Membership Information
Fellow
Annual Fee: $195
Any physician who resides in the United States or Canada and is board certified or eligible for board certification by the American Board of Dermatology or its Canadian equivalent is eligible to apply. The application requires proof of a medical license and a full Curriculum Vitae (CV). Fellow members may identify themselves as a 'Fellow of the Skin of Color Society' and have full privileges to vote, run for elective office, and serve on committees or task forces.
Items required for application
- Proof of medical license
- Complete Curriculum Vitae (CV)
International Fellow
Annual Fee: $195
Dermatologists residing outside of the United States or Canada who have demonstrated knowledge and skill in the treatment of skin of color. International Fellows must have completed medical education at an institution certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Application requires a full CV, proof of medical license and either one letter of recommendation from a Fellow SOCS member or one letter from the leadership of the applicant’s home dermatology society. The applicant’s home society letter must attest to membership in good standing in the society and summarize the applicant’s qualifications for SOCS membership. Medical license verification is required. International Fellows have full privileges to vote, be a candidate for elective office and may serve on committees.
Items required for application
- Proof of medical license (translated into English)
- Complete CV
- One letter of recommendation from a Fellow SOCS member OR one letter from the leadership of the applicant’s home dermatology society
International Fellow Country Code - 1
Annual Fee: $45
Dermatologists residing in one of the countries listed under country code 1, who have demonstrated knowledge and skill in the treatment of skin of color. International Fellows must have completed medical education at an institution certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Application requires a full CV, proof of medical license and either one letter of recommendation from a Fellow SOCS member or one letter from the leadership of the applicant’s home dermatology society. The applicant’s home society letter must attest to membership in good standing in the society and summarize the applicant’s qualifications for SOCS membership. Medical license verification is required. International Fellows have full privileges to vote, be a candidate for elective office and may serve on committees.
Items required for application
- Proof of medical license (translated into English)
- Complete CV
- One letter of recommendation from a Fellow SOCS member OR one letter from the leadership of the applicant’s home dermatology society
Countries in Country Code 1
| Afghanistan Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo, Dem. Rep. Eritrea |
Ethiopia |
Mozambique Nepal Niger Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Sudan Sudan |
Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Tanzania Togo Uganda Yemen Zimbabwe |
International Fellow Country Code - 2
Annual Fee: $95
Dermatologists residing in one of the countries listed under country code 2, who have demonstrated knowledge and skill in the treatment of skin of color. International Fellows must have completed medical education at an institution certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Application requires a full CV, proof of medical license and either one letter of recommendation from a Fellow SOCS member or one letter from the leadership of the applicant’s home dermatology society. The applicant’s home society letter must attest to membership in good standing in the society and summarize the applicant’s qualifications for SOCS membership. Medical license verification is required. International Fellows have full privileges to vote, be a candidate for elective office and may serve on committees.
Items required for application
- Proof of medical license (translated into English)
- Complete CV
- One letter of recommendation from a Fellow SOCS member OR one letter from the leadership of the applicant’s home dermatology society
Countries in Country Code 2
| Angola Bangladesh Bhutan Bolivia Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Congo, Republic of Cote d’Ivoire Djibouti Egypt El Salvador |
Georgia Ghana Honduras India Indonesia Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Lao Lesotho Mauritania |
Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Morocco Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Sao Tome and Principe Solomon Islands |
Sri Lanka Swaziland Timor-Leste Tunisia Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vietnam West Bank and Gaza Zambia |
International Fellow Country Code - 3
Annual Fee: $145
Dermatologists residing in one of the countries listed under country code 3, who have demonstrated knowledge and skill in the treatment of skin of color. International Fellows must have completed medical education at an institution certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Application requires a full CV, proof of medical license and either one letter of recommendation from a Fellow SOCS member or one letter from the leadership of the applicant’s home dermatology society. The applicant’s home society letter must attest to membership in good standing in the society and summarize the applicant’s qualifications for SOCS membership. Medical license verification is required. International Fellows have full privileges to vote, be a candidate for elective office and may serve on committees.
Items required for application
- Proof of medical license (translated into English)
- Complete CV
- One letter of recommendation from a Fellow SOCS member OR one letter from the leadership of the applicant’s home dermatology society
Countries in Country Code 3
| Albania Algeria American Samoa Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria China, People’s Rep. of Colombia |
Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Equatorial Guinea Fiji Gabon Grenada Guatemala Guyana Iran Iraq Jamaica |
Jordan Kazakhstan Lebanon Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Macedonia Malaysia Maldives Mexico Montenegro Namibia Panama Paraguay Peru Romania |
Russia Samoa Serbia South Africa St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Thailand Tonga Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Venezuela |
Associate
Annual Fee: $195
Physicians who reside in the United States or Canada who have demonstrated active interest in skin of color dermatology but are not board certified nor eligible to be board certified by the American Board of Dermatology or its Canadian equivalent. Application requires proof of medical license, full CV, two letters of recommendation from current SOCS members (one of which must be a SOCS Fellow Member).
Evaluation criteria may include certification in applicant’s own specialty, clinical contributions to skin of color dermatology, contributions to skin of color education and research and participation in the national societies in the applicant’s chosen specialty. Associate members have the privilege to vote and serve on committees, but they are not eligible to be elected to office.
Items required for application
- Proof of medical license
- Complete CV
- 2 letters of recommendation from current SOCS members (one of which must be a SOCS Fellow Member)
Affiliate
Annual Fee: $195
Non-Physicians (e.g. NOT a MD/DO/MBBS or MBChB) who have demonstrated an active interest in skin of color dermatology including but not limited to PhDs., physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, hospital or clinic administrators. Application requires full CV, letters from two physician sponsors (both of which must be from SOCS Fellow members). Affiliate members do not have voting privileges or the right to be elected to office, but they may serve on selected committees.
Items required for application
- Letters from two physician sponsors (both of which must be SOCS Fellow members)
- Complete CV
Resident
Annual Fee: $50
Physicians must be currently accepted to or enrolled in an accredited dermatology residency training program in the United States or Canada and hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from the United States or a recognized international equivalent.
Membership is limited to three years or the duration of the residency program, whichever is shorter. Residents do not have voting privileges or the ability to hold office but may serve on selected committees.
Items required for application
- Letter of Good Standing on official letterhead from training program.
Research Trainee
Annual Fee: $50
Individuals who are actively engaged in clinical research focused on skin of color and in good-standing at a SOCS Institutional Research Fellowship or an accredited institution in the United States or Canada. Application requires full CV, names of two physician sponsors (one of which must be a SOCS Fellow member). Research Trainees have the privilege to vote and serve on committees, but they are not eligible to be elected to office.
Items required for application
- Names of two physician sponsors (one of which must be a SOCS Fellow member)
- Complete CV
Student
Annual Fee: $25
Individuals enrolled in an accredited Allopathic or Osteopathic medical school in the United States or Canada, leading to an MD or DO degree. The application requires a Letter of Good Standing on official letterhead from your training program and a 500-word statement detailing how you will contribute to SOCS. Please note that students do not have voting privileges or the ability to hold office but may serve on selected committees.
Items required for application
- Letter of Good Standing on official letterhead from training program.
- 500 word statement describing how you will contribute to SOCS.