ASLMS Resident Liaison Program

Our Resident Liaisons help to disseminate information and promote ASLMS benefits to residents in their programs. It is an excellent opportunity to serve in a leadership capacity for the Society and gain experience working with staff and senior leaders.

Position Description

Position Title: ASLMS Resident Liaison
Term: Effective August 1 of the year of appointment through June 30 of the following year

Primary Responsibility

The Resident Liaison will help familiarize their program with the many ASLMS resources for residents.

These resources include:

• Free membership to ASLMS for residents
• Free subscription to Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (LSM) journal
• Online Learning, including courses, live and recorded webinars, and pre-recorded presentations
• Preceptorship Program
• Academic research grants
• Reduced registration fee for the Annual Conference
• Other educational offerings including the annual Laser Aesthetics Course

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Receive and distribute important ASLMS news with their residency program
• Stay current on ASLMS activities by reading all email communications, visiting the website frequently, and following ASLMS on all social media platforms
• In addition, ASLMS will email important information to the Resident Liaisons to share with their residency program
• Encourage resident involvement and participation with ASLMS
• Participate on ASLMS social media outlets
• Provide timely feedback to ASLMS
• Participate in bi-annual calls with ASLMS resident/fellow board representatives and ASLMS staff, with the purpose to discuss recruitment and retention strategies
• Near the end of the resident liaison term, assist with the recruitment and appointment of the next resident liaison

Qualifications

• During the designated term as an ASLMS Resident Liaison, the resident must be enrolled in a residency program
• Must be an ASLMS member in good standing

Benefits

• In the role of resident liaison, the individual will serve in a leadership capacity for the Society and gain experience working with staff and senior leaders
• Resident Liaisons will be recognized at the ASLMS Annual Conference and in Society communications

Application/Selection Process

• Each residency program may identify one member to serve as Resident Liaison
• The procedure for the selection of the resident is up to the residency program, and the program director/coordinator should have the final decision on who will serve in this role and the term for the role
• ASLMS will provide a nomination form to be completed, signed by the Residency Program Director and Resident Liaison candidate, and submitted to ASLMS
• The Resident Liaison and their respective residency program are responsible for funding any travel to the ASLMS Annual Conference

Current Resident Liaisons

• Shifa Akhtar, MD | Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Niloofar Anooshiravani | Wayne State University
• Anita Bachu, DO | Larkin Palm Springs Dermatology
• Daniel Berrebi, MD | Emory University
• Michelle Boettler, MD | Saint Louis University/SSM Health
• Kanthi Bommareddy, MD | Larkin Health System, South Miami
• Michelle Chang, MD | Henry Ford Hospital 
• Rachel Christensen, MD | Weill Cornell
• Farinoosh Dadrass, MD | Loyola University Medical Center
• Phuong Daniels, DO, DPT | Campbell University
• Adriana Della Porta, MD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• David Gao, MD | Henry Ford Dermatology
• Natalie Garcia, MD | Baylor College of Medicine
• Courtney Hanna, MD | Boston University 
• Emilee Herringshaw, MD, MBA | University of Massachusetts Chan 
• Vincent Ho, MD | University of Kansas Medical Center
• Keesha Jeter, DO, MS | University of Washington 
• Sheridan Joseph, MD | University of Vermont
• Teresa Ju, MD | University of Miami/Jackson Health 
• Nisrine Kawa, MD | Columbia - New York Presbyterian
• Delice Kayishunge, MD | University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Ariel Kidron, DO | San Antonio Uniformed Health Education Consortium Dermatology Residency Program
• Gayin Lee, MD | University of Rochester
• Zoe Lipman, MD, BS | University of South Florida 
• Jalal Maghfour, MD | Henry Ford Dermatology
• Andrina Veronica Paul, MD | University of Miami/Jackson Health System
• Haya Raef, MD | Emory University
• Rasika Reddy | University of Southern California (USC) 
• Zainab Ridha, MD | McGill University
• Samantha Sattler, MD | Stony Brook University
• Milaan Shah | Medical University of South Carolina
• Rohan Shah, MD | Penn State
• George Shaker, DO, BS | Larkin Community Hospital, Palm Springs Campus  
• Elanee Simmons | UC Davis
• Dana Sous, MD | University of Kansas Medical Center
• Cemre Busra Turk, MD | Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
• Shelley Uppal, MD | Larkin Palm Springs
• Priya Uppal, MD | Larkin Community Hospital South Miami