Resident Quality Improvement Award

June 14, 2024: Application opens

Aug. 31, 2024: Application deadline

December 2024: Awardees selected

March 2025: Awardees present projects at AAD Annual Meeting

July 2025: Project presentations recorded for website

All applications will be assessed on each of the following categories:

• Engages an improvement team

• Focuses on systems-based challenges and seeks to implement system changes

• Uses quality improvement frameworks, tools, and methodologies

• Has a strong focus on measurable improvement

• Is likely to achieve the project aim

• Involves diversity, equity, and/or inclusion efforts

AAD Resident Quality Improvement Awards are open to AAD member residents in an accredited dermatology residency in the United States. Previous winners of this award are not eligible to apply.

All candidates will be assessed in each of the following categories:

• Strength of project design and knowledge of problem area

• Adequate plan and strategy

• Perceived impact on quality or safety

• Perceived novel or innovative approaches, tools, or technologies

• Strength of faculty sponsorship

• Likely to achieve project aim

2024 recipients

Lauren Chen, MD
Victoria Dukharan, MD
Charles Dunn, MD
Fiatsogbe Dzuali, MD
Morgan Nguyen, MD
Kira Seiger, MD
Raghav Tripathi, MD
Zizi Yu, MD

2023 recipients

Kimberly F. Breglio, MD
Erica B. Lee, MD
Nishad Sathe, MD
Ritu N. Swali, MD
Mika Tabata, MD
Michael A. Tassavor, MD
Paige W. Wolstencroft, MD

2022 recipients

Asma Amir Ali, MD
William Zhang, MD & Divya Seth, MD, MPH
Afton Metkowski, MD
Caroline Opene, MD
Harry Liu, MD
Ross Pearlman, MD
Jaclyn Himeles, MD & Costner McKenzie, MD

2021 recipients

Sungat Kaur Grewal, MD
Connie Shi, MD
Kevin Chao, MD
Marie Donaldson, MD
Paul Wirth, MD
Priscilla Kojder, MD