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Why Academic Dermatology?
At our second WDS Academic Dermatologist Breakfast in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2007,
this is what our speakers shared in telling us what attracted them to academia.
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Dr. Jean Bolognia of Yale University said:
“I particularly like the culture of improvement; culture of discussion and debate, and take pride in the specialty. I value the interactions with others, and being in a stimulating environment.
Dr. Bolognia’s advice to others:
- Go beyond the network
- Find younger and older colleagues with whom to relate
- Don't try to be perfect!
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Dr. Amy Paller of Northwestern University said:
She likes being part of a group and that it is important to have passion for what you do - do what you love, what makes you happy, and share it with others. She said: “I enjoy nurturing people.”
Dr. Amy Paller’s advice to others:
- Try to improve
- Try to become a leader (acknowledging there are many different ways to do that)
- Try to have fun.
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Dr. Antonia Hood of Eastern Virginia Medical School said:
She was attracted to a career in academic dermatology because she values excellence in patient care, teaching, the limitless opportunities to grow.
Dr. Hood’s advice:
- Get involved and be willing to say yes
- Read one good fiction book per year
- Wear comfortable shoes
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Dr. Suzanne Olbricht of Harvard Medical School recommended many books that she has found helpful:
She often turns to books outside of dermatology and even outside of medicine for help. She said: “Dermatology residency prepares you to diagnose lymphomatoid papulosis, interpret pathology reports about atypical nevi, prescribe phototherapy, and excise basal cell carcinomas with appropriate margins, however, our education is not complete however and most people would benefit from the skills elaborated in the following books.”
Here is Dr. Olbricht’s book list:
- Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
By Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, and Roger Fisher
This book explores what makes conversations difficult, why we avoid them, and why we handle them badly together with suggestions for grounding yourself and speaking with clarity and power. It is written in the spirit of trying to understand the issues and work toward better relationships at work and at home.
- The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry
by Sue Annis Hammond
Appreciate Inquiry is a framework that examines problem solving and strategic planning. Its focus is that we should do more of what works and less of what doesn’t work
- Keeping Good People
by Roger E. Herman
Picture yourself as a leader of good people. These good people are your most important resource. This book explores what makes people good and what keeps them working with you.
- Eat that Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
by Brian Tracy
Here are the rules: 1. If you have to eat a frog, eat it first thing in the morning and then nothing else will seem so bad. 2. If you have to eat a big frog, cut it up into bite-size pieces. 3. If you have to eat two frogs, eat the biggest one first.
- Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman
by Gail Evans
Read pages 66-71 about Speaking Out.
- Who Moved My Cheese?
by Spencer Johnson
Change happens. How to deal.
- Getting to Yes
by Roger Fisher, Bruce M. Patton, and William L. Ur
The classic book detailing techniques of negotiation. Its perspective is that the outcome of a successful negotiation improves the terms of an agreement or relationship to the benefit of all parties involved. One way to know if you need to read this book is if you don’t have a BATNA.
- A Perfect Mess
by Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman
This is my current favorite... it justifies my desk and my kitchen! The subtitle to this book is “The Hidden Benefits of Disorder: How crammed closets, cluttered offices, and on-the-fly planning make the world a better place.” It even approves of procrastination. Don’t believe me? See p 121.
- This Teaching Life: How I Taught Myself To Teach
by Selma Wassermann and Larry Cuban
Excellent book for those interested in even a modicum of teaching to someone, anyone. It has chapters on creating an interactive environment and on evaluations.
- The Empathic Practitioner: Empathy, Gender, and Medicine
by Ellen Singer More and Maureen A. Milligan
This book grew out of an interdisciplinary conference on empathy and gender and so it is a collection of technical essays, not a book for the layperson. My favorite chapter is entitled “Listening, Empathy and Clinical Practice” which describes how listening allows for more effective medical care in and of itself, not just because you picked up some information. Next time you see a difficult patient, try using listening as a therapy. To me, this is the essence of being a physician..
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Breakfast List of Attendees
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Lindsay S. Ackerman, MD
Anna Liza Chan Agero, MD
Murad Alam, MD
Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas, MD
Wendi Armbrister
David A. Barzilai, MD, PhD
Brian Berman, MD, PhD
Erin E. Boh, MD, PhD
Jean L. Bolognia, MD
Lindie K. Borton, MD
Anne E. Burdick, MD, MPH
Gene E. Burges, MD, PhD
Karen E. Burke, MD, PhD
Roger I. Ceilley, MD
Tania F. Cestari, MD, PhD
Suephy C. Chen, MD
Anna Louise Cole, MD
Gene Colon
Suzanne Marie Connolly, MD
Kelly M. Cordoro, MD
Raymond L. Cornelison, Jr., MD
Lynn Anne Cornelius, MD
Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD
Doris J. Day, MD
Marie-France Demierre, MD
Ann M. Deren-Lewis
Lynn Annette Drake, MD
Bonnie J. Drake, MD
Anastasia D. Drohan, MD
Cory A. Dunnick, MD
Alison Ehrlich, MD
Lindy Peta Fox, MD
Ilona J. Frieden, MD
Sheila Fallon Friedlander, MD
Rachel Friedman-Birnbaum, MD
Andrea L. Garrett, MD
Maria Cecilia Garzon, MD
Rosalyn Elizabeth George, MD
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Barbara Ann Gilchrest, MD
Amy E. Gilliam, MD
Mitchel Paul Goldman, MD
Michele Jane Gonzalez, MD
Alice B. Gottlieb, MD, PhD
Keith A. Greathouse
Jennifer L. Hand, MD
Adelaide A. Hebert, MD
Marcia Hogeling, MD
Antoinette F. Hood, MD
Maria K. Hordinsky, MD
Sharon E. Jacob, MD
William D. James, MD
Beverly A. Johnson, MD
Lenore Setsuko Kakita, MD
Caroline C. Kim, MD
Ellen J. Kim, MD
Jenny Kim, MD, PhD
Daniela Kroshinsky, MD
Andria G.M. Langenberg, MD
Anne E. Laumann, MBChB,MRCP
Sancy A. Leachman, MD, PhD
Sharon F. Levy, MD
Felisa S. A. Lewis, MD
Marilyn Grace Liang, MD
Jennifer Y. Lin, MD
Annette W. Lynn, MD
Diane C. Madfes, MD
Ellen S. Marmur, MD
Elizabeth I. McBurney, MD
Michel A. McDonald, MD
Lynn J. McKinley-Grant, MD
Amy J. McMichael, MD
Michael E. Ming, MD
Ginat W. Mirowski, DMD, MD
Jenny E. Murase, MD
Patricia L. Myskowski, MD
Uma Nadiminti, MD
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Tasneem Sultana Nakhoda, MD, MBBS, MCPS
Rachel C. Ness, MD
Amy J. Nopper, MD
Patricia L. Norris, MD
Josephine Nkechi Okwechime, MD, MPH
Suzanne Olbricht, MD
Elise Olsen, MD
Amy S. Paller, MD
Maritza I. Perez, MD
Doren Madey Pinnell, PhD
Melissa Pugliano-Mauro, MD
Frances Ramos-Ceballos, MD
Marta I. Rendon, MD
Nicole Elaine Rogers, MD
Cheryl F. Rosen, MD
Karla S. Rosenman, MD
Beth S. Ruben, MD
Arlene M. Ruiz-de-Luzuriaga, MD, MPH
Julie V. Schaffer, MD
Bethanee J. Schlosser, MD, PhD
Vishakha Modi Sharma, MD
Rekha Sheth, MD
Navjeet K. Sidhu-Malik, MD
Frances J. Storrs, MD
Kathleen M. Sugg
Jennifer Swearingen, MD
Susan M. Swetter, MD
Nia Katechis Terezakis, MD
Marcia G. Tonnesen, MD
Ella L. Toombs, MD
Sima Zahra Torabian, MD
Rochelle R. Torgerson, MD, PhD
Abby S. Van Voorhees, MD
Erin M. Warshaw, MD, MS
David Wintermeyer
Michael Wintermeyer
Lorraine Young, MD
Siegrid Yu, MD |
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The group is being chaired by: Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD and Ilona J. Frieden, MD
The Purpose Is:
- To identify and consolidate national efforts focusing on recruitment of women dermatologists into the academic field
- To identify and address common needs and specific concerns among women in academic dermatology
- To create programs that will provide junior and mid-career women in the academic field with the necessary tools to achieve career-long mastery of leadership, managerial and negotiation skills
- To provide scientific support to the “Resident and Young Dermatologist Research Grant Program” by establishing a review committee whose members have expertise in a variety of areas within dermatology
- To build and sustain a collaborative network by providing an interactive medium for communication among individuals with common academic interests
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