From the ODAC Poster Hall | Chronic Urticaria Exposure During Residency
Chronic urticaria is a common dermatologic condition, yet according to a recent survey, one in five clinicians deviates from known management guidelines. Researchers at the George Washington University (GWU) School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Dermatology surmised that the lack of confidence in workup and management of chronic urticaria and lack of adherence to guidelines may stem …
Chronic urticaria is a common dermatologic condition, yet according to a recent survey, one in five clinicians deviates from known management guidelines. Researchers at the George Washington University (GWU) School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Dermatology surmised that the lack of confidence in workup and management of chronic urticaria and lack of adherence to guidelines may stem … Continue reading "From the ODAC Poster Hall | Chronic Urticaria Exposure During Residency"
Most residency programs and hospital institutions teach how to provide feedback. Attendings and residents are asked to fill out structured rubrics, track ACGME milestones, and elicit patient surveys. Few programs, however, offer training about how to receive that feedback.
The skill of receiving feedback is carefully outlined in Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen's book Thanks for the Feedback. Th … 
Congratulations on starting dermatology residency! It’s thrilling, humbling, and yes—sometimes downright overwhelming. You’ll stretch both personally and professionally over the next year, and the lessons you learn now will shape your entire career. There are many unknowns, and it’s hard to navigate expectations. Don’t worry! I’ve been there too. Here’s some real advice that will hel … 
ODAC Conference Co-Chair Susan Weinkle, MD, FAAD, is a scientist at heart, which means she’s frequently conducting aesthetic experiments on herself. In this Next Steps in Derm video interview, conducted in partnership with the ODAC Dermatology Conference, Dr. Weinkle shares some of the lessons she’s learned in 25 years of aesthetic self-treatment. For Dr. Weinkle, it’s meant admitting her se … 
Time is at the premium for dermatology trainees, especially those with families.
“Time is the most valuable commodity I have and through my near-decade of training it becomes more important each day,” said dermatology resident Luke Maxfield, DO, a husband and father of two.
Sang Kim, MD, a dermatology resident, husband, and father of two, said, “We are constantly in a cycle of waking u …