Feb 2019
Dermatology Section: pioneering the field of ethnic skin since 1940
Upcoming Events
Save the Dates:

1) NMA Dermatology reception at the  AAD in Denver, CO: Saturday at 6:30 pm, March 21, 2019 in the Capital Ballroom 3 of the Hyatt Regency Denver.

2) The  National Colloquium on African American Health and Hill Day of Advocacy, March 27-30, 2020 in Washington, DC


4) The NMA Professional Development Series at the  50th Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Conference, September 2020 in Washington, DC.
Join us Saturday, March 21st for the annual NMA Reception
at the 2020 AAD Annual Meeting!
Happy Black History Month! We will continue the tradition started last year with posting information about legendary black dermatologists on our instagram and facebook posts. If you are interested in joining the NMA Derm social media comittee, please reply to this email.

If you haven't volunteered and given back in a while, here is a great opportunity. We are looking for 3 dermatologists to volunteer at the SNMA (Cleveland) and LMSA (St. Louis) Bioskills Workshops hosted by Nth Dimensions. Thank you Dr. Hope Mitchell for volunteering. Thank Dr. Yoloand Lenzy for helping to recruit.

This issue is also our call for abstracts for the iconic the John A. Kenney, Jr., M.D.
Resident Research Symposium and newer The A. Paul Kelly, M.D.
Medical Student Dermatology Symposium. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2020, so please share with your mentees and colleagues. For details, see below.

Finally, congrats to NMA Derm past president Dr. Valerie Callender for winning the 2019 Clark W. Finnerud Award!

I certainly look forward to seeing you all next month in Denver.

-- Chesahna Kindred, MD, MBA, FAAD
Chair
NMA Dermatology
For those of you who live in or near Cleveland or St. Louis, this is a great opportunity to give back!
Student National Medical Association Bioskills Workshop

Saturday, April 11, 2020 -  Dermatology and Orthopaedic Surgery Multispecialty Bioskills Workshop for undergraduate and medical school students. 

SNMA Annual Medical Education Conference Location: 
Huntington Convention Center
Cleveland, OH 63110  

Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm; Please arrive no later than 10:00 am for the physician volunteer, hands-on segment. 

Agenda
9:45 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 11:00 Greetings, 
                      Lecture presentation (Nth Dimensions)
11:05 - 12:15 Station rotations (12- 15 minutes at each station)
12:15- 1:30 Q&A

What to bring?  You , your enthusiasm and your passion!

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Latino Medical Student Association Bioskills Workshop.  

Saturday, March 7, 2020 -  Dermatology and Orthopaedic Surgery Multispecialty Bioskills Workshop for undergraduate and medical school students. 

LMSA Annual Convention Location: 
Washington University School of Medicine 
660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110  

Time: 10:45 am 1:00 PM; Please arrive no later than 10:00 am for the physician volunteer, hands-on segment. 

Agenda
10:30 - 10:45 Registration
10:45 - 11:30 Greetings, 
                      Lecture presentation (Nth Dimensions)
11:35 - 12:45 Station rotations (12- 15 minutes at each station)
 12:45- 1:00 Q&A

What to bring?  You , your enthusiasm and your passion!


Past NMA Derm president Valerie D. Callender, MD, FAAD will be awarded the 2019 Clark W. Finnerud Award. This award is given annually in honor of Dr. Clark W. Finnerud; it celebrates Dr. Callender’s extraordinary devotion of her time and gift as a part-time teacher and clinician.
She will be formally recognized at the Dermatology Foundation’s Annual Meeting of Membership on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 5:30 pm in Denver, CO. (Just come to the NMA reception right after!)
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