Connecting SOCS Members with Opportunities
SOCS members, please email info@skinofcolorsociety.org if you have a Faculty Job or Clinical Study you would like posted. Posting will be published (contingent upon review/approval) for approximately 30 days on the SOCS website.
Please provide the following information with your inquiry (allow at least 7 business days for review/publishing process):
- Your preferred listing date to begin and end
- Faculty job title or clinical study being advertised
- Organization/institution name
- Website link for the posting
- Contact information (name and email)
WEBINAR: What is the White House Fellowship?
As we prepare for the 2024-25 White House Fellows application season, the White House Fellows Foundation and Association will be hosting a webinar next week to help promote the program to prospective candidates. The application this year will open on November 1, 2023 and run through January 5, 2024.
More information about the program is available here
- Tuesday, September 26, 8-9 p.m. ET
- Registration: Click here
- A recording will be available after the event.
Job Openings
Job title: Medical Assistant
Organization: Tone Dermatology
Website link: Click here to view job posting.
Contact information: accounts@tonedermatology.com
Job titles: Pediatric/ General Dermatologist
Organization: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Website link: Click here to view job posting.
Contact information: lalopez@salud.unm.edu
Clinical Studies
Topic: Measuring the Burden of Post-Inflammatory Pigmentary Alteration – A Survey Study of Dermatologists
Study Objective: Identify how best to measure the burden or severity of post-inflammatory pigmentary alteration from the dermatologist perspective
Contact: Penn Medicine Dermatology
Survey Link: Click here!
Topic: Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Research
Study Objective: We are conducting a clinical study to evaluate a potential new treatment for HS
Contact: ACELYRIN, INC.
Topic: Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra Provider Survey
Study Objective: Determine the most commonly used treatments for Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra, their effectiveness, and potential side effects from professionals who treat DPN
Contact: James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, Marty O. Visscher, PhD, visschmo@ucmail.uc.edu
Survey Link: Click here!
Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Patient Education
Study Objective: To identify the most common dermatologic questions posed by patients with skin of color by utilizing an anonymous online survey posted to the Skin of Color Societies (SOCS) website
Contact: University of Missouri, Department of Dermatology, Isaac Weber, iwebermed2023@gmail.com
Survey Link: Click Here!
Mentorship Opportunity
The 2023-24 JAAD Editorial Mentorship Program is accepting applications from AAD Fellow Members at any post-residency career stage who are interested in developing journal peer-review skills. Mentees will be assigned an experienced mentor to help review papers.
Apply at: https://aad.org/member/career/li/mentor/jaad-mentorship
Questions about the program may be directed to: jaad@aad.org or lgraf@aad.org.
Funding Opportunity
Explore NIH’s Grants & Funding search page (from the Office of Extramural Research) to find up-to-date information about NIH funding, including all NIAMS-related programs and opportunities.
Please visit: https://www.niams.nih.gov/grants-funding/funding-opportunities


Cutis Journal
Read published peer-reviewed articles written your by Skin of Color Society members

Did You Know
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 2042, more than 50% of the US population will have skin of color.