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  WDS Celebrates 30 Fabulous Years
 By Lisa Garner, MD
The annual meeting luncheon of the Women’s Dermatologic Society on Sunday, February 20th in New Orleans was a celebration of our society and membership. Under the direction of the chairs of the Annual Meeting Committee, Deirdre O'Boyle Hooper, MD and Nia Terezakis, MD, the luncheon meeting was themed “30 years of Cultivating Precious Pearls”, the pearl being the traditional gift for a 30th anniversary.
After welcoming members and guests, WDS president Sandra Read, MD premiered a new WDS video whose production was guided by Pearl Grimes, MD. The video highlighted the beginnings of women in medicine, the history of the WDS, and the current and future goals of our society through interviews with several of the founding members and presidents. Dr. Grimes’ enthusiasm, spirit and dedication have rewarded the WDS with a wonderful new documentary that will be available for showing during various WDS networking events.
Three members received special awards during the luncheon. James S. Taylor, MD introduced Patricia Engasser, MD, this year’s recipient of the Rose Hirschler Award. Did you know that our own Pat was Hollywood child star Patsy Nash? Yes, she was and she starred in eight Hollywood films. Images from her films were shown at the luncheon. Dr. Engasser stated that her friendships with other women dermatologists gave her “inspiration and strength”, making her career “from not only fulfilling but also fun”.
In accepting the Mentor of the Year Award, Ilona Frieden, MD, spoke of the rewards of being a mentor commenting “the exception between mentoring to parenting is the much more immediate gratification. They actually want to hear what you have to say”.
Dr. Read presented the WDS President’s Award to Lenore Kakita, MD in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the society.
 As is our tradition, the keynote speaker, author and journalist Julia Reed, took us away from the intense medicine and dermatology of the AAD annual meeting. Author of the Queen of the Turtle Derby, she entertained members and guests with tales of women she has known and women about whom she has written. If “laughter is the best medicine”, then most of us were a little healthier when we left the meeting.
In passing the gavel to the 2005 incoming president, Jean Bolognia, MD, Dr. Read stated, “She’s taught me to never accept the status quo.” Dr. Bolognia closed the meeting looking forward to an exciting new year for the Women’s Dermatologic Society.
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Sunday, February 20, 2005 |
12:00 Noon
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
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Patricia Engasser, M.D.
Dr. Engasser Named Rose Hirschler Award Honoree
The Rose Hirschler Award is named in honor of Dr. Rose Hirschler, the first known female dermatologist in the United States. This award is presented annually by the Women’s Dermatologic Society to physicians chosen for having made significant contributions to medicine and dermatology, and who by their achievement, have served to enhance the role of women in the dermatologic specialty.
The WDS is pleased to announce that the prestigious Rose Hirschler Award was presented to Patricia G. Engasser, MD. Dr. Engasser is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Engasser received her MD and completed her residency at Stanford University.
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Ilona J. Frieden, M.D.
Top Mentor Award Goes to Dr. Frieden
Dr. Ilona J. Frieden was presented with the Mentor of the Year Award for her commitment to and able demonstration of mentoring, the Women’s Dermatologic Society. Dr. Frieden is a Clinical Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco. Since 1996, she has served as the mentor to seventeen WDS members through the WDS Mentorship Program.
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Lenore Kakita, M.D.
Dr. Kakita Receives President’s Award
WDS President Dr. Sandra Read chose Dr. Lenore Kakita to be this year’s recipient of the President’s Award in recognition of her outstanding support and leadership of WDS. Dr. Kakita has been an active member of nearly every committee of the WDS and has played a major role in shaping the strategic direction of the Society over the past five years. She has been instrumental in fundraising which makes possible many of the worthwhile programs that members of the WDS now enjoy, such as the Mentorship Award Grants and other outstanding benefits.
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