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Maximizing your SOCS Membership
October 31, 2019Share This:
Act now as deadlines for key programs are approaching! Membership in the Skin of Color Society (SOCS) offers many important benefits through various programs that provide opportunities to grow in the field of skin of color dermatology—both professionally and personally. To get the most out of your membership in our unique organization, we encourage you…
The Diversity Champion Networking Event in Chicago brings together a great group!
October 22, 2019
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SOCS NETWORKING & EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM RECAP A great crowd of medical students, dermatology residents, junior and senior faculty, and dermatologists in industry and private practice came together for the recent SOCS Networking and Educational Symposium in Chicago, preluding the American Academy of Dermatology’s Diversity Champion Workshop at the Association of Professors in Dermatology (APD) Annual…
SOCS | HVO – We Want to Know What YOU think!
September 26, 2019Share This:
Dear SOCS Members, Are you drawn to the idea of volunteering overseas? Would you be interested in teaching opportunities for one to four weeks in an underserved part of the world? Giving back to the world makes a true difference and can remind us of why we chose to go into medicine. Interestingly, doctors who…
Let’s Get Social: Connect with SOCS in real time AND through social media!
September 19, 2019Share This:
SOCS Members connecting face-to-face at a recent SOCS Networking and Educational Symposium Event in Miami, Fl As the Skin of Color Society continues to grow and expand with members all over the world, we see that social media is helping to make the world seem like a smaller place, keeping us connected in between SOCS gatherings and dermatology…
SOCS-IMCAS COLLABORATION CONTINUES!
September 17, 2019Share This:
Mark your calendars for the upcoming IMCAS Academy Webinar of the Month, “Melasma—Change the Skin Color of your Patients” featuring SOCS experts on September 25, 2019! We’re very excited to build on our collaboration with IMCAS (International Master Course on Aging Science), which began in 2018 under Dr. Seemal R. Desai’s presidency of the Skin…
Celebrating Double Milestones in Skin of Color Dermatology
August 14, 2019Share This:
SOCS Networking & Educational Symposium Event Co-Hosts Susan C. Taylor, MD and Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH toast to the 15th Anniversary of the Skin of Color Society and the 20th Anniversary of the Skin of Color Center. A lively, engaged crowd of longtime Skin of Color Society members, dermatology colleagues from the Skin of Color…
SPOTLIGHT ON SOCS MEMBER JENNA LESTER, MD, WHO LEADS THE NEW SKIN OF COLOR CLINIC AT UCSF
July 16, 2019Share This:
We are always delighted when we see evidence that the field of skin of color dermatology is blossoming and growing! So, as we commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Skin of Color Society (SOCS), as well as the 20th anniversary of the Skin of Color Center at Mount. Sinai-St. Luke’s in NYC, we now…
Johns Hopkins Dermatology Residency Program has an unexpected opening for a PGY-2 position
June 6, 2019Share This:
..beginning July 1, 2019. Interested applicants should submit their CV, official medical school transcript, USMLE board scores, a brief personal statement, as well as email and phone contacts for 3 references including their current or most recent program director. Please send the requested info to Marsha Mackey (mcunnin5@jhmi.edu)
Two SOCS members share a fantastic mentorship experience at the recent Procter & Gamble Science Behind/Dermatology Technology Symposium!
May 28, 2019Share This:
Mentor Janiene D. Luke, MD, (left) with mentee Melanie E. Tawfik, MD. Thanks to support from Procter & Gamble, the Skin of Color Society was able to send members Janiene D. Luke, MD, as mentor, and Melanie E. Tawfik, MD, as mentee, to the 17th Annual Procter & Gamble Science Behind Symposium (also known as…
PSORIASIS IN SKIN OF COLOR
May 21, 2019Share This:
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, multi-system disease that is one of the most common skin disorders that dermatologists treat, affecting an estimated 125 million people worldwide. There are many misconceptions, challenges and special nuanced considerations when it comes to psoriasis in patients with skin of color. Check out this enlightening educational video featuring SOCS leaders…
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