Upcoming Events
Legacy Celebration 2025 Honoring Dr. Adelaide Hebert
March 7, 2025
Register Now for the 2025 Legacy Celebration where WDS will honor Dr. Adelaide Hebert and celebrate all of our past honorees.
Location: Ritz Carlton, Grande Lakes Orlando
Date: Friday, March 7, 2025
Time: 8:00PM to 11:30PM
WDS will host a pre-reception for all $1000 and above VIP Supporters, prior to the Legacy Celebration. Details will be provided closer to the event.
Click here to view the Prospectus.
DEI Event - Sponsorship in Dermatology: Giving Someone a Seat at the Table
March 8, 2025
Please join the WDS for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Networking Breakfast at the WDS Center during the AAD Annual Meeting in Orlando. This event is an opportunity for underrepresented in medicine (UIM) dermatology residents, fellows and attendings to gain some insight in Sponsorship in Dermatology.
The event will begin with a breakfast during which residents from across the country will have the chance to network with dermatologists at all levels in their careers. The breakfast will be followed by a panel discussion, where panelists will answer pre-submitted questions.
We look forward to an exciting and engaging panel discussion!
Event Details:
Topic: Sponsorship in Dermatology: Giving Someone a Seat at the Table
Hosted by: Drs. Alexis Carrington, and Ekene Ezenwa, WDS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Location: WDS Center, Hilton Orlando, Lake Mizell Room, Lobby Level
Panelists: Dr. Victoria Barbosa, Dr. Chesahna Kindred, and Dr. William James.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
7:30am - 9:00am
- 7:30am - 7:50am Breakfast
- 7:50am - 8:50am Panel Discussion
- 8:50am - 9:00am Wrap Up
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Annual Meeting and Luncheon 2025
March 9, 2025
Please join us for the 2025 Annual Luncheon and Meeting at the AAD
WDS Center
Dates: Friday, March 7, 2025 to Saturday, March 8, 2025
Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm each day
Where: Hilton Orlando, Lake Mizell Room, Lobby Level
2025 Annual Luncheon and Meeting
Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025
Time: 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Where: Hilton Orlando, Orange Ballroom, Lower Level
WDS Forum 2025 and IVWG
April 4-6, 2025
Join us for the 2025 IVWG - WDS Forum!
The Scottsdale Resort and Spa
Scottsdale, Arizona
April 4 - 6, 2025
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Join us for an exclusive networking event where industry leaders, WDS innovators, and dermatology professionals come together to exchange insights, foster relationships, and explore exciting new opportunities within dermatology at the IVWG!
Don't miss the WDS Forum CME event, featuring unique topics that you won’t find elsewhere, including: finding meaning in medicine, diversifying identity, redefining success, work-life integration, and much more. This year, we’ll host a special interactive panel of WDS Past Presidents on “The Next 50 Years of WDS” — and we invite you to share your thoughts during the discussion at lunch afterward.
Connect with dermatology leaders through small group events, morning yoga and meditation sessions, and casual networking over meals or during our poster crawl.
Submit an Abstract to Present at the 2025 WDS Forum:
WDS is accepting abstracts focused on dermatology topics. All abstract topics are welcome. Special consideration will be given to those that promote the WDS mission to empower and connect women dermatologists through personal and professional development, mentorship, service and leadership.
Presenters will be required to register and attend the 2025 WDS Forum in Scottsdale, AZ from April 4-6, 2025.
The top 5 abstracts will be selected for oral presentation and the next 30 will be selected for poster presentation.