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Winter Skincare for Women of Color – Health Magazine asks our Experts
December 28, 2017Share This:
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SOCS Secretary / Treasurer – Health Volunteers Overseas
November 27, 2017Share This:
Dear SOCS Members, I have been serving on the Dermatology Steering Committee at Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) for several years and want to share with you an exciting opportunity. Now in its 32nd year, HVO is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing education and training to health care professionals in resource-scarce countries. Working across the globe, HVO…
Health News » In dermatology, health disparities can be skin deep
July 19, 2017Share This:
About half of patients will have skin of color by 2050, the U.S. Census Bureau projects. Of the many ways this demographic change will affect American society, there is one medical implication that is not widely appreciated. Dermatologists and the primary care physicians who refer to them will be faced with cutaneous diseases that happen…
Dr. Seemal Desai named to US FDA
July 6, 2017Share This:
Seemal R. Desai, MD, has been appointed to the US Food & Drug Administration by the United States Department of Health & Human Services. He will be a new member of the FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC). Nominated by ASDSA/AADA, he will provide advice concerning compounding, medications and federal policy to the FDA. Dr. Desai has…
REGISTER TODAY!! The 8th 5CC in Barcelona Aug. 31- Sept. 3, 2017
June 20, 2017Share This:
SOCS President, Seemal Desai, MD, FAAD, will be moderating the 8th 5-Continent-Congress taking place Aug. 31- Sept. 3, 2017, in Barcelona. SOCS members can register at a reduced 'member' rate! Click here for more details.
Diversity in Dermatology: A Society Devoted to Skin of Color
June 5, 2017Share This:
In Collaboration with Cutis Cutis. 2017 May;99(5):322-324 This inaugural Skin of Color column produced in collaboration with Curtis serves to demonstrate how the society aims to increase the knowledge available to dermatologists to help improve delivery of care to this underserved population. The authors highlight the ongoing efforts of SOCS and chronicle the society's approach to broadening…
First SOCS & P&G Science Behind Symposium Mentorship Pairing Announcement!
April 7, 2017Share This:
The Skin of Color Society (SOCS) and Procter & Gamble (P&G) are pleased to announce the 2017 winners: Nada Elbuluk, MD, MS (Mentee) Lynn McKinley-Grant, MD (Mentor) Pooja Sodha, MD (Mentee) Susan C. Taylor, MD (Mentor) Congratulations to all the winners and a sincere thank you for all applicants!
Congratulations to SOCS President, Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD, who was elected to the AAD Board of Directors!
March 31, 2017Share This:
2017 American Academy of Dermatology Election Results Congratulations to SOCS President, Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD, who was elected to the AAD Board of Directors! Newly elected Officers and Directors will officially take office at the conclusion of the 2018 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA on February 20, 2018. See more at: https://www.aad.org/members/election#sthash.Py9JJT1Y.dpuf
Bronze Magazine’s Tanthony Raeshawn meets SOCS Physicians at Media Day 2016
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We'd like extend our gratitude to Tanthony Raeshawn, Beauty Editor of @BronzeMag and the many more interested that came to the Skin of Color Society's 2016 Media Day. Click here to read her full article.
Color Me Healthy: Patient-Centered Care in Skin of Color
February 6, 2017Share This:
By 2050, more than 50 percent of the US population will have skin of color. As it stands, skin of color patients are the majority in California, New Mexico, and Texas, and soon will be the majority in Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, New York, and Florida, the Skin of Color Society reports. Visit Practical Dermatology's website for…
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