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FOR RESIDENTS AND EARLY CAREER DERMATOLOGISTS
The goal of the Women’s Dermatologic Society Career Development Program is to provide WDS members 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: |
- Awards will be made for specific educational programs to individual members.
- A minimum of three years of continuous WDS post-residency membership is a prerequisite for application.
- Awards will be designated for particular areas of pro- fessional 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 im- prove her career status. Two letters of reference are required; one from a potential mentor that defines the content of the apprenticeship with the beginning and ending dates (or letter of reference from course facility with documentation of the course) and a letter of recommendation from a WDS Member.
- In the Statement of Purpose, applicants should identify the specific skills 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 must be submitted to the Career Development Committee at least three months prior to the date of the project. Awardees are expected to attend the Annual Meeting to acknowledge receipt of the award.
- Awards up to $10,000 will be granted pending review of the budget.
- Awardees may request reasonable travel expenses, necessary tuition, and appropriate housing expenses but requests for the purchase of equipment are typically not funded.
- Grant award is not intended to cover indirect/overhead costs.
- 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.
- Awards are intended to be granted to an individual only once, regardless of identified need for additional programs or changes in career goals. However, under exceptional circumstances, the Committee will review applications for a second award (for maximal total award of $15,000 to any individual) if accompanied by a clear statement (with budget) explaining rationale for additional funding.
You may apply for a Career Development Award in one of two ways:
- Apply online at: WDS Career Development Grant Application
(Application review is done on a quarterly basis)
- Send the application and required materials to:
WDS Career Development Grant Program-
Women’s Dermatologic Society
575 Market Street, Suite 2125
San Francisco, CA 94105
FAX: (415) 764-4933 (download the PDF version)
Questions? Please email us at: wds@womensderm.org • (tel: 415-764-4925)
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Here are some examples of grants that have been provided and what some grant recipients have said about the Career Development Award Program:
| Established an International Training Program |
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“I have discovered that we are embarking on an era of rediscovering purpose in dermatology and that this purpose will be found in our contribution to global dermatologic public health, individually and collectively as a specialty.” |
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– Kim Dernovsek, MD, Pueblo, CO |
| Studied New Techniques Abroad |
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“The Career Development Award affords women the opportunity to maintain interest in one’s field, review certain aspects or develop new skills after formal training and even years in practice or academics.” |
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– Ellen Mooney, MD, Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Attended Conference on a Specialized Topic |
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“I have been a dermatologist in Sydney for the last seven years, but have not had the opportunity to attend any meetings about epidermolysis bullosa (EB). This grant provided me with 10 days of learning about how other experts manage their EB patients and I made excellent contacts in the field. I am extremely grateful.” |
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– Dedee Murrell, MD, Sydney, Australia |
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| SOME OF OUR CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AWARD RECIPIENTS: |
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Alexandra B. Kimball, MD
Boston, MA
Award Focus: To pursue a course at Harvard Business School: Strategic Finance for Smaller Businesses
Award Class of 2006 (see more) |
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Kim Dernovsek, MD
Pueblo, CO
Award Focus: Set-up of a training program aimed to improve dermatologic education and care in Uganda
Award Class of 2003 (see more) |
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Evangeline Handog, MD
Metro Manila, Philippines
Award Focus: To study 2nd generation tools in Cosmetic Dermatology; Dermatologic Surgery and Lasers
Award Class of 2005 (see more) |
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Ellen Mooney, MD
Reykjavik, Iceland
Award Focus: To study at Sydney Melanoma Unit
Award Class of 2001 (see more) |
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Dedee F. Murrell, MD
Sydney, Austrailia
Award Focus: To study epidermolysis bullosa
Award Class of 2003 (see more) |
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My Thoughts on Women and Mentoring
by Deborah MacFarlane MD, MPH |
Two years ago I received a WDS Career Development Award to study the topic of “Women and Mentoring” with Mary Maloney, MD. Mary kindly let me stay at her home in Massachusetts for two weeks and in the evenings we would sit and mull over the topic. I remember trying to compile a list of what I considered to be the challenges female physicians face during their careers...
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