Employment at the Academy

Through AAD humanitarian programs, we carry out our commitment to support and enhance patient care because skin, hair, and nail conditions can have a serious impact on health and well-being. Additionally, we recognize the importance our employees place on their ability to give back to their communities and to charities they feel close to and support those efforts through our employee programs.

Ways the AAD helps the public

Many dermatologists offer their time, expertise, and financial resources to help enrich the lives of people throughout the world. Their efforts make a difference for children and adults with skin, hair, and nail disorders, many of which are life-threatening and impact patients’ quality of life. Dermatologists’ commitment to public service includes offering free skin cancer checks, funding shade structures across the country, and providing medical care at summer camps for kids with chronic skin conditions.

Camp Discovery for kids

The American Academy of Dermatology’s Camp Discovery provides children and teens with chronic skin conditions a week of summer camp. Children have the unique opportunity to enhance their self-confidence, bond with other children who have similar dermatologic conditions, and enjoy a week of fishing, boating, swimming, horseback riding, arts and crafts, and more fun activities. Dermatologists offer their expertise and time so campers can experience a typical week of camp under medical supervision. Approximately 200 children and teens attend Camp Discovery free of charge each year, thanks to generous donations from dermatologists, individuals, and companies.

Skin Cancer Checks

It is currently estimated that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. Nearly 20 Americans die from melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, every day. The American Academy of Dermatology’s free skin cancer check program aims to reduce the number of deaths from skin cancer in the United States by educating the public about their skin cancer risk and providing free skin cancer checks to facilitate the detection of skin cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages. Since 1985, dermatologists have conducted more than 2.9 million free skin cancer checks and detected more than 293,000 suspicious lesions, including more than 33,700 suspected melanomas.

Shade structure grants

The American Academy of Dermatology provides grants of up to $8,000 each to install shade structures for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that serve children and teens under the age of 18. Each shade structure protects children and teens from dangerous ultraviolet rays, while an accompanying sign educates the public about how to protect themselves from the sun. Since its launch in 1999, the program has awarded more than 490 shade structure grants to organizations across the country, which provide shade for more than 3.7 million people each day.

Skin Cancer Take a Hike!

Skin Cancer Take a Hike!^™ is a participant-driven fundraising event dedicated to raising awareness and funds to support the American Academy of Dermatology’s skin cancer prevention and detection efforts. Funding supports programs to help build shade structures, provide free skin cancer checks, and public education efforts. Join our growing number of health advocates and community leaders dedicated to the fight against skin cancer.

Good Skin Knowledge

The American Academy of Dermatology’s Good Skin Knowledge program teaches young people ages 8-13 the facts about common skin, hair, and nail conditions through lesson plans and activity sheets.

AAD’s Philanthropic Teledermatology Program

The American Academy of Dermatology’s teledermatology program provides primary care physicians at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and free clinics access to the dermatological expertise of AAD member dermatologists and residents in training at no charge to eligible sites. Over 1.7 million patients in clinics have access to dermatology consults, should they need one. The program facilitates safe and secure provider-to-provider consultations with an easy-to-use teledermatology platform.

Ways AAD employees can give back to their community

Employee matching gift program: We gladly support the charitable efforts of our employees by matching 50 percent of every dollar they donate to an eligible charity, up to $100 per year.

Volunteerism program: Employees receive 7.5 hours of paid volunteer time each calendar year. Time can be used in hourly increments.