Feb 2019
Dermatology Section: pioneering the field of ethnic skin since 1940
Upcoming Events
Save the Dates:
1) Joint NMA - Howard University Alumni Reception. March 2, 2019 in the Capitol Room of the Marriott Marquis Hotel.
2) Resident and medical student call for abstracts; deadline April 15, 2019.
3) 117th Annual NMA Convention and Scientific Assembly July 27 - 31, 2019 in Honolulu, HI.
Join us Saturday, March 2nd for the annual NMA Reception
at the 2019 AAD Annual Meeting!
I t's that time of year again!

I always look forward to connecting with all of you twice a year: the winter AAD meeting and the annual NMA convention. As always, our reception is the Saturday evening of the AAD meeting.
However this year, the reception will be a joint NMA-Howard University Alumnia event! This is our way of introducing our immediate-past chair, Ginette Okoye, MD to those of you who are also alumni of Howard University Department of Dermatology! P lease come and hear her vision for the department and ways that you can get involved.
The reception will be in the Capitol room of the Marriott Marquis from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
See you there!

-- Chesahna Kindred, MD, MBA, FAAD
Chair
NMA Dermatology
Call for abstracts!

Resident Research Symposium Award
 
The Resident’s Research Symposium was developed by the Dermatology Section of the National Medical Association (NMA) in honor of John A. Kenney, Jr., MD, to provide residents and fellows in training an opportunity to present original papers of clinical or basic science research.  
Minority residents/fellows in training in dermatology, dermatopathology, dermatologic surgery, etc. are eligible to participate. Residents/fellows in their final year of training may present within one year.
Deadline: April 15, 2019


Medical Student Dermatology Symposium

The Medical Student Dermatology Symposium was developed in 2016 by the Dermatology Section of the National Medical Association (NMA) in honor of A. Paul Kelly, MD, to provide medical students with an opportunity to present research studies or compelling case reports.
Deadline: April 15, 2019