Women's Dermatologic Society

Interviewed by Stephanie Florez-Pollack, MD Neha Jariwala, M.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania. How did you become involved in the WDS and what benefits do you think WDS membership provides for residents/young physicians? I became involved in WDS as a resident when I attended one of their review lectures. I was impressed by the resources of the WDS community. Since then, I have been attending their events, which have helped me to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in our field. Being a part of the WDS community has allowed me to network, which has opened doors for mentorship and career opportunities. Overall, I believe that WDS membership provides a unique and invaluable experience for physicians and residents who are looking to grow, develop, and collaborate in dermatology.     At what point did you decide that you wanted to do academics versus private practice? What's the biggest challenge you've faced in acad...

WDS SERVICE SPOTLIGHT What is our impact? Feedback from our service event attendees!   Over the past year the Woman’s Dermatologic Society organized fifty-five service events. These included forty-two Transforming Interconnecting Program Project (TIPP), nine Coast-2-Coast, and four Play Safe in the Sun events. These events took place across the nation including the following locations: WDS’s Play Safe in the Sun and Coast-2-Coast events focus on sun safety and skin cancer prevention whereas TIPP events cover a variety of educational topics including skincare basics, nutrition, hygiene, self-care, social & interview skills, pregnancy & newborn skincare, study skills, how to be drugstore savvy, self-treating, teenage acne, and hair & scalp basics. The Transforming Interconnecting Project Program (TIPP): Total Women's Health Via the Dermatology Gateway events take place at woman’s shelters with a primary aim to “lift up women in need.” The mission statement exp...

  Interview by Stephanie Florez-Pollack, MD   Rebecca Vasquez, MD, FAAD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at UT Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center. She is the Assistant Chief of Service of Dermatology at Parkland Health and Hospital System since 2015.   She is also the inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) director of Dermatology, faculty sponsor for the Agape Clinic (a free dermatology clinic in Dallas staffed by Dermatology faculty and residents), and faculty sponsor for the Future Doctor Pipeline Program at UTSW. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Dermatologic Society and the Skin of Color Society, and is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and Association of Professors of Dermatology.   How did you become involved in the WDS and what benefits do you think WDS membership provides for residents/young physicians?   I initially became involved after I was asked to speak at one of their DEI panel discussions. I...