Mission Statement
Skin Health for Everyone, Everywhere
Our mission is to connect dermatologists (and trainees) whose primary interests are focused on the advancement of skin health in resource-limited communities, locally and globally, through sustainable and integrated approaches to clinical care, education, research, policy, and advocacy.
Our Guiding Principles
All people have access to appropriate care for diseases of the skin, regardless of age, gender, race, country of origin, location, and socioeconomic status (or no matter what barriers they face).
Reducing the burden of skin disease in individuals, families, and communities through education, communication, prevention, and other public health measures.
Providing access to training, support, and resources necessary for health providers to offer appropriate care of skin diseases for patients and communities.
Communication and collaboration between health workers who are engaged in the activities supported by the mission of the International Alliance for Global Health Dermatology “GLODERM”.
Fostering strategic alliances & help integrate dermatologic efforts with those of other community and global health organizations at the local, regional, national, and international levels
Serving as a network for communication, education, information exchange, training, and advocacy among members of the medical and public health communities with regard to community and global health dermatology
Promoting efforts to reduce the burden of skin diseases and injuries from a population health perspective and development of programs that improve capacity for dermatologic care at the population level
Improve the dermatologic care at local, regional, national, and international levels, particularly among underserved or neglected populations
Facilitating opportunities for medical students, residents, and practitioners to provide direct dermatologic service in communities with unmet health needs
Develop recommendations for the education of practitioners and leaders in global & community health dermatology
Encouraging collaboration, sharing knowledge, and mentoring leaders in global and community health dermatology
Advancing the discipline of population-based medicine and public health in the practice of dermatology
Translating efforts to improve dermatologic care at the individual level to dermatologic care at the population level
Leadership Team
Esther Freeman
GLODERM Chair
USA
Claire Fuller
GLODERM Vice-Chair
UK
Wingfield Rehmus
Secretary-Treasurer
Canada
Sidra Khan
GLODERM Trainee Committee Chair
UK