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17th Annual Skin of Color Society
Virtual Scientific Symposium Recap
March 18, 2021
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Our recent 17th Annual Skin of Color Society Virtual Scientific Symposium was a tremendous success on many levels, with thanks and congratulations to many SOCS members and supporters for their contributions to help make this superb program possible. We begin our recap by heartily congratulating and thanking SOCS Scientific Committee co-chairs, Amy McMichael, MD, FAAD…
Commemorating Black History Month: Historymakers and Mentors in Skin of Color Dermatology
February 23, 2021Share This:
This year’s Black History Month (BHM) focuses on family as its theme, exploring perspectives on Representation, Identity and Diversity, according to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by Black Americans and other individuals of African descent. We are touched that several…
GEARING UP FOR THE 17TH ANNUAL SOCS SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
January 29, 2021Share This:
With great anticipation, we look ahead to the 17th Annual Skin of Color Society Scientific Symposium, “Shaping the Future,” which will take place virtually on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at 10:00 AM CT. Co-chaired again by Amy McMichael, MD, FAAD and Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH, FAAD, this year’s Symposium will continue in its well-established tradition…
SOCS and LiVDerm Collaborate on Skin of Color Dermatology Education
January 21, 2021Share This:
The Skin of Color Society is pleased to announce a new collaboration with LiVDerm, the comprehensive medical education hub that presents the South Beach Symposium (SBS), the Masters of Pediatric Dermatology Symposium (MOPD), and LiVDerm Deep Dives. SOCS experts will present skin of color dermatology educational content at the Pediatric Skin of Color Symposium…
Soaring Interest in the Work of the Skin of Color Society amid Historic Year
December 21, 2020Share This:
This has been a historic year on many fronts. The oft-repeated phrase, “In these unprecedented and challenging times” prefaces myriad if not most of the communications we take in on a daily basis. It has been a remarkable year for SOCS in many respects in terms of soaring awareness and interest in the longtime work…
Meet the Skin of Color Society’s New Associate Executive Director, Veronica T. Holmes Purvis, MSM, CAE
December 11, 2020Share This:
We are thrilled to announce that the Skin of Color Society has brought on Veronica T. Holmes Purvis to serve as Associate Executive Director, beginning January 4, 2021. Veronica is a dynamic, experienced professional who has had a substantial career in non-profit STEM associations for the past twenty years, with a special emphasis on strategic…
Reaching Derm and Medical Colleagues Around the World through our Riveting Skin of Color Series
November 20, 2020Share This:
We are thrilled to see such phenomenal attendance and response to our virtual series addressing “The Impact of Skin Color and Ethnicity on Clinical Diagnosis and Research.” This educational series is collaborative, presented by the Skin of Color Society (SOCS), the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Group, and VisualDx, with in-kind support from Zoom…
The Skin of Color Society, New England Journal of Medicine Group and VisualDX Collaboration: The Impact of Skin Color and Ethnicity on Clinical Diagnosis and Research
October 30, 2020Share This:
We are thrilled to be a part of a groundbreaking virtual series in collaboration with the New England Journal of Medicine Group (NEJM Group) and VisualDx, which brings together Skin of Color Society experts, thought leaders and other advocates in collaborative discussions addressing issues of health disparities, structural racism and medicine, while examining specific dermatologic…
Meet the Co-Chairs of the Skin of Color Society’s Diversity in Action Task Force
October 26, 2020Share This:
The Skin of Color Society established the Diversity in Action Task Force at the Annual Meeting in 2016 with the primary goal of building supportive networks and resources to increase the number individuals who are underrepresented in dermatology. This important Task Force is currently co-chaired by Drs. Loren Krueger and Caroline Robinson. Initially, the Diversity…
SPOTLIGHT ON SOCS MEMBERSHIP
September 30, 2020Share This:
Did you know that the membership of the Skin of Color Society hails from 41 states in the US and 32 countries around the world? Since the organization was founded in 2004 by Dr. Susan C. Taylor, the Society has been growing steadily on a global scale, now with nearly 800 members representing different membership…
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