Founded in 1948, the Pacific Dermatologic Association’s mission is to offer high-quality continuing education opportunities to dermatologists practicing in the Western US, Canada, Mexico and Pacific Rim countries.
The association is committed to helping develop the next generation of dermatologists and improve the overall quality of patient care. Within our membership, there are both established, experienced thought-leaders in the field as well as younger up-and-coming clinicians and researchers.

UBC Resident Han Wins 2011 |
![]() Dr. Christina Han, a resident from the University of British Columbia, was selected as the 2011 Resident Case Winner winner at the PDA's 63rd Annual Meeting in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Han presented a case of "Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Triggered by Levamisole-Tainted Cocaine" and was judged the best of the 12 presented in this special symposium. She was awarded $200 and two (2) years of free PDA membership upon the completion of her residency. Pictured above (Front Row, L-R), Christina Han, UBC; Anisha Patel, OHSU; Helen Liu, OHSU; Lisa Zaba, Stanford; Katie Morrison, UT-Houston; Genevieve Egnatios, Mayo Clinic-AZ. (Back Row) Mark Douglas, Naval Med Ctr - San Diego; Jason Bentow, Harbor-UCLA; Ryan Stevens, LAC-USC; Doru Alexandrescu, UCSD. |