2009 WDS Mentorship Award - Tina Alster, MD | News & Information of the Women's Dermatologic Society

Tina Alster, MD, shown with an appreciative group of her WDS mentees
From left to right are: Dr. Molly Wanner, Dr. Celia Theresa Lim-Layson, Dr. Larissa Zaulyanov, Dr. Tina Alster,
Dr. Lucille White, Dr. Jill Waibel, Dr. Divya Railan, Dr. Melissa Lazarus, Dr. Jennnifer Segal
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2009 WDS Mentor of the Year Award Presented to Tina Alster, MD

Dr. Tina Alster is presented with the 2009 Mentor of the Year Award in recognition of her longstanding commitment to mentoring and her impact on women in dermatology.

The Mentor of the Year award was established in 2003 to honor outstanding individuals who have influenced the lives of women dermatologists through mentoring. The first recipient of this important honor was Frances J. Storrs, MD, who founded the WDS Mentorship program in 1993. Now a cornerstone of the WDS, the Mentorship Program has funded more than 400 women and men, early in their professional careers, to spend time one-on-one with an established mentor with specific expertise. The WDS Mentorship Program is made possible through the continued generosity and ongoing support of Dermik Laboratories.

To read the news release - Click here
To read WDS member Dr. Nicole Rogers’ account of the awards presentation - Click here

Adelaide Hebert, MD (right) presenting the 2009 WDS Mentor of the Year Award to Tina Alster, MD at the 34th WDS Annual Meeting Luncheon

......IMPORTANT LINKS & PREVIOUS WINNERS:

WDS Mentorship Program Information Page

2009 WDS Mentorship Award - Tina Alster, MD
2008 WDS Mentorship Award - Jean Bolognia, MD (Details...)
2007 WDS Mentorship Award - Libby Edwards, MD (Details...)
2006 WDS Mentorship Award - Amy Paller, MD (Details...)
2005 WDS Mentorship Award - Ilona J. Frieden, MD (Details...)
2004 WDS Mentorship Award - Vera H. Price, MD (Details...)
2003 WDS Mentorship Award - Frances J Storrs, MD (Details...)

MORE 2009 AWARDS:

2009 Rose Hirschler Award - Ilona J. Frieden, MD
2009 WDS President’s Award - Marie-France Demierre, MD

Recap of Events: WDS 34th Annual Meeting Luncheon in San Francisco, CA - Sunday March 8, 2009 (Details...)

Mark Your Calendar: WDS 35th Annual Meeting Luncheon in Miami, FL - Sunday, March 7, 2010 (Details...)

The Women's Dermatologic Society supports the careers and professional development of women dermatologists. The mission of the Women’s Dermatologic Society is to help women in dermatology achieve their greatest personal and professional potential by striving to foster, promote, and support women’s issues in dermatology; identify, train, and recognize women leaders in dermatology; provide a forum for developing relationships and the exchange of ideas and research relevant to women’s issues; and promote the highest possible standards of ethics, research, patient care and education, as well as public education. WDS is comprised of more than 1,500 members nationally and internationally, representing all sub-specialties in dermatology and work in private practice, academics and research.