Interested in becoming a mentor?
The Academy has several opportunities to use your practical observations, skills and lessons learned to help foster early career dermatologists. Once you’ve found a program or opportunity, join our database of mentors by completing your unique mentor profile. Upload a photo or CV, and include information about your hobbies, interests, and core values. This information will be shared with mentees in our fully searchable online mentor database.
Programs:
Opportunities:
Academic dermatology (non-Academic Dermatology Leadership Program (ADLP)): Provide guidance and support to meet the unique challenges of a career in academic dermatology, including research projects, writing manuscripts, teaching (both lectures and at the bedside), and promotions. Insights into balancing clinical responsibilities with the need for academic time to write and conduct research also are welcome.
Business, management, and private practice issues: Share your knowledge of best practices for office management, the importance of building relationships, and work/life balance with members in private practice.
Dermatology advocacy (local, state, or national): Guide members who are new to Academy advocacy efforts on how to establish relationships with elected officials. Offer suggestions about how to get involved at the local, state, or national level.
Organized medicine (local, state, or national): Advise and guide members on how to navigate the politics, build and manage effective work groups, and persuade and motivate others in organized medicine.
Research — Clinical: Advise members on the design of clinical research projects, how to form collaborations, practical aspects of IRB approval and data collection, and sources of funding. Advice on the writing of manuscripts also is welcome.
Research — Basic science/translational: Provide guidance on the importance of collaboration, data sharing, and maintaining standards.