The University of Texas Medical Branch Dermatology Interest Group (UTMB DIG) is a resource for medical students interested in Dermatology as well as for dermatologists and residents.
Editors
Current Editors: Fareen Momin and Jane Onyemachi
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Past Editors: Andrea Francis, Renat Ahatov, Michael Phan, Elise Weisert, Michael Ryan, Keith Wagner, Tim Allen, Kristyna Gleghorn, Dung Mac, Alex Acosta, William Tausend, Sheila Jalalat, Rebecca Philips, Chelsea Altinger, Lindsey Hunter, Alison Wiesenthal, Leslie Scroggins, Mara Dacso, Ashley Group, Fadi Constantine, Emily Fridlington, Joslyn Witherspoon, Tasneem Poonawalla.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Cautionary Letter Published About Medical Student Research
Dermatology Online Journal co-authors Jordan V. Wang and Matthew Keller remind academic dermatology residency programs to be aware that some applicants may exaggerate their research activity. This action could potentially create an unfair advantage in the residency selection process. They advise, “…residency program directors should think twice about the possibility of research falsification until functional checkpoints can be built-in to the application process and until the inclusion of ‘submitted’ works are no longer permitted.” Their letter from the March 2016 issue of Dermatology Online Journal is available at: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/56x1t7ww