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Future Leaders Network

The Future Leaders Network creates opportunities for young and mid-career professionals to enhance their leadership skills and prepare them to become the next generation of leaders in dermatological surgery.

The one-year curriculum includes programs for mentors and young leaders, and incorporates leadership and project management training exercises working with a professional facilitator. Hands-on learning through work on a focused project impacting ASDS and dermatological surgery helps put skills learned into action.

Choose from Three Tracks to Enhance Your Leadership Skills

  • Implement a project that supports the priorities of ASDS, ASDSA or the Dermatologic Surgery community at-large through the Project-based FLN Program.
  • Develop your knowledge about the policymaking process, learn about ASDSA priorities, and how to have meaningful influence on the legislative and regulatory process through the Advocacy FLN Program.
  • Develop the skills necessary to become a solid reviewer, understanding the journal review process, how to formulate effective author feedback, managing conflicts, identifying study design flaws, and much more through the Journal Review FLN Program.

Climb to the Next Level of Success!

  • Strengthen and gain insights into your leadership style
  • Translate your vision into realistic business strategies
  • Build and manage cohesive teams
  • Effectively persuade and motivate others
  • Master public speaking
  • Manage projects efficiently
  • Successfully negotiate and manage conflict
  • Apply leadership concepts to a real-life scenario

Help make a difference. Volunteer to be a mentor!

It only takes one person to make a difference. As a volunteer mentor, you have an excellent opportunity not only to apply and enhance your own leadership skills, but also to develop new friendships and enhance your understanding of ASDS and the work it does. You will share your experiences, interests, and knowledge as you see your mentee grow and meet the challenges of creating and producing a project that expresses his or her talent to be a future leader of ASDS.

Mentor Invitation (PDF)
2018-19 FLN Advocacy Mentees and Mentors

Mentee: Catherine DiGiorgio, MD
Mentor: Murad Alam, MD, MBA

Mentee: Arash Koochek, MD
Mentor: Amy Derick, MD

Mentee: Farhaad Rahman Riyaz, MD
Mentor: H. William Higgins, MD

Mentee: Nikki Tang, MD
Mentor: Anthony Rossi, MD

Mentee: Eric Millican, MD
Mentor: Terry Cronin, MD