Penn State We Are

2007 Dermatology Achievements

Education – The excitement of learning

·         Amanda Nelson and Terry Smith were awarded Ph.D.’s

·         Drs. David Adams and Andrea Zaenglein were promoted and tenured

·         Among the top rated educators in the Penn State College of Medicine

·         5-year residency accreditation with no deficiencies

·         Over 50 community dermatologists attend monthly Grand Rounds 

·         100% of the  faculty are tenured or on tenure track  

·         Lookingbill Endowment sponsored a prominent Visiting Professor

·         Hassel Endowment launched to support our academic mission

·         Schragger Educational Endowment continued to grow

Research – The joy of discovery

·         Diane Thiboutot’s National Institute of Health (NIH) – RO-1 grant  renewed

·         Kim Smith – NIH F31 Fellowship

·         Amanda Nelson, Ph.D.  –  Roche Posay Acne Research Award

·         #33 in NIH funding of over 100 dermatology departments/divisions nationwide

·         18 pharmaceutical-sponsored clinical studies

·         46 peer-reviewed publications featured in national/international journals 

·         Dermatology Research Endowment topped $800,000

·         Annual Wine and Food Event raised over $9,000 for basic research

·         Joint Appointment  – Dr. Adam Glick (University Park)

·         Dermatology Professor Endowment helped support Dr. Thiboutot’s lab

Patient Care – The reward of healing

•    Top 10 percentile nationwide in Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction

•    100% of the faculty recognized in Best Doctors in America

•    Over 37,000 patient visits

•    Open access and evening clinics expanded our service

•    Over 100% room utilization demonstrates our need for more clinic space.

•    Over 26,000 skin pathology cases

•    Joint appointments - Drs. Neves (Plastic Surgery) and Clarke (Pathology)

•    Multidisciplinary Clinics - hemangioma, genodermatoses, skin oncology

Community Service – The satisfaction of giving

•    Over 300 individuals examined at our annual free Skin Cancer Screening clinics

•    Monthly Bethesda Mission  Clinic for the homeless in  Harrisburg

•    Participation and guidance for the Alopecia Areata  and Psoriasis Support Groups

•    Volunteered for children with severe skin diseases at Camp Horizon

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