Become a mentor

Use your practical observations, skills, and lessons learned to help foster early career dermatologists. Review the list of programs below and join our interactive database of mentors by completing your personalized mentor profile. This information will be shared with mentees in our fully searchable online mentor database.

Help remove barriers for medical students considering dermatology through a structured one-on-one mentorship. Mentors are paired based on interest and availability and provide shadowing, career guidance, and skills development. Open to all AAD members with an interest in serving underserved communities who meet program requirements. Mentor eligibility and targeting follow the same open-eligibility and Equal Opportunity standards as mentee programs.

Mentorship programs

Academic Dermatology Leadership Program: Advise young faculty members and help guide them through the early stages of teaching dermatology to students.

Medical Student Mentorship Program: Counsel medical students with diverse backgrounds and perspectives who are considering a career in dermatology and serving medically underserved populations.

Flash Mentoring Program: Engage in one-time, no-commitment connections with dermatologists seeking guidance on a specific topic.

Additional opportunities to mentor

JAAD Editorial Mentorship Program: Designed for young physicians interested in developing critical appraisal and editorial skills.

Additional resources

A mentor is a guide, tutor, facilitator, counselor, and trusted adviser willing to spend their time and expertise to guide the development of another person.

• View the mentor job description (PDF download)

• Mentor guideline

• Recommended mentoring topics

• Ending the mentorship

Questions?

Contact Natalie Kirykowicz at nkirykowicz@aad.org