Dermatology Foundation

2001 LEADERS SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

EXCEEDS 1,000 FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

The 2001 Leaders Society Campaign scored two successes by year-end with 1,144 members of the specialty on board as $1,000 supporters and over 200 first-time members responding to the Dermik Laboratories $1,000 matching gift challenge.

"There is no doubt in my mind that the combination of an expanded network of Leaders Society Campaign chairs across the country and Dermik's Leaders Society Challenge produced this 12^th consecutive year of growth," said Michael D. Tharp, M.D., Chairman of the Leaders Society Committee.  "The Foundation has served as the foundation for all of dermatology since 1964 and is ever-mindful that its medical and surgical research program must keep pace with dermatology as it continues to evolve.  This keen awareness has in fact been the reason for the addition of both a pediatric fellowship and three clinical career awards in dermatologic surgery -- funding for which will commence this year. The DF's growth is demonstrated by the numbers and the dollars and is clear evidence of the specialty's understanding of the Foundation»s premier and singular role in advancing board-based patient care through research."

Adding to the impact of the Leaders Society's achievement were the 102 members of the Annenberg Circle.  Known as the Annenberg One Hundred, this distinguished group grew by over 20% for the second straight year as it welcomed 21 new members from the specialty and the lay public.  Members of the Annenberg Circle are lifetime members of the Leaders Society and have committed $25,000 to research in medical and surgical dermatology.

Total physician support of the Foundation reached $1.8 million by year-end 2001, of which $1.6 million came from members of the Leaders Society and Annenberg Circle.

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