Dec 2020
Upcoming Events

  1. NMA Annual Meeting and Scientific Convention. July 17 to 21, 2021 in New Orleans (in-person until further notice)

Reminder
  • Renew your membership by February 18, 2021, for a $50 discount
  • TLM Editor Internship Application. Deadline  February 23, 2021, 5:00pm CST
  • Enroll 10 of your patients in the NEA Eczema Caregiver Survey by March 14, 2021
The NMA Derm Research and Mentorhsip Committees are on FIRE!

In this newsletter, you are reminded to enroll your eczema patients in the joint NMA-NEA survey. It is important that blacks (your patients) are included. The deadline is March 14th. Simply share the link with your patients. Or, like me, send a mass email to your patients with eczema and specifically call about 20 patients and ask them to participate.

Are you interested in a formal service role for a medical journal? Consider applying for the TLM internship that is specific for minorities. If you have any interest at all, please apply. We need your voice behind the scenes in medical journals. Details below. The deadline is this month.

Who knows more about the plight of the black patient than NMA? The students of the NMA Derm mentorship committee applied for the 2021 Diversity in Medicine Conference at the University of Michigan. This year, there was a record-breaking number of applications. Find out the outcome below.


Stay Safe, Wear a Mask

--Chesahna Kindred, MD, MBA, FAAD
Chair
NMA Derm
NMA Derm Research Committee
Dr. Hope Mitchell, Director
The NMA Derm research committee continues to meet with the pharmaceutical industry to explore opportunities. We are excited about our recent partnership with National Eczema Association (NEA) on a project that will evaluate eczema decision making. Good news! The deadline for submission of the questionnaire has been extended to March 14th. Please continue to share the questionnaire link with your patients and help us meet our goal of 100 submissions.

Share this link with your patients. https://nearesearch.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dpy4VptT7zIdNFb?distribution=nma
Editor Internship Opportunity for Teaching and Learning in Medicine
The journal Teaching and Learning in Medicine (TLM) has launched the TLM Editorial Internship Program. As an important part of TLM's Anti-Racism strategy, the program will provide mentored editorial experience to facilitate the entry of junior scholars from racial and ethnic groups not over-represented in medical education scholarship into formal service roles at health professional education journals of their choice. More information about the editorial internship program and application form may be downloaded here: http://www.siumed.edu/dme/teaching-and-learning-medicine.html 
NMA Derm Mentorship Committee
Dr. DiAnne Davis
The NMA Dermatology Mentorship Committee has been selected to submit a poster presentation at the 2021 Diversity in Medicine Conference at the University of Michigan for the work of the mentorship program. A record-breaking number of abstracts were submitted and the mentorship committee's abstract was selected for truly embodying the conference theme of "Enacting Change."

The poster presentation will be presented at the Diversity In Medicine conference which will be held virtually on March 6, 2021.
Renew your NMA Membership
To Renew Your Membership:

  1. Click here to download a PDF version of the membership form
  2. In the "Section Contribution" line, enter $100
  3. In the "Section Name" line, enter DERMATOLOGY
  4. Mail your completed form to: National Medical Association, P.O. Box 418146, Boston, MA 02241-8146
Other Ways to Renew Membership:
•Login to the membership platform on the NMA website: https://www.nmanet.org/login.aspx
•If you have not previously used the online membership platform, please email memberservices@nmanet.org for assistance.
*Please note, you cannot pay your NMA Derm dues via this method
For all NMA membership questions or concerns, please contact the NMA membership department by telephone at (202) 347-1895 or by email at memberservices@nmanet.org for assistance.

*NMA membership period is based on a calendar year: January 1 – December 31. The $50.00 discount is applied if you renew by February 18, 2021. Excludes residents, fellows, and students.

by Dr. Hope Mitchell

Midwest Regional Meeting
NMA Derm’s Midwest regional meeting was held on January 21st and is the beginning of quarterly meetings. It was wonderful to meet dermatologists that have not been involved in the NMA Derm section that are ready to re-connect.  


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