Dear ITSCC Members,
I hope everyone had a great summer! I want to update everyone with all of the ITSCC happenings since our last newsletter and exciting updates for the months ahead.
The ITSCC Biennial Symposium was a great success! I would like to thank Dr. Melodi Whitley for putting together a fantastic scientific program and Dr. Catherine Pisano for all the social fun! We had two fantastic co-keynote speakers who talked to us about use of immunotherapy in transplant patients, heard from our members about their cutting edge research that will help take care of our transplant patients, and the younger attendees soaked in the wisdom of our more senior ITSCC faculty at our roundtables discussion. Our evenings were filled with a fun social program- dressing up from our birth decade for our Decades Party, learning some fun hip-hop moves, and playing glow in the dark kickball in the rain!
Our ITSCC Academic Mentorship Program (IAMP) continues to be popular with our trainees and junior dermatology colleagues. This two-year formal mentorship program accepts two applicants each year, pairs them up with a seasoned transplant dermatology mentor, and includes funding for an in-person mentorship experience as well as registration for the ITSCC biennial symposium. Applications are open thru November 30 for prospective mentors and mentees and you can learn more about the program here.
We are on the hunt for 2 new general board of director members as well as a secretary. Serving on the board allows you to build your leadership skills and shape the future of ITSCC. Plus we’re really a fun bunch of people to be around. If you are interested in applying to serve on the board, please go here for the application. Self-nominations are due December 16.
Our awesome social media team continues to work hard to increase patient-focused messaging, physician-level content, and partnership with related immunosuppression and transplant groups to educate our followers and increase awareness for skin cancer development in high-risk groups. If you haven't followed us yet, please check us out @itscc_org (IG), @International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative (FB), @ITSCC_Org (X/Twitter) and our TikTok @ITSCCsocial.
Thank you to you all for supporting ITSCC’s mission to take care of some of our sickest and most vulnerable patients. I hope you have a healthy and happy holiday season. We look forward to seeing you all at our annual meeting during the AAD in Orlando in March (more info to come soon!).
Sincerely,
Anokhi Jambusaria-Pahlajani
ITSCC President (2024-26)
Nominations are now being accepted for the two Director positions and one Secretary position that will be open on the ITSCC Board of Directors.
For additional information and the link to the nomination submission form, visit the Board Nominations page.
jITSCC Academic Mentorship Program
The International Immunosuppression & Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative (ITSCC) Academic Mentorship Program (IAMP) is designed to connect junior members of ITSCC early in their academic careers with established, senior members to build relationships and assist in career development. This is a 2-year mentorship program that will run from the ITSCC annual meeting (March) of the year the program starts to the annual meeting of the program end.
Please see the links below for the timeline, application and program details. ITSCC thanks The Charles T. Bauer Charitable Foundation for its donation in support of the Academic Mentorship Program.
October: Mentor/Mentee Applications Open
November 30: Applications Due
January-February: Applicant Review Selection/Matching
February: Applicant Selection/Matching
March: 2025-2027 Mentorship Cohort announced at Annual Membership Meeting in Orlando
Mentee Requirements (2-year commitment - March 2025-February 2027)
Mentee Application Information
Mentor Requirements (2-year commitment - March 2025-February 2027)
Mentor Application Information
The ITSCC Academic Mentorship Program (IAMP) has made many exciting strides since launching in 2023. The inaugural cohort (Drs. Lauren Crow, Kelsey Hirotsu, and Basia Michalski-McNeely and mentors Drs. Nathalie Zeitouni, Bryan Carroll, and Manisha Loss) completed their first full year and in March 2024 we welcomed our second cohort into the program (Drs. Ami Green and Annika Weinhammer and mentors Drs. Melissa Pugliano-Mauro and Sean Christensen). Mentors and mentees have engaged in quarterly meetings discussing topics such as database utilization, research pearls, and working with industry from leaders in the field. The discussions during these meetings have been vibrant and participants have enjoyed the opportunity to learn from and relate to one another’s experiences. Mentees also attended the in-person ITSCC Biennial Symposium filled with education and networking.
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Dr. Nathalie Zeitouni
Dr. Kelsey Hirotsu
Dr. Bryan Carroll
Dr. Basia Michalski-McNeely
Dr. Manisha Loss
Dr. Melissa Pugliano-Mauro
Dr. Annika Weinhammer
Dr. Sean Christensen