Your membership allows us to advocate for dermatologists and our patients in Maryland: to have academic lectures and membership meetings, fund our annual grant for residents, and send physicians to AAD leadership training.  As my term ends, let me review our achievements of this past year and ask you to continue your commitment to Maryland dermatology.

Your membership will help us schedule interesting and informative meetings:

• Membership & CME meetings at local restaurants;
• CME meetings at Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland annually;
• Host the Atlantic Derm Conference in Maryland.

 Your membership helps us advocate in Annapolis:

• Annual Skin Cancer Screening and Lobby Day at the State House;
• We lobbied for and the legislature passed a prohibition on indoor tanning by minors;
• We worked with MedChi to pass a regulatory exemption that continues to allow practices to buffer lidocaine more than one hour ahead of patient administration
• We advocated for increased patient safety concerning Cosmetic Medical Procedure regulations;
• We continued lobbying for inclusion of fair physician payment data in our Maryland All-Payer Model.

Your membership helps us fund resident grants and create leaders:

• We are awarded our 5th annual MDS grant/scholarship for Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland dermatology residents with the recipient receiving up to $5000 for research, education, or scholarly projects in the field of dermatology;
• We have representation on the AAD Advisory Board enabling members of the Society to submit policy proposals to the AAD;
• We send our members to the Academy Leadership Forum.

Join today!  Helps us continue to strengthen dermatology in Maryland.

MDS Officers for the 2024-26 term are:

• President – Rachel Schleichert, MD
• Vice President –  Sean Wu, M.D.
• Immediate Past President – Chikoti M. Wheat, MD
• Executive Director– Russel J. Kujan