis

Authors: Xavier A. Rice, BS, Caroline Hagan, MD, Brandon Goodwin, MD, and Janice Wilson, MD

Reddit and Dermatology: Analyzing user-submitted posts seeking dermatologic advice on r/SkincareAddiction and r/DermatologyQuestions

Authors: Kevin Lee, BS, Nader Aboul-Fettouh, MD, Natalie Kash, MD, Kathleen Kroger, MD, and Sirunya Silapunt, MD

Use Caution When Traveling and Wearing Medical Dressings: Foam Dressing with Silver May Set Off Metal Detectors

Authors: Andrew M. Armenta, M.D., Sarah Kesaria, B.A., Kristyna Gleghorn, M.D., and Richard F. Wagner Jr., M.D.

Spanish in Texas Undergraduate and Dermatology Graduate Medical Education: A Survey Study

Authors: Alyssa Hansen, MPH, Paige Hoyer, MD, and Lindy Ross, MD

Assessing Health Literacy in the Homeless and its Application in Dermatology

Authors: Andrea Francis, B.S and Richard Wagner, M.D.

Psoriasiform Eruption After Treatment with Pembrolizumab

Authors: Olivia Arriaza BS, Benjamin Garcia BS, Ayezel Munoz Gonzalez MD, Brent Kelly MD, and Frank Winsett MD

March 2022 Hats for the Homeless

 Thanks to all of our DIG volunteers for making our March 2022 Hats for the Homeless program a success! From left the right: Andrea Francis (MS3) and Ben Garcia (MS3).

Zoom Facilitates 2022 NRMP UTMB Dermatology Match Celebration

 After match results were officially released at noon EST on Friday, March 18, 2022, all of the7  recently matched applicants to the UTMB Department of Dermatology were able to meet with some dermatology residents and faculty to celebrate their match at UTMB. The UTMB DIG is looking forward to working with all of you!

DIG Match Panel 2022

 The Dermatology Interest Group will be holding the 2022 Match Panel this Friday 3/25/2022 from 5pm to 6pm on Zoom. Interested members with questions can fill out the google form: 

DIG Match Q&A

Zoom link: 

https://zoom.us/j/99713709052?pwd=b1dERnZUMS9RazB4NXArQW1uS1N5Zz09

Meeting ID: 997 1370 9052

Passcode: 147075

Please Contact Andrea Francis if you have any questions about the upcoming panel. 

5 UTMB MS4 Medical Students Successful in the 2022 Dermatology NRMP Match

 Congratulations to the 5 UTMB MS4 medical students who successfully matched in to dermatology residencies through the 2022 NRMP: 

Renat Ahatov: UTMB

 

Sarah Kesaria: UTMB

 

Xavier Rice: Washington University, St. Louis

 

Matthew Scholl: UTMB

 

Bianca Uzoma: Washington University, St. Louis

2022 NRMP Dermatology Match Results for UTMB

 The six new dermatology residents who will start in July 2023 are:

 

Renat Ahatov (UTMB)

Mary Cavanagh (Texas Tech Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX)  

Sarah Kesaria (UTMB)

Peter Nguyen (Texas A&M)

Matthew Scholl (UTMB)

Katherine Woolridge (LSU New Orleans)

 

In addition, Dr. Brinda Chellappan (Texas Tech Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX) matched into the “Physician Only” position and

will begin PGY2 dermatology residency at UTMB this July.

UTMB Announces PGY4 Dermatology Chief Residents for the 2022-2023 Academic Year

 All PGY4 dermatology resident serve in a chief resident role during their final year of training. The five chief dermatology residents for the upcoming academic year are:

 

Chief Scheduling Resident: Victor Teran, MD

Chief Academic Resident: Ayezel Munoz, MD

Chief Resident for Medical Student Education: 

Keith Wagner, MD, MS

Friday Conference Chief Resident: Allison Good, MD

Chief Resident for Quality Improvement and Wellness: Drew Armenta, MD

UTMB MS3 Brenda Carrillo Presents at Regional Conference

 Brenda Carrillo, UTMB MS3, presented her project “Cavernous Hemangioma-Like Kaposi Sarcoma: A Rare Histologic Variant” at the virtual LMSA Southwest 10^th Annual Regional Conference hosted by Tulane University this past Saturday. Her coauthors were Courtney Haller, MD, Anthony Soldano, MD, and Brett Keeling, MD from Dell Dermatology UT Austin.

UTMB Dermatology fills all Residency Positions in NRMP Match

The NRMP notified UTMB Dermatology that it filled six positions for 2023 and one position to start in July 2022. Applicants will find out where they matched on Friday, March 18.

Research Poster 101 Seminar

 

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UTMB MS3 Andrea Francis Awarded Magna Cum Laude Dermatology Research Honors

 UTMB MS3 Andrea Francis presented her Dermatology Research Honors Project Thesis presentation (“Hats for the Homeless”) on March 11, 2022 and was awarded Magna Cum Laude dermatology research graduation honors by her ad hoc Honors Committee. Her faculty advisor was Dr. Richard Wagner and her thesis committee members were Drs. Brent Kelly, Sharon Raimer, and Bret Howry. It was the second dermatology research honors project presented virtually this academic year. It was also the first dermatology honors project designed as a Quality Improvement Project (QIP). Congratulations for achieving this distinguished academic honor at UTMB!

Introducing the UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine

 The University of Texas Medical Branch is naming its School of Medicine the John Sealy School of Medicine in honor of the 19^th century Texas entrepreneur and philanthropist John Sealy and the foundation that was established decades after his death to continue his legacy of support. Over the past 100 years, The Sealy & Smith Foundation has contributed more than $1 billion to UTMB, one of the largest cumulative contributions in history to an American institution.

MS3 Presents at the National LMSA Conference

 

Brenda Carrillo, MS3, presented her poster "Pediatric Pulse Dose Corticosteroid Dosing and Administration: A Review of the Literature" at the National Latino Medical Student Association Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her co-authors were Natalya Gallaga, MD, Allison Good, MD, Ayezel Muñoz, MD, and Lindy Ross, MD. 

UTMB PGY4 Dermatology Residents Drs. Paige Hoyer and Anthony Linfante Receive Awards from St. Vincent’s

Please join the UTMB DIG and the UTMB Department of Dermatology in congratulating PGY4 dermatology residents Drs. Paige Hoyer and Anthony Linfante for their recent recognition for their volunteerism by St. Vincent’s. Dr. Hoyer received the Robert E. Beach Award and the Departmental Award for Dermatology and Dr. Linfante received the President’s Service Award and the Departmental Award for Dermatology.

 

Undercount of UTMB Medical Student Matches in JAAD Research Letter

 Medical students at UTMB were surprised that UTMB was not listed in the top 20 ranked US  Programs in regard to successful matches into dermatology residency (JAAD 2022; 86:490-492). Our students have exposure to several factors that favor applicants in the competitive dermatology residency match each year: an active dermatology residency program with multiple electives starting in the first year of medical school, a dedicated preclinical dermatology course (dermatology is covered as part of DHM in the second year), ample research opportunities for medical students to collaborate with dermatology residents and faculty or to conduct independent dermatology research as a Principle Investigator (PI) by engaging in the UTMB Dermatology Honors Research Program, encouragement to  present research at regional (Texas Dermatological Society spring and fall meetings), national meetings such as the annual meeting to the American Academy of Dermatology), other national dermatology societies, and the National Student Research Forum dermatology section), 4 departmental graduation awards each year, and numerous volunteer opportunities through our active Dermatology Interest Group (DIG) and St. Vincent’s  monthly dermatology clinic.  Assuming that the other school reports in this article were accurate, UTMB would have ranked tied at number 3 with the University of Michigan.

 

Researching the archives of the UTMB DIG Blog, it was documented that there have been 24 successful dermatology matches for UTMB medical students during the 4 year period reported (2017-2020). UTMB medical students have matched at 15 different dermatology programs during this period:

 

UTMB 7

Texas Tech 3

Baylor (Dallas) 1

Cook County 1

LSU (New Orleans) 1

NYU 1

U Arkansas 1

U Florida 1

U Kansas 1

U Minnesota 1

Howard 2

Tulane 1

UT Austin 1

UT Houston 1

UT San Antonio 1

Spring 2022 Bake Sale Sign Up

 

Please use the following link to sign up to participate in this year's spring bake sale!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19mH0m9s-l591OgDv-0XeZOOJq5aEm8QwWMia_gh1onE/edit#gid=0

Three Texas Medical Schools in Top 20 for Dermatology Residency Matches

 The February 2022 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology published an interesting research letter pertaining to the top 20 US medical schools that place most applicants into dermatology residencies from 2017 to 2020 (“Medical schools as gatekeepers: A survey and analysis of factors predicting dermatology residency placement” (JAAD 2022;86:490-292). The three Texas Medical Schools listed in the top 20 were Baylor (number 1 with 27 matched students), UT Southwestern (number 17 with 16 matched students), and Texas A&M (tied at number 20 with 15 students). Medical schools affiliated with a dermatology residency program, higher US News Medical School Research Ranking, and an available clerkship dermatology rotation significantly improved the match rate for applicants.

UTMB MS3 Andrea Francis Schedules Virtual Dermatology Research Honors Program Thesis Presentation

Please join UTMB MS2 for her virtual Dermatology Honors Research Presentation, “Hats for the Homeless” on Friday, March 11th, 2022 at 8 am CST.

Her faculty mentor is Dr. Richard Wagner. Ad hoc honors thesis committee members are Drs. Bret Howrey (Family Medicine) and dermatology faculty

Richard Wagner (faculty mentor), Sharon Raimer, and Brent Kelly.

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UTMB MS4 Publishes in JAAD

 Congratulations to UTMB MS4 Xavier Rice and for his recent publication, “Addressing diversity in dermatology: implementation of formalized-allyship.” His coauthors were UTMB MS4 Bianca Uzoma and UTMB Dermatology PGY4 resident Paige Hoyer, MD and UTMB dermatology faculty, Lindy Ross MD. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.12.069.

February 2022 Hats for the Homeless

Thanks to all of our DIG volunteers for making our February 2022 Hats for the Homeless program a success!

From left the right: Andrea Francis (MS3), Puja Shah (MS2), Briana Ortiz (MS2), and Matthew Frantz (MS3)