Dermatopathology is the study of skin pathology and a subspecialty of dermatology and pathology. Phung's duties as chair was to lead the session “Update in Soft Tissue Tumor and Nail Tumor,” introduce each of the speakers with a brief summary of professional qualifications and achievements, and moderate the question-and-answer period after the talks.
“The participants got to hear lectures from leading authorities in dermatopathology and dermatology, on a wide array of clinically important disease entities in cancers of the skin and soft tissues as well as a great talk on the unique and rare pathologies of the nail apparatus,” she said.
Phung, who joined the faculty in March 2020, said she was honored to represent the USA College of Medicine at the international meeting, which featured speakers from Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific countries. The combined dermatopathology and dermatology meeting had more than 1,000 participants.
“It was an honor to meet virtually and work with the invited speakers from across the globe in this forum. Despite the challenges imposed by the pandemic, we were able to hold a highly successful meeting with probably more participants in the online virtual format than if we were to have the meeting live in person in the traditional way,” Phung said. “We were able to attract more trainees and young professionals to the meeting this year because of this new format, and to expand our reach to those who may not have been able to afford to travel to the meeting on site.”
