Requirements for Membership

Regular Members: Candidates for regular membership must be physicians who have completed residency training in dermatology in programs approved by the American Board of Dermatology and American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology.  Regular members must have a valid license to practice medicine in the State or States in which they practice.

Affiliate Members: Candidates for affiliate membership must meet the following requirements.

• Practicing dermatopathologists who are not eligible to be regular members.
• Non-dermatologist physicians, Ph.D. degree holders and other scientists devoting a major portion of their time to dermatologic research and/or education in academic medical centers, teaching hospitals or industry.
• Physicians who are certified in dermatology by a foreign board or its licensing equivalent or who satisfy educational and professional requirements approximately equivalent to the requirements for the American Board of Dermatology.

Corresponding Members : Any distinguished dermatologist in this country or abroad may be elected to corresponding membership.

Retired Members : These members are no longer able to practice dermatology or maintain gainful employment within the general field of medicine.

Emeritus Members: These members must be at least 70 years of age and have had at least 25 years of active participation in the Society.

Non-Resident Members : These members are those who are otherwise eligible for membership, but who live outside of Virginia.

How to join the Virginia Dermatological Society:

1. The candidate for membership must be nominated by a regular member in writing to the chairman of the Membership Committee.
2. The nominated candidate must complete the standard application form and submit the application with a $50.00 application fee.
3. The nomination will be posted in the next minutes of the Business Meeting of the Society. Any member of the Society objecting to the candidacy of an applicant must detail such objections in writing to the Chairman of the Membership Committee within two weeks after the nomination is posted in the minutes of the Society. Nominations are then submitted to the Plans and Policy Committee from the Membership Committee for final approval.
4. The elected candidate will be notified by mail of his/her election to membership in the Society.
5. A member may request movement from one membership category to another by written application to the Chairman of the Membership Committee. Changes in membership category are then presented to the general membership of the Society by the Membership Committee with appropriate recommendations for a vote at a regular business meeting.

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Julia K. Padgett, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology

1998: University of Virginia
Internship, Medicine
1999: University of Virginia
Residency
2002: University of Virginia
Fellowship, Dermatologic Surgery, 2003: University of Virginia 

Clinical Interests
Mohs micrographic surgery, surgical dermatology, medical and surgical management of skin cancer, skin cancer screening, and photodynamic therapy

Personal Interests
Spending time with my family, cooking, running, tennis, and outdoor activities