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

• June 27 – AAD’s teledermatology program allows you to connect with clinics virtually to deliver much needed care

  • 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