2025 Meeting the Challenge Summit!
Join us for the 2025 Meeting the Challenge Summit which will take place on December 5-6, 2025 as we strive for improved representation in dermatology research studies/clinical trials.
The 2025 Meeting the Challenge Summit theme is Advancing Dermatology in Clinical Trials: Expanding Outcome Measures. This summit will provide stakeholders a valuable opportunity to share and enhance their knowledge, exchange information on broadening clinical trial representation, and engage in networking and collaboration.
The event will be held on December 5-6, 2025 at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The Summit will focus on patient-reported outcome measures and clinical trial design, emphasizing integrating patient experiences, particularly across various backgrounds, into dermatologic research. The program will explore best practices in trial design and outcome measurement, and discuss diseases that are inadequately represented in clinical trials. Key discussions will center on how to make clinical trials more representative and impactful, prioritizing patient voices throughout the research process to drive better outcomes in patient care.
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Agenda – December 5-6, 2025
More details and registration information will be available in Spring 2025—stay tuned!
Interested in becoming a sponsor?
View our sponsorship prospectus linked below
Contact: Kimberly Miller, Executive Director at kmiller@skinofcolorsociety.org
Registration for this event will open March 2025.
Contact Janice Ayarzagoitia at jayarzagoitia@skinofcolorsociety.org with any questions
The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection
1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 347-3000
Book your accommodation through the SOCS Room block. Details to come!
Meeting the Challenge in Research Committee
Valerie D. Callender, MD, FAAD
Valerie M. Harvey, MD, MPH, FAAD
Carole Bitar, MD, FAAD
Stafford G. Brown, III, MD, MBA, MS
Cheryl Marie Burgess, MD, FAAD
Angel Byrd, MD, PhD
Alexandra P. Charrow, MD, FAAD
Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD
Candrice R. Heath, MD, FAAD
Tarannum Jaleel, MD
Amy McMichael, MD, FAAD
Chidubem A. V. Okeke, MD
Kanade Shinkai, MD, PhD
Hema Sundaram, MD, FAAD
Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, MSCE, FAAD
Jonathan S. Weiss, MD, FAAD
Jane Yoo, MD, FAAD
With collaboration with the Advocacy Committee:
Prince Adotama, MD, FAAD - Co-chair
Elizabeth Kiracofe, MD, FAAD - Co-chair
