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Future Leaders Network

Applications are now being accepted!

The Future Leaders Network (FLN) creates opportunities for early career professionals to enhance their leadership skills and prepare them to become the next generation of leaders in dermatologic surgery.

The one-year curriculum provides education for mentors and mentees, and incorporates leadership and project management training exercises working with a professional facilitator. Hands-on learning through developing a focused project impacting ASDS / ASDSA and dermatologic surgery helps put skills learned into action.

Choose from Three Tracks to Enhance Your Leadership Skills

  • ASDS FLN Program: Implement team projects that support the priorities of ASDS, ASDSA or the Dermatologic Surgery community at-large.
  • ASDSA FLN Program: Expand your knowledge about the policymaking process, ASDSA priorities, and how to have meaningful influence on the legislative and regulatory process. The Advocacy FLN team will also take on a project, as a team, that advances ASDSA Advocacy goals.
  • Journal FLN Program: Develop the skills necessary to become a solid Journal reviewer. Understand the journal review process. Formulate effective author feedback. Managing conflicts. Identify study design flaws and more. The Journal Review FLN team will complete a project that enhances the journal, Dermatologic Surgery.

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