Pacific Dermatologic Association: Offering high-quality continuing education opportunities to dermatologists

Offering high-quality continuing education opportunities to dermatologists

Our mission is to offer high-quality continuing education opportunities to dermatologists practicing in the Western US, Canada, Mexico and Pacific Rim countries. We are committed to helping develop the next generation of dermatologists and improve the overall quality of patient care. Within our membership, there are both established, experienced thought-leaders in the field as well as younger up-and-coming clinicians and researchers. Our education scheduling is designed in a format that supports a work family balance.

Calendar of Events

Spring Training

April 30 - May 1, 2021
Presented Virtually

73rd Annual Meeting

August 19-22, 2021
Resort at Squaw Creek
Lake Tahoe, California

What's New

UCSF's Gandelman Wins Best Resident Case at PDA 2021 Spring Training

Dr. Jocelyn Gandelman from the University of California - San Francisco, was selected as the 2021 Best Resident Case Award Winner during PDA's Spring Training meeting on April 30-May 1. Gandelman won a prize of $250 for her case of "Necrotizing Neutrophilic Dermatosis Associated with Levamisole-Adulterated Cocaine". Her case was presented along with 7 others from 8 different residency programs in the Western US.

SAUSHEC's Laskoski Wins Best Resident Case at PDA 2019

Dr. Kelly Laskoski, a current San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium dermatology resident, was selected as the 2019 Anita Gilliam Best Resident Presenter during PDA's 71st Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. Laskoski won $200, two years of free PDA membership following completion of her residency, and possession of the Anita Gilliam Best Resident Case Presentation trophy for her case of "A Case of Leprosy Saved from Catastrophic Consequences". Her case was presented along with 14 others from 11 Western US & Canadian dermatology residency programs.