As the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic continues, the Skin of Color Society has adopted virtual meetings and webinars in lieu of in-person meetings to continue to provide educational, cultural and networking opportunities to our members and community in a safe manner to all. Our mission is more important now than ever and we take this challenge as a great opportunity to broaden our reach and expand access to the knowledge base that our SOCS membership uniquely holds.
Whether you are a current, future, or past member, we invite you to join us and experience what it means to be part of the SOCS community.
2021 Networking & Educational Symposia Schedule
Coming Soon
Past Events
November 2020- Virtual
Title: Influence of Social Media on Dermatology
Host: Hope T. Mitchell, MD
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Location: Virtual
Registration is required & open to member and non-member Residents and Physicians.
October 2020- Virtual
Title: The Role of Mid-level Providers in Dermatology
Host: Cheri Adgerson Frey, MD
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Location: Virtual
Registration is required & open to member and non-member Residents and Physicians.
September 2020- Virtual
Title: Reputation Management, Review Culture and Online Bullies
Host: Corey L. Hartman, MD, FAAD
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Virtual
October 2019- Williamsburg, Virginia
Host: Valerie M. Harvey, MD, MPH
Date: Saturday, October 26, 2019
Time: 3:45 PM -6:00 PM
Location: Woodlands Hotel & Suites, Williamsburg, Virginia
105 Visitor Center Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23185
September 2019- Chicago, Illinois
Hosts: Lynn McKinley-Grant MD, FAAD; Amit G. Pandya, MD, FAAD, and Stavonnie Patterson, MD
Date: September 11, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse
505 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 (Located in the Intercontinental Hotel)
July 2019- Honolulu, Hawaii
Host: Drs. Candrice Heath and Donald Glass, II
Date: July 29, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Hilton Hawaiian Village- Kalia Tower Pool (4th floor Kalia Tower)
2005 Kalia Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815 USA
July 2019- New York, New York
Host: Drs. Susan Taylor and Andrew Alexis
Date: July 25, 2019
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Boulud Sud Restaurant 20 West 64th Street New York, NY 10023
April 2019- Los Angeles Area, California
Host: Drs. Pearl Grimes and Nada Elbuluk
Date: April 30, 2019
Time: 5:15PM-7:15PM
Location: Omni Hotel in the Governor’s Room | 251 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
March 2019- Miami, Florida
Host: Drs. Heather Woolery-Lloyd and Chere Lucas Anthony
Date: March 14, 2019
Time: 6:30PM- 8:30PM
Location: Smith and Wollensky | 1 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
November 2018- Detroit, Michigan
Host: Drs. Henry Lim and Iltefat Hamzavi
Date: November 8, 2018
Time: 6:15PM-8:15PM
Location: Caucus Club, 150 W. Congress, Detroit, Michigan 48226
October 2018- Durham, North Carolina
Host: Drs. Lynn McKinley-Grant and Amy McMichael
Date: October 12, 2018
Time: 6:00PM-8:00PM
Location: Washington Duke Inn, Durham, North Carolina
August 2018- Boston, Massachusetts
Host: Neelam Vashi, MD
Date: Thursday, August 23, 2018
Time: 6:00PM-8:00PM
Location: Stella Restaurant, 1525 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
Presentations:
Dr. Neelam Vashi will present The Aging Face: Cosmetic Dermatology in Skin of Color
Dr. Pedro Zancanaro will present Do’s and Don’ts of Cosmetics in Skin of Color
July 2018- Dallas, Texas
Host: Dr. Seemal Desai, FAAD
Date: July 23, 2018
Time: 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Location: Hotel Zaza 2332 Leonard St., Dallas, TX 75201
May 2018- Chicago, Illinois
Host: Dr. Roopal Kundu
Date: May 9, 2018
Location: Coco Pazzo Cafe
The SOCS Networking & Educational Series is made possible by a grant from Pfizer.


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Skin of color patients comprise the majority in California, New Mexico and Texas…and soon will be the majority in Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, New York and Florida.
By 2050, more than 50% of the US population will have skin of color.