Directions in Residency archive

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2023

• Spring

  • Feature: What residents need to know about psoriasis – Part 2, by Brad Glick, DO, MPH, FAAD, and George Han, MD, PhD, FAAD

  • Race for the Case: Spring 2023 by Eduardo Michelen Gómez, MD and Karina Cancel-Artau, MD

  • Boards Fodder: Cryosurgery (PDF) by Emily Ptasnik, DO, and Chiara Rosenbaum, DO, MS

  • Clinical pearls: Inpatient dermatology (PDF) by Lindy P. Fox, MD, FAAD

  • Resident Life: Strong bonds created in residency by Alicia O’Connor, MBBS, BAppSc(PHTY), MPH, FACD

  • Inside this issue: Naomi Briones, MD

2022

• Winter

  • Feature: What residents need to know about psoriasis by Brad Glick, DO, MPH, FAAD, and George Han, MD, PhD, FAAD

  • Race for the Case: Winter 2022 by Eduardo Michelen Gómez, MD and Marely Santiago-Vázquez, MD, FAAD

  • Boards Fodder: Procedural modalities for scar revision (PDF) by Michael J. Visconti, DO, Emily R. Davis, DO, and Kent J. Krach, MD, FAAD

  • Clinical pearls: Atopic dermatitis (PDF) by Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD, FAAD

  • Resident Life: Freedom Ink restores dignity to community lives by Aili Swan, DO

  • Inside this issue: Naomi Briones, MD

• Fall

  • Feature: Should I stay or should I go? Choosing a career path after residency by Tanya Greywal, MD, FAAD

  • Race for the Case: Fall 2022 by Hesham Alshaikh, MD, and Alison Bailey, MD

  • Boards Fodder: Antiseptics and sterilization methods (PDF) by Stephanie Saridakis, DO, and Morgan Amigo, MD

  • Clinical pearls: Scar revision pearls (PDF) by H. William Higgins II, MD, MBE, FAAD

  • Resident Life: Mentorship matters by Pallavi Basu, MD

  • Inside this issue: Naomi Briones, MD

• Summer

  • Feature: The road beyond residency: What I wish I’d known by Dean Monti, MFA

  • Race for the Case: Summer 2022 by Marely Santiago-Vázquez, MD, and Xavier Sánchez, MDFAAD, is an

  • Boards Fodder: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (PDF) by Kristina M. Lim, DO, Emily Chea McEldrew, DO, and Cynthia L. Bartus, MD, FAAD, FACMS

  • Clinical pearls: Patch test pearls (PDF) by Peggy Wu, MD, MPH, FAAD, and Marjorie Montanez-Wiscovich, MD, PhD, FAAD

  • Resident Life: Boston and beyond! Residents buzz about AAD meetings by Morgan Murphrey, MD, MS

  • Inside this issue: Naomi Briones, MD

• Spring

  • Feature: The boards: What to expect, by Brian J. Simmons, MD, FAAD\

  • Race for the Case: Spring 2022 by François Lagacé, MD, and Zeinah AlHalees, MD

  • Boards Fodder: Electrical Hemostasis by Michael J. Visconti, DO, Zac Zheng, DO, and Kent J. Krach, MD, FAAD

  • Clinical pearls: Infantile hemangioma by Latanya T. Benjamin, MD, FAAD, FAAP

  • Resident Life: Bonding is a ladder to success at UVA by Diana Mannschreck, MD

  • Inside this issue: Taylor Gray, DO

2021

• Winter

  • Feature: A deeper dive into contracts for residents, by Dan Shay, Esq

  • Race for the Case: Winter 2021 by Rahul Nanda, MD, and Zeinah AlHalees, MD

  • Boards Fodder: Merkel cell carcinoma (PDF) by Abdulhadi Jfri, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAAD, and Catherine Pisano, MD, FAAD

  • Clinical pearls: Alopecia areata (PDF) by Maria Hordinsky, MD, FAAD

  • Resident Life

  • Inside this issue: Taylor Gray, DO

• Fall

  • Feature: Legal ease for residents: Social media by Daniel F. Shay, Esq

  • Race for the Case: Fall 2021 by Jessica Lu, MD, and Zeinah AlHalees, MD

  • Boards Fodder: Dermatologic adverse events from immune checkpoint inhibitors by Taylor Gray, DO, and Lisa Fronek, DO

  • Boards Fodder extra! Infantile hemangioma by By Jessica Lu, MD, and Zeinah AlHalees, MD

  • Resident Life: Serving those in need in Omaha by Alfredo Siller Jr, MD

  • Inside this issue: Taylor Gray, DO

• Summer

  • Feature: Secrets of effective research by Dean Monti, MFA

  • Race for the Case: Summer 2021 by Zeinah AlHalees, MD, and AlReem Al-Nabti, MD

  • Boards Fodder: Dermatopathologic external agents and artifacts (PDF)

  • Clinical pearls: Optimizing the genital exam for yourself and your female patients by Bethanee Schlosser, MD, PhD

  • Resident Life: Florida residents “serve” the public, by Angelia Stepien, DO

  • Inside this issue: Taylor Gray, DO

• Spring

  • Feature: Remote control: Tips for a successful virtual interview

  • Race for the Case: Spring 2021 by Angelia Stepien, DO, and Blake Robbins, DO

  • Boards Fodder: Infestations: scabies and pediculosis

  • Clinical pearls: Endpoints in laser surgery by Victor Ross, MD

  • Master the Rule of O’s

  • Resident Life: Start-up mentality

  • Inside this issue: Janice Ma, MD

2020

• Winter

  • Feature: The journey goes on – staying involved after residency

  • Boards Fodder: Soft tissue fillers, part 1: biodegradable

  • Clinical pearls: Eczematous diseases by Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH

  • Resident Life: Speaking didactics

  • Race for the Case: Winter 2020 by Julia Escandon Brehn, MD, PhD

  • Inside this issue: Rachel Wheatley, MD

• Fall

  • Feature: Developing a learning style by Sharon Jacob, MD

  • Boards Fodder: Cutaneous smooth muscle tumors (PDF download)

  • Clinical pearls: Laser considerations (PDF download) by Anna Ortiz, MD

  • Resident Life: Caring for their own

  • Race for the Case: Fall 2020 by Angelia Stepien, DO, and Preetha Kamath, MD

  • Inside this issue: Rachel Wheatley, MD

• Summer

  • Feature: Top five financial strategies for dermatology residents

  • Boards Fodder: Grafts

  • Clinical pearls: Pearls for phototherapy

  • Resident Life: A global pandemic – a global response

  • Race for the Case: Summer 2020

  • Inside this issue: Meet the new resident advisors

• Spring

  • Feature: Moving beyond residency

  • Boards Fodder: Genetic mutations

  • Boards Fodder (online exclusive): Testable fibrous and fibrohistiocytic proliferations of the skin: Facts and buzzwords

  • Clinical pearls: Pearls for autoimmune bullous dermatoses

  • Resident Life: Breakfast beats burnout

  • Race for the Case: Spring 2020

  • Inside this issue: Tara Oetken, MD

2019

• Winter

  • Feature: Coding basics for residents: diagnostic and procedural coding

  • Boards Fodder: Head and neck lesions of the infant

  • Boards Fodder (online exclusive): Biologics update 2019

  • Clinical pearls: Pediatric considerations

  • Race for the Case: Winter 2019

  • AAD Annual Meeting in Denver: preview for residents

  • Inside this issue: Tara Oetken, MD

• Fall

  • Feature: Coding basics: What residents need to know

  • Boards Fodder: Non-syndromic ichthyoses

  • Clinical pearls: Starting out in dermatopathology

  • Resident Life Hack: Embracing change

  • Race for the Case: Fall 2019

  • Inside this issue: Tara Oetken, MD

• Summer

  • Feature: Navigating your first employment contract

  • Boards Fodder: Skin grafts

  • Clinical pearls: Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

  • Resident Life Hack: UMass Skin Cancer Screenings

  • Race for the Case: Summer 2019

  • Inside this issue: Tara Oetken, MD

• Spring

  • Feature: Passing the hurdles of journal publication

  • Boards Fodder: Surgical instruments

  • Clinical pearls: Contact dermatitis

  • Resident Life Hack: Like minds

  • Race for the Case: Spring 2019

  • Inside this issue: Tara Oetken, MD

2018

• Spring

  • The power of service

  • Boards Fodder: Vaccines in dermatology

  • Career Case Study: Academic dermatology

  • Time Saving Tip: The art of pairing

  • Act now! Service opportunities for residents

• Summer

  • Pregnant pause: The expected (and unexpected) aspects of expecting during residency

  • Boards Fodder: Disorders of dyschromia (hypo- and hyperpigmentation)

  • Career Case Study: Dermatopathology

  • Child care during residency: what you should know

• Fall

  • Disability Insurance 101

  • Boards Fodder: infectious diseases of genitalia

  • Career Case Study: Pursuing a career path in surgery

  • Driving and didactics: Making the most of travel time

• Winter

  • Gaining clinical confidence

  • Boards Fodder: Biopsy techniques

  • Career case study: Pursuing a career in a hospital environment

  • Resident Life Hack: A healthy support system

2017

• Spring

  • Avoid these mistakes for a blemish-free resume

  • The life of a Mohs specialist

  • Boards Fodder: Photosensitivity Disorders

• Summer

  • Where are you in the resident life cycle?

  • Boards Fodder: Danger Zones and Relevant Anatomy

  • The growth of the cosmetic career path

• Fall

  • All things considered — a primer on contracts for residents

  • Boards Fodder: Monitoring Systemic Dermatology Medications

  • The pediatric dermatology career path

• Winter

  • Self-made financial health

  • Boards Fodder: Update in Melanoma Therapies

  • Career Case Study: Medical Dermatology

  • Prioritizing debt: What to pay off first

  • Pedicures and publications: Keeping up on evidence-based medicine

2016

• Spring

  • Reaction patterns: Boards study tips

  • New Boards Fodder: Granulomas

  • Join Camp Discovery Residents Challenge

• Summer

  • Learning how to learn

  • New Boards Fodder: Flaps

  • Registration open: 2016 Legislative Conference

• Fall

  • Keeping financially afloat during residency

  • New Boards Fodder: Neonatal Ichthyosis & Infectious Diseases

• Winter

  • Seeing double: Adapting resident pathology for the big (and small) screen

  • Boards Fodder: Most Common Cutaneous Metastasis

  • Changes in reimbursement are coming, are you prepared?