Congratulations to Ayezel Muñoz, MD and Lindy Ross, MD for being selected as the 2022-23 recipient of the DIG Dermatology Resident and Faculty Teaching Awards. This annual award reflects the UTMB MS4 DIG members' selection of a UTMB PGY4 dermatology resident and dermatology faculty for the annual DIG teaching awards for the 2022-2023 academic year. Thank you for serving as a valuable resource for our MS4 DIG members!
Congratulations to Maggie Fitzgibbon for representing UTMB at the BWH 2023 Medical Student Virtual Research Symposium with the presentation of her project titled:
Clinical Pearls Addressing Hair Growth and Loss in Transgender Patients on Hormone Replacement Therapy.
Maggie Fitzgibbon, Chinenye Onejeme, Antonio Jimenez, MD, Lindy Ross, MD
UTMB MS3 and Vice-President Jane Onyemachi's grant submission on behalf of DIG for AAD's Good Skin Knowledge Grant was accepted. This public health and community initiative will provide $600 for purchasing and prepping supplies for STEM activities to deliver a four-module lesson plan on skin, acne, sun safety, and more for children at Rosenberg Elementary before the end of the year.
Congratulations to MS4 Gregory Ugoh and coauthors for their May 2023 publication in SKIN, “Bazex Syndrome Associated with Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma.” Their brief article is available at https://jofskin.org/index.php/skin/article/view/1687/1731 His coauthors were UTMB dermatology resident PGY4 Allison Good, UTMB dermatopathology fellow Anthony Linfante, and UTMB faculty, Assistant Professor Kathleen Kroger and Associate Professor Janice Wilson.
Congratulations to UTMB MS3 and DIG President Fareen Momin for the publication of her original research, “Dermatological Findings in Children’s Films” in the May 2023 issue of SKIN, a peer-reviewed dermatology journal. Its citation is: Momin, F., Reese, V., & Wagner Jr., R. F. (2023). Dermatological Findings in Children’s Films. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 7(3), 807–810. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.7.3.8. Her co-authors on this manuscript were Drs. Vail Reese (private practice, San Francisco, CA) and Richard Wagner (Professor Dermatology and UTMB Dermatology Program Director).The article is available online at https://jofskin.org/index.php/skin/article/view/1751/1723 It is the latest UTMB Medial Student Research Honors Program Thesis to be published, a program inaugurated by Dr. Wagner in the UTMB Department of Dermatology for students interested in dermatology research in 2001. Dr. Wagner has an academic interest in how media influences public perceptions about skin diseases, and he offers several courses to UTMB and visiting medical students throughout each academic year, including popular film electives and Selectives (DERU-4007 and DERU-4051), as well as other electives and Selectives in humanities related to skin diseases.
Congratulations to UTMB faculty and students for their 4 poster presentations at the First International Societies for Investigative Dermatology Meeting held in Tokyo on May 10-13, 2023. UTMB dermatology posters presented were:
ISID0314 - Skin cancer risk differences in solid organ transplant patients: Is one medication responsible?
https://www.morressier.com/o/event/64122c02bf3c20001b66957a/article/641999e0b9b42e0013e5921c
ISID0312 - Hydroquinone use increases the risk of leukemia and lymphoma in humans
https://www.morressier.com/o/event/64122c02bf3c20001b66957a/article/641999e0b9b42e0013e59218
ISID0565 - Assessing postoperative complication risk in patients with pre-existing diabetes mellitus who undergo mohs micrographic surgery
https://www.morressier.com/o/event/64122c02bf3c20001b66957a/article/641999ebc37f0d0019bb7443
ISID0442 - The influence of psoriasis on clinical outcomes following burn Injury
https://www.morressier.com/o/event/64122c02bf3c20001b66957a/article/641999e5337ccc0014385f6e
Penn State Health will be hosting a virtual, 1-week, dermatology experience for URiM medical students. This not-for-credit experience will be held the evenings of August 21-25.th
Details about the program, including the application, can be found upon email. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, July 12th.
DIG has learned that passing Step 1 is now a requirement for UTMB medical students to participate in the UTMB Honors Research Program. Since 2001, more than 30 UTMB medical students have successfully completed this program, with many matching into dermatology residency programs. While most students interested in dermatology research entered this program in their MS3 year, a few MS1s participated and completed the program in their MS2 year.
The Mark Allen Everett, MD, Skin of Color Virtual Symposium, presented by the Department of Dermatology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023. This all-day virtual CME event will feature expert dermatologists discussing dermatologic conditions related to patients with skin of color, as well as other speakers selected for their knowledge and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical education and health-related topics. See attachment for registration details. Students and trainees may register for FREE! Please contact Renee Wall at renee-wall@ouhsc.edu for student/trainee PROMO CODE and additional information.
Congratulations to UTMB PGY4 dermatology resident Dr. Victor Teran and his team for their award at the 8th Annual GME Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Poster Session.
The Care Closet is asking for donations to assist patients and families in immediate need of items.Donated items may be left in the Dermatology Chair’s office.
UTMB PGY4 dermatology resident, Dr. Victor Teran presents his poster tomorrow (May 3), in the 4th floor hallway of Jennie Sealy. His poster, “Dermatoscope Hygiene Practices and Sanitation Habits” is being presented at the 8th Annual GME Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Poster Session. His co-authors were Puja Shah, Kate Zipperer, Filipe Cerqueira, Natalie Williams-Bouyer, and Brandon Goodwin. Dermatology residents, faculty, current student rotators, and DIG members are invited to learn more about ongoing resident and fellow quality improvement projects at UTMB and in the Dermatology Department. The posters should be up by 8 am. Lunch for attendees will be provided between noon and 1 pm in conference room 2.506A-2.506B Jennie Sealy to hear the special guest speaker, Dr. Timothy Daskivich.
Medical students should be aware that some VSLO away rotation programs this year are asking for letters of recommendation. Medical students should carefully read the requirements set by programs to give faculty members adequate time to write letters.
Faculty should email the letter to UTMB Enrollment Services at enrollment.services@utmb.edu . Please make sure to put the name of the student in the email and that it is a Letter of Recommendation for VSLO. Once received, they will upload it to satisfy the student's requirements and release the application.
I wanted to take a moment to brag on Dr. Good and Dr. Munoz along with our medical student Brenda Carillo for their recent publication regarding pulse dose corticosteroids for alopecia areata in Pediatric Dermatology. They have been asked to present their original work at the SPD’s virtual journal club this week on Thursday night.
The SPD Junior Faculty & Fellows Committee and PeDRA will be hosting the next Virtual Journal Club on Thursday, May 4, 2022 at 8:30 pm ET / 7:30 pm CT / 6:30 pm MT / 5:30 pm PT.
Sign Up: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g_fMDgbaSDeswCjFlc_hNg#/registration