Resident Quality Improvement Award
The AAD is offering financial support to residents engaged in quality improvement projects that help meet requirements for ACGME accreditation.
Receive up to $2,000 and recognition for the valuable work that is a required part of today’s training. Funds can help cover expenses of data collection, materials and supplies, and even travel to the AAD Annual Meeting for a presentation.
Selected applicants will be invited to reveal their quality improvement projects at the AAD Annual Meeting.
Resident Quality Improvement Award
Apply now for the 2027 Resident Quality Improvement Award. Application deadline is Aug. 14.
Apply nowResident Quality Improvement Award project presentations
See the award winners present their quality improvement projects.
June 12, 2026: Application opens
Aug. 14, 2026: Application deadline
Dec. 2026: Awards selected
March 2027: Awardees presents project at AAD Annual Meeting
All applications will be assessed on each of the following categories:
Engages an improvement team
Focuses on systems-based challenges and seeks to implement system changes
Uses quality improvement frameworks, tools, and methodologies
Has a strong focus on measurable improvement
Is likely to achieve the project aim
Involves diversity, equity, and/or inclusion efforts
AAD Resident Quality Improvement Awards are open to AAD member residents in an accredited dermatology residency in the United States. Previous winners of this award are not eligible to apply.
All candidates will be assessed in each of the following categories:
Strength of project design and knowledge of problem area
Adequate plan and strategy
Perceived impact on quality or safety
Perceived novel or innovative approaches, tools, or technologies
Strength of faculty sponsorship
Likely to achieve project aim
2026 Recipients
Lauren Banner, MD
Kayla Brockmeyer, MD
Kelly Flanagan, MD
Elif Karatas, MD
Nikki Trupiano, MD
Anjani Sheth, MD, MPH
David Weiner, MD, MBE
Albert Zhou, MD, PhD
2025 recipients
Gabriella Paquette, MD
Tracey Otto, MD, MS
Caroline Starling, MD
Ariel Park, MD
Riyad N.H. Seervai, MD, PhD
Andrew Tran, MD
Sarah Williamson, MD
Grace Wei, MD, MPH, MSc
2024 recipients
Lauren Chen, MD
Victoria Dukharan, MD
Charles Dunn, MD
Fiatsogbe Dzuali, MD
Morgan Nguyen, MD
Kira Seiger, MD
Raghav Tripathi, MD
Zizi Yu, MD
2023 recipients
Kimberly F. Breglio, MD
Erica B. Lee, MD
Nishad Sathe, MD
Ritu N. Swali, MD
Mika Tabata, MD
Michael A. Tassavor, MD
Paige W. Wolstencroft, MD
2022 recipients
Asma Amir Ali, MD
William Zhang, MD & Divya Seth, MD, MPH
Afton Metkowski, MD
Caroline Opene, MD
Harry Liu, MD
Ross Pearlman, MD
Jaclyn Himeles, MD & Costner McKenzie, MD
2021 recipients
Sungat Kaur Grewal, MD
Connie Shi, MD
Kevin Chao, MD
Marie Donaldson, MD
Paul Wirth, MD
Priscilla Kojder, MD
