Membership in the ADA (different from the AAD), founded in 1876, requires nomination and election based on ‘meritorious contributions to the field of Medicine and Dermatology’. In 2012, when I got the news that I’d be inducted, I knew I’d made my derm dad, super proud! His comment: ‘Heidi, that is a big f$&#ing deal’ … Yup, you know your folks are not exaggerating their feelings when they either curse or cry! For this meeting, I got to revisit my old college and residency stomping grounds.
