Navigating Your Career

Acne treatment: The New, the Old, and the Controversial
Next Steps Correspondent, Dr. Bridget Kaufman, reports on Dr. Hilary Baldwin’s acne lecture presented at the 2018 Skin of Color Seminar Series (now the Skin of Color Update) and shares important clinical pearls every dermatologist should know. During her 20-minute lecture titled, Out with the Old, In with the New: Acne Treatments that No Longer Work, Dr. Hilary Baldwin delved into acne treat …
Millennial Physicians: Changing the Face of Medicine
The last few years have seen no shortage of think pieces about how millennials are changing our world and our culture.  From changes in social norms, to their embrace of technology to “killing” various industries, there’s a fascination with how this young generation (myself included) is leaving their mark on our society.  There have also been several articles concerned with how our generat …
Tips for Running Your Own Practice
Running your own practiceUpon completing residency training, many newly graduated doctors feel lost as to where to begin if their goal is to open up a new practice. Unfortunately, the business side of the medical field is often glossed over or completely missing from residency programs, leaving doctors in the dark about key elements of practice management. I recently conducted a survey through LinkedIn, and over 50 der …
Running your own practice
A Scientific and Ethical Approach To In-Office Skincare Retail – Part 5
In this five-part series, I have discussed the essential characteristics of developing customized skincare routines for patients to increase efficacy and outcomes, as well as reduce side effects. I’ve also outlined the features of the Skin Type Solutions System, which helps doctors assess the Baumann Skin Type® of each patient without requiring an additional time commitment from doctors or staf …
Physician advice: How to get patients to adhere to treatment protocols
In this article, Dr. Hayley Leight, onsite correspondent for the 2018 Skin of Color Seminar Series, now aptly named the Skin of Color Update, speaks with several well-known and respected thought leaders in skin of color dermatology. Drs. Valerie Callender, Hillary Baldwin and Maritza Perez all weigh in on how best to get patients to adhere to treatment protocols. Dr. Valerie Callender – Conne …