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Our MD/PhD research residency program based curriculum is readily accessible on the
continues to thrive with current residents Jeffrey Department’s website. Please check it out!
McBride, MD, PhD and Naiem Issa, MD, PhD. In
addition, the 4 year MD/PhD, Dr. Julia Escandon In the Masters of Science in Skin Biology and
our first M.D. to Ph.D. Resident candidate, Dermatological Sciences Program, directed by
started her clinical training in July 2019. We Dr. Jie Li and administered by Dr. David Lewis,
hope these programs represent an opportunity students spend 12 months taking classes, either
to provide exceptional translational research in person on campus in Miami (6 weeks’ of classes
training to future dermatologists, but also allow spaced throughout the year) or online. Our 3rd
us to grow from within future leaders of academic class joined us in August 2019 and consists of 14
dermatology for our own or other fortunate students.
programs.

The Department’s “Dermatology Academic
Training Program” (DATP) directed by Dr. Ralf
Paus, was launched in August 2018. An inaugural
meeting was held September 2018. A second
meeting will follow this coming Spring. The DATP
holds its monthly “Miami Skin Club Lounge” and
utilizes an attractive meeting place also known as
the “Derm Den” for DATP mentees.

Our Department continues to pioneer novel
educational programs. Besides the DATP, two
other examples are Medical School ‘Flipping the Master’s Graduation. From L to R:
Classroom’ Dermatology curriculum and our Marquese Noel-McCormick, Dr. Jie Li,
Master’s Program. Medical student education is Jessica Campestrini, Katherine Lezcano,
directed by Dr. Andrea Maderal and ‘Flipping the Eesh Dadheech
Classroom’ consists of students viewing succinct
specifically made videos and having interactive
case based discussions with faculty where
they apply their knowledge in class. The video-