Young Physician Spotlight: Rebecca Vasquez, MD, FAAD
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...