Tribute Program Designations

 

Tribute donations are sincere and meaningful gifts that also provide important financial support for the Academy. Tribute donors may designate their gift in support of up to three of the following Academy programs:



Designation Spotlight

Skin Cancer Prevention
In 2010, all donations designated to Skin Cancer Prevention support the Academy’s Shade Structure Program, which helps community organizations build protective structures in outdoor play areas to provide shade and protect children and teens from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. The Academy received more than 1,000 applications in 2010 for the 33 grants available. Your support will help provide additional Shade Structures, furthering our efforts to reduce the incidence of and mortality from skin cancer over the next three decades.

 

Since 2002, the Academy has awarded 174 shade structure grants to organizations across the country. These shade structures provide shade for more than 125,314 individuals.

 

2009 Shade Structure grant recipient LaRue Miller Elementary School, Midlothian, Texas.
2009 Shade Structure grant recipient C.E. Boger Elementary School PTO, Kannapolis, North Carolina.
2009 Shade Structure grant recipient Buncombe County Schools Foundation, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina.

 


Other Designations

AAD Camp Discovery Endowment
AAD Camp Discovery is an experience like none other for children who have severe skin diseases. Under the medical supervision of volunteer dermatologists and nurses, campers enjoy traditional summer camp activities from boating and fishing to arts and crafts.

Public Awareness

Public Awareness campaigns like Indoor Tanning is Out®; See Spot, Check Spot; Save a Life®; and various public service announcements feature celebrities LeAnn Rimes and Jennifer Garner who help spread the word about the important role dermatologists play in maintaining healthy skin, hair, and nails.

 

Medical Education Programs
The Academy is continuously developing new and innovative ways to educate its members. Regional courses, C-PAT and Webinars are a few ways that leading dermatologists receive continuing education that helps to further the specialty of dermatology.

 

Sulzberger Institute for Dermatologic Education (Research)
The Sulzberger Institute for Dermatologic Education is the educational and research arm of the Academy. Grants are awarded for innovative projects in technology-based teaching applications to further clinical education in dermatology and dermatologic surgery. It is expected that these projects will ultimately improve patient care.

 

Undesignated
Used wherever the need is greatest.

 

 

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