2022 Reflections
BREAKING NEW GROUND
- Two manuscripts submitted for publication in two high impact peer-reviewed dermatology journals.
- Expansion of the task force’s focus to address language and classification of terms to be used in clinical trials.
- Creation of a working group to develop a comprehensive, evidence-based review focusing on the use and misuse of the current scales used to measure skin tone.
- Coverage in Dermatology Times.
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SETTING NEW RECORDS
18th Annual SOCS Scientific Symposium
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8 Resident Travel Grants were awarded to SOCS Resident Members to attend the Meeting the Challenge Summit.
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Career Development Award of $100,000 was awarded to Shawn Kwatra, MD, FAAD for “Racial Differences in Germline and Somatic Mutations in Prurigo Nodularis.”
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3 SOCS Research Awards of $15,000 each were awarded to:
- Jillian Richmond, PhD, Examining Gene and Protein Expression in Clinically Diverse Mycosis Fungoides Samples From Skin of Color Patients;
- Shawn Shih, MD, The Utility of Topical Oxymetazoline in Preventing Post-filler Ecchymosis in Skin of Color Patients: A Randomized, Double-blind, Split-Face Study;
- Nkemjika Ugonabo, MD, MPH, Combination Topical Cysteamine and Fractional 1927nm Low-Powered Diode Laser Resurfacing vs. Topical Cysteamine Alone in the Treatment of Melasma: A Prospective, Split-Face Cohort Study.
SERVING CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS WITH EXCELLENCE
We celebrate all that has brought us here and look forward with great anticipation to the road ahead!
2021 Reflections
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A phenomenal year of growth & innovation
- 1200 SOCS Members in 35 Countries
- Record # of submitted abstracts-SOCS Annual Scientific Symposium
- 14 SOCS New Fellowship Grants
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- SOCS launched DEEP: A groundbreaking learning management system allowing members to learn straight from the experts at your own pace and earn CME credit through dermatology educational webinars and practice management content.
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Skin of Color Society Awards Programs Thrive!
- 25 SOCS Mentorship Awards
- 9 SOCS Observership Awards
- 3 SOCS Research Grant Awards
- 1 Career Development Award
- Four highly informative sessions were presented by the SOCS expert teams as follows:
- Health Disparities, presented by Drs. Susan C. Taylor, Rebecca Vasquez, Valerie Harvey and Nada Elbuluk
- Hair Disorders, presented by Drs. Crystal Aguh and Candrice Heath.
- Pigmentary Disorders, presented by Drs. Seemal R. Desai and Janiene Luke
- External Signs of Internal Disease, presented by Drs. Angel Byrd and Neelam Vashi
SOCS virtually presented well-attended Networking & Educational Symposia + Webinars
- SOCS leadership embarked on a comprehensive 5-year strategic planning process, which is nearing completion and will be shared publicly in early 2022.
- We are grateful for a record level of industry support in 2021.