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The 21st Annual Skin of Color Society Scientific Symposium, held in conjunction with the 2025 AAD Annual Meeting, invites submissions for abstracts. The Symposium will take place on March 6, 2025, in Orlando, FL.

Please review the submission guidelines below before submitting your abstract via AwardForce. Note that submitting your abstract does not register you to attend the Symposium. If selected for an oral or poster presentation, registration for the Symposium is required.

General Information

Eligibility: The presenting author must be a SOCS member and available to present the abstract at the Symposium. For abstracts submitted by medical students, residents, and research trainees, the presenting author’s attending, mentor, last author or principal investigator must also be a SOCS member.
Membership: This program is reserved for Skin of Color Society members and pending members with a complete membership application. Non-members should submit a complete membership application by Monday, September 30 to meet eligibility requirements. Apply for membership here.
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, October 1, by 12:00 PM CT.
- After this date/time, the submission site will close automatically and can no longer accept submissions.
  There will be no exceptions to this policy.
Notification: Acceptance and rejection notices will be sent to the submitter in November 2024.
Registration: All accepted presenters must register for the 21st Annual Skin of Color Society Scientific Symposium to be included in the program.

Presenting Author Responsibilities

The first author listed for each abstract will serve as the presenting author and primary contact for all correspondence regarding the abstract.

Responsibilities:

Ensure all authors have read the abstract and agreed to be co-authors.
Obtain disclosure information from all authors.
Submit the abstract application via AwardForce.
Forward all correspondence to all authors.
If selected, register for the Scientific Symposium.

Submission Guidelines

The Skin of Color Society encourages the submission of original studies or observations of interest to dermatologists, particularly those focused on skin of color.

Presentation Types:

Oral Abstract Presentations: Exclusively available to members in the Resident, Research Trainee, and Medical Student categories.
Poster Presentations: Available to members eligible for oral presentations and those in the Fellow, International Fellow, and Associate member categories.

Abstract Requirements:

Abstracts must address scientific or clinical questions, detail clinical observations, or contain primary scientific data.
Incomplete abstracts or those lacking data will not be considered.
Case studies or reports will not be accepted.

Ineligible Data:

Data published by the abstract submission deadline.
Data presented at the AAD Annual Meeting in the same calendar year.
Encore presentations, including those previously presented at SOCS as a poster or oral presentation.
Data submitted by industry.

Clinical Trials:

Interim analysis must align with the original protocol and be statistically valid.
Follow-up data must present significant new information.

Compliance:

All research involving human and animal subjects must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association.

Additional Information:

No revisions are allowed after the submission deadline.

Submission Requirements

All submissions must include:

Abstract: A clear, concise, and structured abstract of no more than 250 words in English, adhering to sections for Introduction/Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Limitations, and Conclusions.
Title: A title in Title Case.
Author Information: Full names of all authors and their institutional affiliations.
Membership:
- The presenting author must be a SOCS member.
- The presenting author’s attending, mentor, last author or principal investigator (where applicable) must be a SOCS member.
References: Up to five references or citations, formatted according to any major academic citation style.
Conflict of Interest: Disclosure of conflicts of interest for all authors

Abstract Withdrawal

Withdrawal Requests: Written requests for withdrawal must be submitted by January 10, 2025.

Policy Compliance

SOCS reserves the right to withdraw abstracts that violate its policies, including those involving previous publication, scientific unsoundness, or inaccuracies.

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Skin of Color Dermatology Textbooks

Sachdev M, Khunger N., Essentials for Aesthetic Dermatology in Ethnic Skin: Practice and Procedure.Taylor and Francis. CRC press; 2023.

Taylor, Susan C. and Elbuluk, Nada M., Taylor & Elbuluk’s Atlas and Synopsis for Skin of ColorAtlas and Synopsis for Skin of Color (2023) | McGraw-Hill/Medical.

Eleryan, Misty, Friedman, Adam (2023). The Full Spectrum of Dermatology: A Diverse and Inclusive Atlas Digital Edition | Sanovaworks.

Donkor, Claudia, Aryee-Boi, Jeannette, Osazuwa Itohan Roseline, Afflu, Francis Kwame, Alexis, Andrew F. (2021). Atlas of Dermatological Conditions in Populations of African Ancestry | SpringerLink.

Mukwende M, Tamonv P, Turner M (2020). Mind the Gap: a handbook of clinical signs on black and brown skin. London: St Georges, University of London.

Lenzy Y (2018). Getting to the Root Book: A Dermatologist and Cosmetologist’s Guide to Understanding HAIR! Massachusetts: Kingdom Root Publishing.

McMichael A, Hordinsky M (2018). Hair and Scalp Disorders: Medical, Surgical, and Cosmetic Treatments, Second Edition / Edition 2. Florida: Taylor & Francis.

Aguh C, Okoye G (2016). Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair. New York: Springer.

Love PB, Kundu RV (2016). Clinical Cases in Skin of Color: Medical, Oncological and Hair Disorders, and Cosmetic Dermatology (Clinical Cases in Dermatology). New York: Springer.

Kelly AP, Taylor SC, Lim HC, Serrano AMA (2015). Taylor and Kelly’s Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2nd edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Love PB, Kundu RV. (2015) Clinical Cases in Skin of Color: Adnexal, Inflammation, Infections, and Pigmentary Disorders (Clinical Cases in Dermatology). New York: Springer.

Silverberg N, Durán-McKinster C, Kwang Tay Y (2015). Pediatric Skin of Color. New York: Springer.

Alexis A, Barbosa VH (2014). Skin of Color: A Practical Guide to Dermatologic Diagnosis and Treatment. New York: Springer.

Jablonski NG (2014). Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color, Reprint edition. California: University of California Press.

Jackson-Richards D, Pandya AG (2014) Dermatology Atlas for Skin of Color. New York: Springer.

Khumalo NP, Thiers BH (2014). African Skin and Hair Disorders, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Dadzie OE, Petit A, Alexis AF (2013). Ethnic Dermatology: Principles and Practice. New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell.

Schaller KF (2013). Colour Atlas of Tropical Dermatology and Venerology. New York: Springer.

Kinai M (2012). Dark Skin Dermatology Color Atlas: Clinical Dermatology. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

Lugo-Somolinos A, McKinley-Grant L, Goldsmith LA et al. (2011). VisualDx: Essential Dermatology in Pigmented Skin. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Tay YK, Chan YC (2011). Textbook Of Laser And Light Dermatology In The Asian Skin. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.

Taylor SC, Badreshia-Bansal S, Callender VD, Gathers RC, Rodriguez DA (2011). Treatments for Skin of Color. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

Alam M, Bhatia AC, Kundu RV, Yoo SS, Chan HHL (2009). Cosmetic Dermatology for Skin of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Carniol PJ, Monheit GD (2009). Aesthetic Rejuvenation Challenges and Solutions: A World Perspective (Series in Cosmetic and Laser Therapy). Florida: CRC Press.

Kelly AP, Taylor SC (2009). Dermatology for skin of color. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Archer CB (2008). Ethnic Dermatology: Clinical Problems and Skin Pigmentation, 2nd edition. Florida: CRC Press.

Berardesca E, Leveque JL, Maibach HI (2006). Ethnic Skin and Hair (Dermatology: Clinical & Basic Science). Florida: CRC Press.

Connolly C, Bikowski J (2006). Dermatological Atlas of Black Skin. Florida: Merit Publishing International.

Grimes PE (2006). Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery for Darker Skin Types. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Halder RM (2005). Dermatology and Dermatological Therapy of Pigmented Skins. Florida: CRC Press.

Leok GC, Hon CS, Ket SN (2004). The Asian Skin: A Reference Color Atlas of Dermatology. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing.

Leppard B (2002). An Atlas of African Dermatology. Buckinghamshire: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.

Johnson BL, Moy RL (1998). Ethnic Skin: Medical and Surgical. Missouri: Mosby.

Archer CB, Robertson SJ (1995). Black and White Skin Diseases: An Atlas and Text. New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell.

Montagna W, Prota G, Kennedy JA (1993). Black Skin: Structure and Function. Massachusetts: Academic Press Inc.

Basset A, Liautaud B, Ndiaye B, Basset A, Pembroke A (1986). Dermatology of Black Skin. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Laudie T (1983). Dermatological Disorders in Black Children and Adolescents. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Ltd.

Rosen T, Martin S (1981). Atlas of Black Dermatology. New York: Time Warner Books.

SOCS Mission: To promote awareness of and excellence within skin of color dermatology through research, education, mentorship and advocacy. We are committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in the field of dermatology to advance patient care.

Advocacy is the last part of SOCS Mission and is the area in which the most growth and improvement can be made.

Some current advocacy initiatives include: