Professional Development

In the Chair puts you in the hot spot, challenging you to navigate complex, real-world cases.

In the Chair puts you in the hot spot, challenging you to navigate complex, real-world cases.

In the Chair puts you in the hot spot, challenging you to navigate complex, real-world cases.

Employment contracts can have enormous financial and career consequences, yet many clinicians review them too casually before signing.

Evidence and experience together reinforce that extended leave can restore psychological well-being and professional sustainability.

In the Chair puts you in the hot spot, challenging you to navigate complex, real-world cases.

In the Chair puts you in the hot spot, challenging you to navigate complex, real-world cases.

In the Chair puts you in the hot spot, challenging you to navigate complex, real-world cases.

In the Chair puts you in the hot spot, challenging you to navigate complex, real-world cases.

In the Chair puts you in the hot spot, challenging you to navigate complex, real-world cases.

Offers must pair strong compensation with operational and cultural support to succeed.

Successful negotiation integrates compensation, productivity, procedural access, and autonomy to create a sustainable, well-valued clinical role.

Clinician contract negotiation is often treated as administrative, but it directly affects pay, autonomy, workflow, and career trajectory.

Trainees identified legal, ethical, and reliability concerns as key barriers to integrating AI into dermatology practice.

Explore PDPA’s 2025 compensation survey, revealing dermatology PA salary trends, workload patterns, benefits insights, and job satisfaction across the state of Pennsylvania.

Baker explains why competency-based autonomy and structured collaboration are essential in high-acuity medical dermatology.

PDPA’s 2025 survey, led by president Jamie Restivo, PA-C, reveals dermatology PA pay trends, productivity bonuses, benefits gaps, and satisfaction drivers shaping retention.

The new hub for dermatology NPs and PAs offers education, community, and resources to enhance patient care and professional growth.

Discover essential career insights for early-career NP/PAs in dermatology, focusing on skill mastery, mentorship, and professional growth strategies.

Discover the latest advancements in dermatology from the 2025 Elevate-Derm Fall Conference held in Tampa, Florida.

At Elevate-Derm, Shanna Miranti, MPAS, PA-C, and Larissa Schmidt, DPM, outlined how interdisciplinary education, shared therapeutic advances, and evolving career pathways are strengthening the connection between dermatology and podiatry.

At Elevate-Derm Fall, Ken Korber, PA-C, MHPE, DFAAPA, highlighted how literacy-aware communication and team-based collaboration can elevate patient understanding, adherence, and outcomes.

Stacey Swinehart, DNP, FNP-BC, DCNP, CNL, shares key takeaways for clinicians from the SDNP's recent webinar on detecting intimate partner violence among patients.

At Elevate-Derm Fall, Patricia Delgado, DNP, AGPCNP, DCNP, PMHNP, outlined practical ways dermatology clinicians can incorporate psychodermatology principles and previewed the upcoming Psych and Skin video series.

Douglas DiRuggiero receives the prestigious Stead Silver Ford Honorary Award, celebrating his dedication and impact in dermatology and medical education.