Academic Dermatology
Remembering Eugene J. Van Scott, MD
Eugene J. Van Scott, MD was the last remaining survivor of the team of ten who founded the Dermatology Foundation. A physician-scientist, academic and entrepreneur, he consistently demonstrated his commitment to the specialty and to the Foundation’s role within it through every accomplishment. Of the Foundation he once said that while it was founded to…
The Imperatives for Sustaining Academic Dermatology
Academic medicine, and dermatology in particular, is facing a critical inflection point, one that mirrors the broader social and political landscape. As financial pressures intensify, institutions across the country are seeking ways to continue to fulfill their missions in research, education, and clinical care. At Johns Hopkins University, we have undergone multiple rounds of deliberations…