Congratulations Dr. Antonio Jimenez!

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!

2024 NRSA TL1 Training Core

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

Dermatology Trainee Advocacy Day - Texas

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.

18th Annual Steps Against Melanoma Walk

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!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDO8Djoq9AHzK5uVE0QfEY4Y5tt3Ux9x9niJcC70YQGvb3FA/viewform

In the meantime, you can register/donate now on the AIM website:

https://support.aimatmelanoma.org/event/steps-against-melanoma-galveston-2024/e559704

If you have any questions, please reach out to Bethel Desta! 

Applying Dermatology with Dr. Jimenez and Dr. Weisert

 

Zoom link will be provided in the UTMB DIG GroupMe. Hope to see MS3s there!

UTMB Co-authors Research about Merkel Cell Carcinoma

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#!/

65th Annual National Student Research Forum

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