CAREER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE | WDS Committee Member Listing

CAREER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Updated February 2008

Mission Statement:

1.	To promote and foster on-going professional development opportunities for WDS membership

2.	Promote Career Development opportunities throughout the WDS

3.	To make recommendations of recipients to receive Career Development Awards

The Career Development Awards:
The goal of Career Development Awards Program is to provide WDS members with opportunities to enhance their career development through participating in “hands-on” training or other educational activities. This program provides financial support for members to acquire specific skills to enhance professional development.

Nomination Guidelines and Criteria for Selection:

1.	Awards will be made for specific educational programs to individual members.

2.	A minimum of three years of continuous WDS post-residency membership is a pre-requisite for application.

3.	Awards will be designated for particular areas of professional skill development, including but not limited to courses on financial development, management, scientific development, technical development and attending educational conferences to apply a specific skill.

Criteria for awards will include the merit of the proposal, as well as the perceived need of the applicant to improve her career status. Two letters of reference should be provided; one from potential Peer Expert that defines the content of the apprenticeship with the beginning and ending dates (or letter of reference with documentation of the course) and a letter of recommendation from a WDS Member.

5.	Applicants should identify the specific skill(s) they wish to acquire and define an educational program designed to meet the special needs.

Awards will be made on a continued basis as funding permits. Applications will be submitted to the Career Development Committee preferably three months prior to the date of apprenticeship. Awardees are expected to attend the Annual Meeting to acknowledge receipt of the award unless specifically excused by the Committee Chairman.

7.	Awards up to $10,000 will be granted pending review of the budget.

8.	Awardees may request reasonable travel expenses, necessary tuition, and appropriate housing expenses but requests for the purchase of equipment are typically not funded.

9.	Awardees will be expected to provide a photo and prepare a brief report for publication in the WDS Newsletter within one month of the conclusion of the Experience.

Number of Members: At least 6

Term: 3 years, renewable
Term expires after annual meeting in final year.
WDS President and Treasurer serve as Ex-Officio Advisory Members.

Co-Chair
Bryna Kane, MD (2007-10)
Long Beach, CA

Co-Chair
Mary C. Spellman, MD (2005-09)
San Francisco, CA

Marianna L. Blyumin, MD (2008-11)
Miami, FL

Mary W. Chang, MD (2006-09)
West Hartford, CT

Peggy Crawford, MD (2008-11)
San Francisco, CA

Toni Funicella, MD (2008-11)
Austin, TX

Lynne J. Goldberg, MD (2008-11)
Boston, MA

Ginat W. Mirowski, DMD, MD (2008-11)
Carmel, IN

Elise Olsen, MD (2008-11)
Durham, NC

Deborah E. Zell, MD (2007-10)
Miami Beach, FL

Ex-Officio Advisor
Suzanne Olbricht, MD (2008-11)
Burlington, MA

Ex-Officio Advisor
Suzanne M. Connolly, MD (2008-09)
Scottsdale, AZ

WDS COMMITTEE LINKS:
Current Career Development Committee
2007 Career Development Committee
2006 Career Development Committee
2005 Career Development Committee
2004 Career Development Committee

WDS COMMITTEES & TASK FORCE LISTINGS FOR 2008:
Executive Committee Academic Dermatologists Committee Audit Committee Bylaws Committee Communications Committee Ethics Committee International Affairs Committee Medical Students Awareness Committee Mentorship Committee Nominating Committee Service Committee Women Dermatologic Surgeons Committee 2008 Member Renewal Retreat Task Force Historical Task Force Merchandising Task Force	WDS Foundation Officers & Board Of Directors Annual Meeting Committee Awards Committee Career Development Committee Editorial Board Fundraising Committee Long Range Planning Committee Membership Committee Networking Committee Past Presidents' Advisory Committee Website Committee Play Safe in the Sun at LPGA Task Force (2007) Task Force On 2007 Leadership Development Retreat (2007)

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COMMITTEES OF INTEREST (Check all that apply):

	Executive Committee			WDS Foundation Board Of Directors
	Academic Dermatologists Committee			Annual Meeting Committee
	Audit Committee			Awards Committee
	Bylaws Committee			Career Development Committee
	Communications Committee			Editorial Board
	Ethics Committee			Fundraising Committee
	International Affairs Committee			Long Range Planning Committee
	Medical Students Awareness Committee			Membership Committee
	Mentorship Committee			Networking Committee
	Nominating Committee			Past Presidents' Advisory Committee
	Service Committee			Website Committee
	Women Dermatologic Surgeons Committee
				Merchandising Task Force
	2008 Member Renewal Retreat Task Force			Historical Task Force

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COMMITTEE REQUIREMENT: Applicant must be at least a pending member with WDS
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