Dermatology Awards, Events, and Community Service
Faculty Awards
We are proud to announce the following list of awards, honors, and distinguished presentations received/completed by our faculty and residents. Please join us in congratulating them both for their accomplishments as well as all of the hard work that went into earning recognition!
- Dr. Vinny Nahar was a finalist for the 2024 Regions TEACH Prize and was inducted into the UMMC Nelson Order for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Nahar has also been a recipient of UMMC’s Trailblazer Teaching Award four years in a row (2021-present).
- Dr. Thy Huynh was presented the Mississippi Excellence in Community Service Award at the MSMA Annual Session at the Sheraton Flowood – The Refuge Hotel & Conference Center.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
2024 ADS Summer Symposium: Resident Competition
The 2024 Alabama Dermatology Society (ADS) Summer Symposium was held June 20-23, 2024 at the Grand Hotel in Fairhope, AL. We are proud of our residents who were accepted as presenters, listed below.
- Dr. Hollis Burrow won second place with his presentation, “An Uncommon Presentation of Infantile Hemangioma.”
- Dr. Katie Trettin presented the “Scurvy Case Series.”
- Dr. Rob Quiring presented, “Improving Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis Care: Online Intervention in the Deep South.”
Skin Cancer Screening Event
Our annual skin cancer screening was held this May at our Grants Ferry Clinic. This event is sponsored by the American Academy of Dermatology and was held in collaboration with the Women's Dermatology Association and is part of National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. We wish to thank the physicians and staff of UMMC Dermatology who volunteered their time to offer free skin cancer screening to UMMC employees and members of the public by appointment. This past year, 107 patients were seen, and multiple significant precancers and cancers were identified.
pose for a photo during the annual free skin cancer screening at our
Grants Ferry location.
Dermatology Interest Group – JFC Dermatology Day
Dermatology residents, along with the UMMC Dermatology Interest Group, recently volunteered on a Saturday morning at the Jackson Free Clinic.
Dermatolgy Residents Drs. Sarah Fillingim (left), Cody Estep (top left),
and Sally McClung (top middle) volunteer with UMMC Medical Students
at the Jackson Free Clinic.
Career Development Series
Every academic year, the School of Medicine Office of Medical Education coordinates with various UMMC departments on campus to highlight their subspecialties and detail their programs. This year, Dr. Amy Flischel represented our department at the series this fall.