Resident Corner

Choosing Your Career Path After Dermatology Residency: Are You Ready?
dermatology residency
by Emily Murphy, MD on
At the 2022 ODAC Dermatology, Aesthetic & Surgical Conference, a resident directed series included a panel on choosing your next steps after dermatology residency – Fellowship, Academics, or Private Practice, It’s Decision Time. The panel had an impressive group of dermatologists who answered a series of questions about paving our future paths in dermatology. Here are our panel members, in …

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It’s Mnemonic Monday! Mast Cell Degranulators
mast cell degranulators
by NEXT STEPS IN DERM TEAM on
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember mast cell degranulators (patients should avoid these triggers in mastocytosis and urticaria pigmentosa) with the following mnemonic: SPICES NO VICEs SP- Substance P, polyxin I- IgE (dimerized) C- C5a E- E for Epsilon (E),  anti-FcεRI antibody S- Stem cell factor (Kit ligand) N- NSAIDS O- Opiates V- Vancomycin I- remi …

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It’s Mnemonic Monday! Hair Follicle Layers
hair follicle layers
by NEXT STEPS IN DERM TEAM on
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the layers of the hair follicle from inner to outer -Medulla, Cortex, Cuticle, Huxley/Henly, Outer Root Sheath, and Glassy/Vitreous membrane with the following mnemonic: My Cortex Cuts Huxley the Hen’s Outer Hair with Glass M- Medulla Cortex- Cortex Cut(s)- Cuticle Huxley- Huxley’s layer Hen- Henley’s layer Outer- Outer …

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Do We Need Another Dermatology Atlas? A Response from the Editors of The Full Spectrum of Dermatology: A Diverse and Inclusive Atlas
by Next Steps In Derm Team on
We have often been asked, “Why do we need another dermatology color atlas?” Good question, and here’s the answer! We have noticed that there is a paucity of photos of common dermatologic conditions depicted on darker skin. Oftentimes, photos of patients with darker/melanin-rich skin in atlases were those with conditions like keloids or more concerning, STIs. It is no wonder why many of these …

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It’s Mnemonic Monday! Hyperlipoproteinemia
Hyperlipoproteinemia
by NEXT STEPS IN DERM TEAM on
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember findings/mutations associated with Familial LPL deficiency (type I hyperlipoproteinemia) with the following mnemonic: AudRey got lipo for her 1st Cat because he had low self-esteem from being blind and having no abs. Au(d)Re(y)- Autosomal recessive (got) Lipo- Lipoprotein lipase deficiency (for her) C(at)- Apolipoprotein C-II ( …

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