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Activities The DIG has a wide variety of activities for medical students. Some are described below. Community skin awareness programs. Lectures for medical students. Attendance at national and regional dermatology conferences. Miles for Melanoma Miles for Melanoma is a community service program adopted in 2005. The Dermatology Interest Group has representatives who run the Country Music Marathon and Half Marathon to raise awareness for melanoma and to raise money for the Melanoma Research Foundation. 2006 Campaign This year the Vanderbilt University Dermatology Interest Group is teaming up with the Meharry Medical COllege Dermatology Interest Group. Runners Michael Anderson, Anna Au, Brigham Au, Leigh Anne Dageford, Laurie Earls, Rebecca Fox, Rachel Harris, Jeannie Huh, Robert Reeves, Ashley Rowatt, John Steiner, Betsy Watson, Joseph Watson, JJ Westmoreland, and Jordan Yokley Organizing Committee Alex Eshaghian, Jenny Gloeckner, Robbie Morrison, Rosalena Muckle, Kim Norman, Courtney Schadt, Adriana Schmidt, and Donna Vleugels. 2005 Campaign In 2005, we had runners run a total of 259 miles to raise $3,737. The Vanderbilt University Dermatology Interest Group received the Dermatology Interest Group Association service award for raising the most money. The award money was used to purchase a textbook to be used by medical students rotating in dermatology. Runners Left to right: Front row: Elizabeth Eby, Ashley Rowatt, Jeannie Huh, Natasha Magnuson Back row: Steve Thorpe, Elizabeth Lewis, Joseph Watson, Jessica Rivera, Clay Spencer Not pictured: Amanda Ackermann, Laurie Earls, Molly Fruin, Joe Kosinski, Mary Kosinski, Kristina Lishawa, John Steiner, Mike Steiner, JJ Westmoreland Organizing Committee Left to right: Robbie Morrison, Jenny Gloeckner, Alex Eshaghian Not pictured: Adriana Schmidt Marathon Pictures Left to right: Clay Spencer, Laurie Earls, JJ Westmoreland, Jessica Rivera, Joseph Watson, and Betsy Watson. Laurie Earls and JJ Westmoreland after completing the Country Music Half Marathon--one week before getting married. Mary and Joe Kosinski with their daughter after completing the Country Music Half Marathon--three days before Mary defended her thesis. Donors Mark Antranikian Saundrett Arrindell Javad Asgari Feryal Atassi Soheil Bamshad Noa Ben-Amotz Ana Carneiro Shaojing Chang Walter Chazin Iraj Dardashti Brian Donahue Missy Eason Rosie Ebrahimi Diana Eliaszadeh Pezhman Eliaszadeh Kathy Emery Netanel Eshaghian John Ferguson Alison Fuller Bob Holmes Farshid Lavi Janis Mize Ralph Neff Melissa Perez Earl Porco Farhad Sadigh Madhu Vanan J.P. White Josh Yockey Feng Zhang Gold Donors Yousef Bolour Patrick Burnett A.M. Clark Al Creswell Arsalan Dokhanian Jamshid Ebrahimi Behnam Eliaszadeh Benjamin Eshaghian Daniel Eshaghian David Eshaghian Deborah Eshaghian George Eshaghian Houshang Eshaghian Joseph Eshaghian Joubin Eshaghian Roger Eshaghian Yafa Eshaghian Fran Hardcastle Linda Horton J. Iloulian Daryoosh Molayem Chris and Valerie Moth Fred Mottahedeh Iraj Nourollah Fred Rabizadeh John Ramm Jodi Rowatt Wade Rowatt Denise Ruiz James Ruiz Raffi Saginian Bahram Samouah Tony Scoville, III Katherine Shakibkhou-Cohen Robert Simanian Ben Soleimani Rahim Soltani Soofer Gallery Jay Williams 1st Annual Links for Locks Golf Tournament The Nashville Alopecia Areata Support Group raised $6,400 in it's inaugural Links for Locks golf tournament on Monday September 12, 2005 at the Ravenwood Country Club in Hermitage, TN. Over 30 golfers played. Links for Locks committee meeting Registration Breakfast Volunteers Golfers The goals of the Nashville Alopecia Areata Support Group are to provide support for people with alopecia areata in the Nashville area, to educate the public about alopecia areata, and to raise money for research and for people to go to the National Conference. Please follow the NAAF link for more information. Sun Protection Project The Sun Protection Project is a community service program which began in 2003. Each year, the Dermatology Interest Group sends medical students to elemetary schools to teach children about sun protection. The program begins with a cartoon slide show, followed by outdoor activities, and concludes with a game. Medical students read a story called Project: Sunwise to go along with the cartoon. Mary Alice Nading teaches the children that the suns rays are most dangerous when your shadow is shorter than you are. Medical students with the children. Medical Student Participants 2005 Left to right: Ronke Oduyebo, Caroline Piggott, Alex Eshaghian, Mary Alice Nading, and Jenny Gloeckner 2004 Alex Eshaghian, Bethaney Vincent, and Donna Vleugels 2003 Alex Eshaghian, Raju Gupta, Nader Shourbaji, and Jeff Smith Dermatology Interest Group Home Page

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