Focus: Skin: Learning from a Trailblazer in Dermatology

摘要

Dr. Jean Bolognia is a Professor of Dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Yale and then remained in New Haven to train in internal medicine, dermatology, and dermatologic research. She has been the President of the Medical Dermatology Society, the Women’s Dermatologic Society, and the American Dermatological Association, in addition to serving as Vice-President of the Society of Investigative Dermatology, the American Board of Dermatology, and the International Society of Dermatology. Dr. Bolognia was also elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology and the International League of Dermatological Societies, where she served as Secretary General. She is the senior editor of the textbook , whose fifth edition is currently underway. Dr. Bolognia was awarded the American Academy of Dermatology’s highest honor, the AAD Gold medal, in March 2019. She previously received the Visionary Leadership in Dermatologic Education Award from the American Skin Association, the Lifetime Career Educator Award from the Dermatology Foundation, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Medical Dermatology Society, and the Mentor of the Year and Legacy Awards from the Women’s Dermatologic Society.