DermWorld Academy Insider Exclusives Archive

Access the archive of past Academy Insider Exclusives. Academy Insider periodically conducts exclusive interviews with AAD members on a variety of topics, including CME courses, important Academy information, and interesting dermatology-adjacent news stories.
2025 interviews
Oct. 16 – Get reliable career advice in a flash with new mentoring program
Amy Y. Chen, MD, FAAD
June 26 – What makes a good Board of Directors candidate?
Adam J. Friedman, MD, FAAD
May 8 – New measles resource center provides members with up-to-date information
Esther Freeman, MD, PhD, FAAD, Misha Rosenbach, MD, FAAD, and Carolyn Goh, MD, FAAD
May 1 – New course on patch testing offers 5 CME credits
Jennifer Chen, MD, FAAD, and Amber Reck Atwater, MD, FAAD
March 20 – New courses on clinical trials and wound care offer 14 CME credits
Afsaneh Alavi, MD, FAAD
March 6 – Welcome to the 2025 AAD Annual Meeting
Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD
Feb. 20 – Your Dermatologist Knows works
Roopal Kundu, MD, FAAD
Jan. 9 – New clinical image collection
Vinod Nambudiri, MD, MBA, FAAD
2024 interviews
Dec. 26 – New JAAD hidradenitis suppurativa supplement offers latest updates
Jennifer Hsiao, MD, FAAD, and Christopher J. Sayed, MD, FAAD
Jan. 2 – Dialogues in Dermatology becomes a member benefit
Benjamin Stoff, MD, FAAD
Dec. 2 – Meet the newest Your Dermatologist Knows correspondents
Charlie Dunn, MD, FAAD, and Preetha Kamath, MD, FAAD
Oct. 17 – New course on advanced imaging techniques
Featuring: Jane Grant-Kels, MD, FAAD
Aug. 27 – New course on skin cancer diagnosis
Featuring: Dirk Elston, MD, FAAD
Aug. 6 – New drug resistant dermatophytes: What to know
Featuring: Esther Freeman, MD, PhD, FAAD, and Misha Rosenbach, MD, FAAD
July 25 – New course helps members assess and prepare for AI in dermatology
Featuring: Ivy Lee, MD, FAAD, and Veronica Rotemberg, MD, PhD, FAAD
June 20 – Meet the new Your Dermatologist Knows correspondents
Featuring: Samantha Karlin, MD, FAAD, and Amit Om, MD, FAAD
June 10 – Meet the new JAAD Case Reports editor: Abby Van Voorhees, MD, FAAD
Featuring: Abby Van Voorhees, MD, FAAD
April 15 – A crash course on the Academy’s Advisory Board
Featuring: Amy J. Derick, MD, FAAD
April 9 – New JAAD Reviews journal seeks submissions
Featuring: Shari Lipner, MD, PhD, FAAD
Feb. 29 – Firefighter skin check pilots show the way
Featuring: Ann F. Haas, MD, FAAD
2023 interviews
Nov. 21 – JAAD Case Reports editor
Featuring: Brett Sloan, MD, FAAD
Nov. 2 – New course helps members overcome unintended bias in practice
Featuring: Sacharitha Bowers, MD, FAAD, and Klint Peebles, MD, FAAD
Aug. 15 – New JAAD alopecia supplement offers dermatologists the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment
Featuring: Lynne J. Goldberg, MD, FAAD
Featuring: Emily Baumrin, MD, Craig S. Hersh, MD, FAAD, David Lortscher, MD, FAAD, and Karolyn Wanat, MD, FAAD
June 5 – Why you should apply to be Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Featuring: Daniel D. Bennett, MD, FAAD
May 22 – New genital skin exam course
Featuring: Christina Kraus, MD, FAAD, Harry Dao Jr., MD, FAAD, and Amylee Martin, MD
May 5 – Why you should attend the 2023 AADA Legislative Conference
Featuring: Afton Cobb, MD, FAAD, and Virginia Tracey, MD, FAAD
April 11 – Augmented and artificial intelligence in dermatology in the age of ChatGPT
Featuring: Ivy Lee, MD, FAAD, and Veronica Rotemberg, MD, PhD, FAAD
March 8 – On-demand guideline-based CME courses
Featuring: Sara Samimi, MD, FAAD, and Peggy A. Wu, MD, MPH, FAAD
2022 interviews
Oct. 20 – Your Dermatologist Knows Social Media Correspondents
Featuring: Ronda Farah, MD, FAAD, Oyetewa Oyerinde, MD, FAAD, and Sara Moghaddam, MD, FAAD
Oct. 13 – Takeaways from the Diversity Champion Workshop
Featuring: Victoria Barbosa, MD, FAAD, Mary Wu Chang, MD, FAAD, L. Claire Hollins, MD, FAAD, and Shannon Zullo, MD
July 20 – Skin of color curriculum
Featuring: Susan C. Taylor, MD, FAAD, and Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH, FAAD
Jan. 20 – Skin cancer, skin of color communities, and how derms can move the needle on health equity
Featuring: Omolara Olowoyeye, MD, MPH, FAAD
2021 interviews
Nov. 15 – Championing diversity
Featuring: Sacharitha Bowers, MD, FAAD
Oct. 7 – Preserving dermatology’s history
Featuring: William D. James, MD, FAAD
Aug. 30 – Delivering dermatology’s message
Featuring: Laurel Geraghty, MD, FAAD
Aug. 4 – GALDA looks back on its 40-year journey
Featuring: Harold Brody, MD, FAAD
July 28 – Here’s what it takes to launch a successful Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Featuring: Carrie Kovarik, MD, FAAD, and Nicole Dobkin, AAD Public Relations Manager
May 26 – Bringing diversity to Academy committees and task forces
Featuring: Dara Spearman, MD, FAAD, and Saakshi Khattri, MD, MBBS, FAAD
Feb. 10 – Distance traveled: Dr. Lim’s diversity focus as AAD president still relevant today
Featuring: Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD
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