Mentorship is a pillar of the Skin of Color Society. We pride our organization on its strong commitment to mentoring the next generation of skin of color dermatologists, providing a rich and rewarding experience for mentors and mentees alike.
The Skin of Color Society is a proud collaborator on Project IMPACT, which VisualDx launched on February 24, 2021 at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Annual Education Conference. Designed to reduce disparities in medicine and highlight ways to bridge gaps of knowledge and improve healthcare outcomes for patients of color, Project IMPACT stands for Improving Medicine’s Power to Address Care and Treatment. The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Group and the American Academy of Dermatology Association are also collaborators on this groundbreaking initiative.
2023
Crystal Aguh, MD Establishing A Transcriptomic Model for CCCA Diagnosis and Severity
Carmelo Carmona-Rivera, PhD Dysregulation of NETs modulates inflammation, autoimmune features and end-organ damage in Hidradenitis suppurativa
Candrice Heath, MD Elucidating Scarring Alopecia to Extend Follicular life in Black children and adolescents (ESCAPE Study)
The 2023 SOCS Career Development Awards were made possible thanks to the support from Bristol Myers Squibb, L'Oréal and Pfizer.
2022 Shawn Kwatra, MD Racial Differences in Germline and Somatic Mutations in Prurigo Nodularis
The 2022 SOCS Career Development Award is made possible thanks to the support from Pfizer.
2021 Angel S. Byrd, MD, PhD Elucidating the Role of Autoantibodies in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
The 2021 SOCS Career Development Award is made possible thanks to the support from Pfizer.
Supporting research, career development, mentorship and observership are core aspects of the Skin of Color Society mission. To this end, we are proud to offer several outstanding opportunities for physicians-in-training and early-career dermatologists, as exclusive benefits to your SOCS membership. We are currently in the height of “application season” for various exciting programs with deadlines coming up in the next period, as outlined below.
Dermatology Research Awards The SOCS Dermatology Research Award provides up to three annual research grant (s) (up to $15,000) to promote dermatology research within the field of skin of color. This grant is intended to assist young dermatologists in furthering their academic careers. Two of the research awards will be given to applications that focus on inflammatory dermatologic diseases in skin of color.
The Skin of Color Society is pleased to invite applicants for a new funding opportunity for investigators. The recipient(s) will receive an award up to $100,000 which can be used over a two-year period and which is non-renewable. Up to two Career Development Awards will be given this year. The award will fund basic, translational, or clinical research related to inflammatory disorders in skin of color. It is the expectation that the recipient(s) of these awards will be tomorrow’s leaders in dermatology, helping to shape the future of the specialty.