UTMB Dermatology Interest Group

Editors

Current Editors: Madelyn Schmidt and Alekhya Gurram

(Please email editors if there is blog-worthy news that you would like to see shared)

Past Editors: Jane Onyemachi, Fareen Momin, Andrea Francis, Renat Ahatov, Michael Phan, Elise Weisert, Michael Ryan, Keith Wagner, Tim Allen, Kristyna Gleghorn, Dung Mac, Alex Acosta, William Tausend, Sheila Jalalat, Rebecca Philips, Chelsea Altinger, Lindsey Hunter, Alison Wiesenthal, Leslie Scroggins, Mara Dacso, Ashley Group, Fadi Constantine, Emily Fridlington, Joslyn Witherspoon, Tasneem Poonawalla.

Pending approval by the UT System Board of Regents, a 5% salary increase for UTMB Housestaff will go into effect for the 2026-2027 academic year:

Dermatology Textbooks and Reference

Recommended Non-fiction Books

Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice by Pam Fessler
Room for Examination: More than Skin Deep by James Channing Shaw
60 Seconds & You’re Hired by Robin Ryan
The Patchwork Mouse: Politics and Intrigue in the Campaign to Conquer Cancer by Joseph Hixson
Sentenced to Science: One Black Man’s Story of Imprisonment in America by Allen Hornblum
Saving Face: My Victory Over Skin Cancer by Carolyn Shuck
Squint: My Journey with Leprosy by Jose Ramirez
Turning White: A Memoir of Change by Thomas Lee
First Impressions: What You Don't Know About How Others See You by Ann Demarais, Valerie White
Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison by Allen Hornblum
One Hundred Days: My Unexpected Journey from Doctor to Patient by David Biro
Death Of Medicine In Nazi Germany: Dermatology and Dermatopathology Under the Swastika by W. Weyers
The UV Advantage: The Medical Breakthrough That Shows How to Harness the Power of the Sun for Your Health by Michael F. Holick
Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty by Nancy Etcoff

Recommended Fiction Books

DIG@UTMB

Editors

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

5% Salary Increase for UTMB Housestaff in 2026