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Diversity Champion Workshop


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Join other dermatology faculty champions for our 5th Annual Diversity Champion Workshop, which will be held one day prior to the annual Association of Professors of Dermatology meeting. We will discuss dermatology diversity outreach programs and initiatives, exchange ideas, and share success stories.

5th Annual Diversity Champion Workshop
Date: Nov. 16, 2023
Place: Loews Chicago Hotel
455 North Park Drive, Chicago, 60611

Sign up for the 2023 Diversity Champion Workshop today!

Sign up today for a unique opportunity to discuss outreach programs and initiatives, exchange ideas, and share success stories. Register by Nov. 10.

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It’s vital our future dermatologists provide the highest level of specialty care to patients; however, significant disparities in care remain, especially among minority populations. Evidence indicates that work force diversity reduces health care disparities. We believe by increasing the number of practicing dermatologists who are, themselves, under-represented minorities, we can positively impact these disparities.

The American Academy of Dermatology is partnering with the Association of Professors of Dermatology, Skin of Color Society, the Society for Investigative Dermatology, and the Women’s Dermatologic Society to host the Diversity Champion Workshop, which is designed for faculty members in dermatology residency programs who are involved in the evaluation and selection of candidates for their program.

We encourage you to become a Diversity Champion and attend this important workshop to discuss diversity outreach programs, exchange ideas, and share success stories.

Attendees will:

  • Drive awareness of the important role residency programs have in improving the diversity of the dermatology workforce.

  • Facilitate the establishment and development of diversity outreach programs.

  • Learn what other programs are doing to improve underrepresented minorities in medicine (URM) diversity in dermatology.

  • Increase awareness of holistic review processes for residency applicants.

  • Help expand cultural competence within all residency programs.

  • Contribute to improved patient health outcomes in minority communities.


Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023, 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. CST
TOPIC
SPEAKER

Welcome 

Loren Krueger, MD
Klint Peebles, MD
E. Nikki Pritchett, MD, MPH

Opening Remarks

Susan Taylor, MD
STATE OF THE SPECIALTY

Dermatology Updates: diversity workforce data in graduate medical education

Rebecca Vasquez, MD

National Updates: diversity workforce data in graduate medical education

Pilar Ortega, MD, MGM
MAINTAINING EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF RESIDENCY APPLICANT SELECTION AND SOCIOPOLITICAL CHANGE

The impact of the US Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action and bans on gender affirming care on graduate medical education and the health care workforce

Klint Peebles, MD
Kyle A. Palazzolo, JD
Joél Arvizo-Zavala, PhD, MEd, CHES

Panel Discussion

Moderators:
Loren Krueger, MD
E. Nikki Pritchett, MD, MPH

Reimagining Residency Selection: Lessons and Successes

Michael Waul, MD
Holly A Kerr, MD
Steve Daveluy, MD
Janiene Luke, MD

Panel discussion

Moderator: Sacharitha Bowers, MD

Breakout Groups: Best Practices for Residency Applicant Review and Selection

DEI AND BELONGING FOR ALL: BROADENING THE SCOPE

Darker Tones: Considerations for Care of Native Americans

Siobhan Wescott, MD, MPH

Disability Inclusion and Accommodation

Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami MD, MS
TRAINEE VITALITY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT

Addressing the culture of inclusion and safety; Policies and practices to support or create safe and inclusive spaces for trainees

Aimee Smidt, MD
Steve Daveluy, MD
Holly A. Kerr, MD

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Kanya Ferguson

Breakout Groups:

  1. Responding to Microaggressions
  2. Avoiding Burnout: Creating a Culture of Belonging and Support

Closing Remarks

Daniel Bennett, MD

Learn about the fourth annual workshop

Read interviews about the fourth annual Diversity Champion Workshop.

Disclaimer

The American Academy of Dermatology is not responsible for statements made by the faculty. Statements or opinions expressed in this activity reflect the views of the faculty and do not reflect the official policy of the American Academy of Dermatology. The information provided in this CME activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for independent medical judgement of a health provider relative to the diagnostic, management and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.

Co-hosted by

Associations of Professors of Dermatology
Skin of color society logo
Society for Investigative Dermatology

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