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Jennifer Choi, MD, FAAD

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💉Board-certified dermatologist
📕Harvard BA,Yale MD
🔆Professor Derm, UT Southwestern
⚡️Oncodermatology: Skin Cancer & Cancer Support
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What can cause concern for melanoma? There are a few rules to follow, no matter the color of your skin! Look for new spots, changing spots, and seek out care from a board certified dermatologist if you are concerned.

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September is Women in Medicine month.

Currently 39 percent of licensed physicians in the US are women. I am so incredibly thankful for the women in medicine in my life- my mentors, my mentees, my friends, and my colleagues. These women who comprise my personal and professional villages have helped carry me through my own journey in medicine. Over the years, they have inspired, motivated and supported me in countless ways.

In the words of my favorite poet, Maya Angelou,"Here's to strong women. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them."

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Today is the first National Women in Medicine Day.

On slide 2 are 15 women whose work is changing medicine right now, and I have the privilege of sharing a stage with next week at the Women In Medicine Summit™. Physicians, researchers, public health leaders, advocates, and trainees, across specialties and career stages.

And here’s why this day matters: women are now the majority of U.S. medical school graduates, but only 25% of department chairs. The pipeline is full. The top isn’t. That gap didn’t happen by accident, and applause alone won’t close it.

That’s why this day exists. It isn’t another round of “thank you for all you do.” It’s a day for visibility, accountability, and real commitments. And it doesn’t belong to any one organization. It belongs to every hospital, society, practice, and person who decides to show up.

If you’re an individual, write five specific lines about a woman whose work deserves a bigger room, share her work, and recommend her for one real opportunity.
If you lead a team or an institution, share your numbers, put a woman in a visible role, and make one public commitment with a date attached.

Then tell me in the comments: who is one woman whose work changed how you practice medicine? Tag her. Let’s make her impossible to overlook.

Next week I’m taking you inside the Women in Medicine Summit™ from September 24-26 in Chicago. Follow @shikhajainmd and @wimedicineorg so you don’t miss it.

Data: AAMC, The State of Women in Academic Medicine 2023–2024.

Free toolkit at wimedicine.org.

#NationalWomenInMedicineDay #WomenInMedicineDay #WomenInMedicine #WIMStrongerTogether #WomenInMedicineMonth

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Join us September 29 for the 33rd Annual Everett C. Fox Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Dallas/Fort Worth Dermatological Society. This year’s lecture, “Checkpoint, Please: A Practical Approach to Managing Cutaneous Immune-Related Adverse Events,” will be delivered by Jennifer Choi, M.D., Vice Chair for Academic and Faculty Affairs in the Department of Dermatology at UT Southwestern.

Dr. Choi specializes in oncodermatology, caring for patients as they navigate skin-related side effects of cancer treatment, including reactions from immunotherapy. Her talk will offer a practical framework for recognizing and managing these adverse events in clinical practice.

We’re happy to have Dr. Choi share her expertise for this year’s Fox Lecture.

#UTSWDermatology #FoxLecture #Oncodermatology #Dermatology

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There was a room I was never in. And in that room, nobody said my name.

I found out about it much later, and not from anyone who had been there. From someone who assumed I already knew. A leadership opportunity was being discussed. Names had been put forward. Mine was not one of them.

And i know that it was not malice. I know the people who were in that room and they are great people. Several of them have gone on to support my career in real, material ways.

They simply did not think of me.

That is the part nobody warns you about. Sometimes, you are not intentionally being excluded, you are being forgotten. But the effect on your career is identical. The nomination still goes to someone else. The invitation still lands in another inbox. The trajectory still bends away from you, quietly, with nobody in the room feeling like they did anything wrong.

I have thought about that room for years. Not because of what I lost, but because of what it taught me about the rooms I am in now.

Because now I am often the one at the table when names are being discussed. And I have caught myself doing exactly what was done to me. Reaching for the name that comes to mind first. The person I saw last week. The one who is easy to remember. Not because I do not value the others, but because memory is lazy and rooms move fast.

Being in the room is not the same as using it. The work is remembering the person who is not there to remind you.

On September 17 we mark the first ever National Women in Medicine Day. One day when institutions, societies, health systems, and all of us make the same choice at once and say the names out loud. The toolkit is free and the link is in my bio.

Tell me in the comments: whose name are you saying on September 17? Tag her below so she sees it.

#NationalWomenInMedicineDay #WomenInMedicine #WomenInMedicineMonth #WIMStrongerTogether

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Having pigmentation in your skin feels like built in sunscreen, but unfortunately we see skin cancer in skin of all colors. While there are many genetic components of melanoma, the most severe skin cancer, sun protection is the one part we can control.

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Are we really turning the residency Match into a public loyalty contest on social media? 👀

Applicants are absolutely allowed to express enthusiasm for a program. But when a residency program collaborates on a post publicly declaring them the applicant’s #1, I think it raises some uncomfortable questions.

ERAS just opened for submissions yesterday. Programs can’t even view applications until September 23.

The Match already has enough gamesmanship. Do we really want to bring it to Instagram too?

Curious what applicants, residents, and PDs think about this one. 👇

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PDs are hungry for data! And they are being given less and less quantifiable data points as the years go on. The void absolutely should not be filled with research. I do wholeheartedly believe in holistic review of applications but we need to strike a balance or else sometimes it just seems like guessing.

Curious what you guys think. And send this to a pre-med or med student who might find this series helpful.

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@docglauc has created an uproar on the Internet, suggesting that premed and med student research should be banned or even punished by jail time. While there have been many hot takes already provided, I wanted to give some perspective as someone who has been through the process as both an applicant and a residency program director.

Do you think research is too heavily weighted in med achool and residency admissions? Answer the poll below!

If you have any crazy stories to share about how research was perceived during your application cycles, I’d love to hear them! Drop them in the comments!

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🎉 WELCOME TO DERMATOLOGY! 🎉

To all of the new dermatology residents beginning this exciting chapter: welcome to the specialty, and welcome to the Women’s Dermatologic Society! 💜

WDS is here to help you level up your dermatology career from the very beginning.

✨ Mentorship from leaders across dermatology
🤝 A strong network of peers, mentors, and future collaborators
🌎 Local, regional, national, and international opportunities to connect
🎓 Education and professional development throughout your career
🌟 Opportunities to lead, serve, get involved, and find your place in dermatology
💜 A community invested in helping you grow and succeed

Resident membership is just $25/year, giving you access to the WDS community, mentorship, programming, networking, and opportunities to get involved from day one.

Whether you are looking for a mentor, exploring your career path, hoping to get involved in leadership or service, or simply looking to build your community in dermatology, there is a place for you at WDS.

A huge thank you to Dr. Houshmand @houshmandmd for welcoming our newest colleagues and sharing what makes the WDS community so special.

Welcome, residents. We can’t wait to meet you! 💜

#whyWDS #WomensDermatologicSociety #WDS #Dermatology #DermResidents #DermatologyResidency #WomenInDermatology #Mentorship #WomenInMedicine

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Summer is meant to be enjoyed—but a little preparation can help keep common seasonal skin concerns from interrupting the fun. ☀️

From consistent sun protection to knowing how to respond to bites, rashes, and unexpected irritation, thoughtful summer skin habits can make a meaningful difference.

Protect your skin with broad-spectrum SPF 30 or higher, reapply regularly, seek shade when possible, and remember that prevention is always easier than treating the damage afterward.

Healthy skin is part of a healthy summer. ❤️

#WomensDerm #WDS #DermTips #SummerSkin #PoisonIvy #BugBites #OutdoorSafety #SkinHealth #HealthySkin #Dermatology #SummerWellness #SkinCareTips

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This month, our department welcomes Jennifer Choi, M.D., as Professor of Dermatology and Vice Chair for Academic and Faculty Affairs. She will also serve as Assistant Designated Institutional Officer (DIO) in the office of Graduate Medical Education focusing on Patient Safety and Quality initiatives, Health Care Quality, and Professionalism.

Dr. Choi is a nationally recognized leader in oncodermatology, providing dermatologic care for patients undergoing cancer treatment, from managing mucocutaneous side effects of chemotherapy and immunotherapy to treating melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer, and rare cutaneous malignancies. She also directs several clinical trials focused on preventing and treating cancer therapy-related side effects.

Dr. Choi joins us from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where she served as Professor of Dermatology and Chief of the Divisions of Oncodermatology and Medical Dermatology. She earned her M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine and completed her dermatology residency there, serving as Chief Resident.

Her leadership adds valuable expertise as our department continues to grow. Welcome to our team, Dr. Choi!

#Dermatology #Oncodermatology #UTSW #MedEd

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