The SID is eager to engage residents and fellows in the programming and administration of the organization. The following are some of the opportunities available to residents and fellows.

SIDES (SID Education for Students)
The SIDES Program provides high school students the opportunity to hear new scientific work firsthand and to speak on a one-to-one basis with the people involved in the research. They are given personal accounts of the training required as well as the difficulties and delights of scientific research. The program is intended to expose them to the process of dissemination of scientific information. Area teachers and students meet in the morning with Dr. Ken Kraemer, Chairman, several SID members, residents and medical students. There is brief discussion before teachers and students attend a plenary lecture and then regroup for further discussion. Members relate their varied paths and life experiences leading to medical and graduate school. During lunch, students and teachers have the opportunity to interface with SID members in a more intimate setting. Generally, discussion centers on viewing science as a possible career choice for the students and shows them that medical research can be exciting and, at the same time, educational and fulfilling. After lunch, several SID members escort the students and teachers to the poster hall, where they have the opportunity to speak with the poster presenters about their research studies. The program concludes at 3:00 p.m. with a wrap-up session. For more information about SIDES, click here.

Board of Directors Resident/Fellow Representatives
The Board of Directors has positions each year for Resident/Fellow Directors. One Resident/Fellow member of the Board is elected each year to serve for two years. All members of the Board of Directors are elected at the Annual Meeting.

Committee on Resident Fellow Programs
One new Resident/Fellow committee member is appointed on an annual basis and serves for two years. This committee is responsible for formulating and implementing any and all programs designed to encourage and promote an interest in investigative dermatology among residents and fellows.

Committee on Albert M. Kligman Fellowships
The Kligman Foundation supports travel for young investigators to attend the annual meeting of the SID. This committee selects the awardees as well as periodically reviews the guidelines for selection. One new Resident/Fellow committee member is appointed every two years.

To volunteer for the SIDES program, please email Viveca Kimble.

To volunteer for a board or committee position, please email the SID office.