Congratulations to UTMB MS4 Elise Weisert and MS3 Renat Ahatov who presented their project, "It's Time for Some Rash Changes: An Analysis of Representation of Skin of Color in Online Patient Education Images," at UTMB's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Symposium. Their presentation won 2nd place in the poster/presentation competition. Their co-authors on the project were Dr. Paige Hoyer and Dr. Lindy Ross.
The UTMB Department of Dermatology was deeply saddened to learn that Dr. Robert Tausend suddenly passed away on January 1, 2021.
He was well known to our medical students and dermatology residents, and he always welcomed them to learn about dermatology in his private practice (Bayshore Dermatology) in Pasadena, Texas. Many UTMB medical students interested in dermatology careers greatly benefited from having Dr. Tausend mentor them during the 4-week Ambulatory and Community Medicine Selective graduation requirement. He was the UTMB AOA Visiting Professor in 2015.
Unfortunately, due to the current COVID-19 emergency, the spring 2021 UTMB Dermatopathology Board Review has been canceled. It was last held on the UTMB Galveston campus in 2019.
The sun is back in Galveston after many here lost electric power and water due to the arctic snow and ice. Today’s event was a success! We distributed 10 hats and some bottled Gatorade. Attached is the picture of the event.
Medical students and residents are encouraged to participate in the 62nd Annual NSRF. This year the meeting is being held on May 14-15. Abstracts are due April 16, 2021, but are already being submitted. Early registration by March 3 will save registrants $25. Please see https://www.utmb.edu/nsrf/ for additional information. Historically dermatology awards are made for the best dermatology poster and the best dermatology podium presentation.
2020 UTMB School of Medicine graduates Drs. Catherine and Wade Karam, resident physicians who couples matched into radiology and orthopedic surgery, created a blog to share advice to pre-med students, medical students, and residents about their journey through medicine. Blog posts include advice on away rotations, ranking programs, and couples matching. Students can follow along at their website here or follow them on Instagram at @thebonewindow.
Match day is March 19, 2021 but only UTMB MS4s will attend due to COVID-19 (no guests). Please see https://www.utmb.edu/som/student-affairs/match-day.
Many MS4s are expected to celebrate remotely and not be on campus.
The 2021 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo initially scheduled for May 2021 has been canceled due to COVID-19.
Current UTMB Mohs Fellow Dr. Julie Croley published a surgical tip that will be useful to clinicians about how to easily determine if the amount of undermining needed to close a wound meets the new criteria for complex closure. Her co-authors were Drs. Richard Wagner (UTMB Mohs Fellowship Director) and Aaron Joseph, UTMB Associate Program Director of the Mohs Fellowship Program. For additional information, please see:
Croley JA, Wagner RF Jr, Joseph AK. Use of a Cotton-Tipped Applicator to Measure the Extent of Undermining. Dermatol Surg. 2021 Jan 11. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002854. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33481432 No abstract available.
Thanks to all of our DIG volunteers for making our January 2021 Hats for the Homeless program a success!
UTMB DIG continues virtual "Stay Shady" presentations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you to MS2 Andrea Francis, who presented Stay Shady to the students of Trinity Episcopal school on January 8th.
Dermatology Online Journal (2020, Volume 26, Issue 12) has published an interesting article of particular interest to medical students who will apply to dermatology residency programs without a Step 1 score (see https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4k1570vj ). In addition to traditional selections factors, the authors also include “the extras” on applications including, “Past experiences such as being class president, engaging in Step 1 tutoring, receiving the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) award, starting a nonprofit organization, obtaining a Masters of Public Health degree, or having had an entirely different career before coming to medical school …” as important.
Bottom line: “Residents with higher levels of burnout reported they were significantly less likely to pursue academia, full-time work, clinical research, and fellowships after residency. The results showed opposite effects for residents with higher qualities of life.” See https://escholarship.org/uc/item/26v1h7gc for additional information about this survey (DOJ Volume 26, Issue 12)
The ACGME Review Committee for Dermatology met this month and determined that all three of UTMB‘s Dermatology Graduate Education Programs in dermatology, dermatopathology, and micrographic surgery/dermatologic oncology receive continued accreditation. The ACGME reviews every residency program in the United States every year.
Five student volunteers are still needed for St. Vincent's Dermatology Night on January 7 starting at 5:30 pm. Interested volunteers may sign up here.
UTMB MS2 Andrea Francis is organizing the Hats for the Homeless Program in Galveston during 2021. The current scheduled dates for this volunteer activity (7:50 am to 9 am) are:
1/16/2021
2/20/2021
3/6/2021
4/3/2021
5/15/2021
6/12/2021
Please contact her if you would like to participate!
William S. Thayer, M.D. William S. Thayer was born in Milton, Massachusetts and received his B.A. in 1885, and his M.D. in 1889, both from Harvard University. www.utmb.edu |
JAAD 2020;83(6):1770-1773 presents data supporting the potential advantage of mentorship and “Pipeline/Enrichment Programs” for minority dermatology applicants. It was based on interviews conducted on dermatology applicants who applied to UT-Southwestern during two different application cycles.
Due to COVID-19 there not be a Mardi Gras celebration in Galveston during 2021. New Orleans has also canceled its Mardi Gras parades.
American Contact Dermatitis Society
Congratulations Dr. Wilkerson on you appointment as the UTMB Dermatology Chair effective January 1, 2021. We all look forward to working with you!
UTMB DIG has continued to combat in-person restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic by presenting its Stay Shady skin cancer education program virtually. Thank you to UTMB MS1 Fareen Momin for presenting Stay Shady virtually to the 5th grade students at Trinity Episcopal school on Thursday, December 10.
UTMB medical students led by MS2 Andrea Francis began distributing hats to Galveston homeless on Saturday December 12, 2020. Ten hats were distributed during the first session, and recipients were taught strategies to avoid sunlight damage to their skin while outdoors during the day. This group has 90 more hats to distribute with initial grant funding from a 2020 UTMB President’s Cabinet Award. Dr. Richard Wagner, UTMB Dermatology Program Director, is Ms. Francis’s faculty sponsor for this grant and her related Quality Improvement Dermatology Honors Research project.
Congratulations to UTMB PGY2 dermatology resident Dr. Ayezel Munoz for her recent board certification in pediatrics!
This years outside applicants came from 22 medical schools in 12 states and countries and included 3 rotators from 3 different medical schools. Their mean Step 1 score (required) was 246 (range 202-266) and their mean Step 2 score (not required) was 256 (range 227-274). 18 were members of AOA.
Congratulations to MS3 Michael Phan for his publication "Ulcerative injection-site reaction associated with dupilumab therapy". His co-authors are PGY3 Dr. Anthony Linfante and UTMB Faculty Dr. Kathleen Kroger. The link to the publication can be found here.
Join UTMB Dermatology Interest Group this Saturday, December 5th, 2020 at 10:00am-11:30am CST via zoom where we will be hearing from a panel of residents who have successfully matched into Dermatology. We will discuss an array of topics, including but not limited to how to successfully match into a dermatology program, life as a resident/intern, and the importance of diversity and inclusion in the field of dermatology. If you have specific questions that you would like to submit in advance, please submit them via the following link: https://forms.gle/vEuS314EP9Joyi876
Please congratulate Dr. Caroline Hagan for her recent invitation to participate as a resident member of the ASDS Patient Education Work Group. This Group works to “Develop strategies and tools for educating patients on dermatologic surgery procedures/treatment options.”
