Co-organized by North American Chinese Dermatology Association (NACDA) and Chinese Society of Dermatology (CSD), Chinese Dermatology Forum 2018 was ended with a successful note.  The event was held in February 16, 2018 during San Diego American Academy of Dermatology annual convention. Same day with Chinese New Year, NACDA hosted a luncheon to celebrate Chinese new year with colleagues of CSD delegation and other quests with a heart tempting to make all the quests  feel like at home. Clearly, the attempt has got very warm positive feedback.

Invited by Dr. Heng Gu, director, our delegation visited the Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Medical Academy in Nanjing in November 5, 2017, immediately after CDA 2017 annual meeting.

The visit was a learning experience for us. Academic exchanges were well received.

Invited by Dr. Hongzhong Jin, Chairman, Department of Dermatology, our delegation visited Peking Union Medical College in November 6, 2017.

The visit was a learning experience for us. The co organized cademic forum was a success.

Eleven dermatology residents with 5 from US, Canada and 6 from China have been awarded to attend a special 3-day exchange program at the Department of Dermatology, University of California, Davis immediately after an opportunity to attend American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. The goal of this exchange is to promote dialogue and understanding among young dermatologists from China and north America

This program is co-organized by North America Chinese Dermatology Association, Chinese Dermatologist Association and Dermatology Residency Training Oversight Committee of Chinese Physician Association. Department of dermatology, UC Davis will host this program.

Selected Participating Resident Roster 2018

• Danny Guo, MD, University of British Columbia (Chief Resident for this program)
• Betty Kong, MD, Northwestern University
• Karen Kuo, MD, Stanford University
• Russel Wong, MD, University of Calgary
• Lida Zheng, MD, Northwestern University
• Qiwen Lai, MD, Xijing Hospital (Coordinator for residents from China)
• Juan Bai, MD, Zhejiang University
• Siqi Fu, MD, Central South University
• Chao Luan, MD, Institute of Dermatology, Academy of Chinese Medical Science
• Xin Ran, MD, Sichuan University
• Yihui Zhou, MD, Tsinghua University

Invited by Chinese Dermatologist Association, NACDA delegation of 12 attended 2017 CDA annual meeting in Suzhou, China. The academic and friendship exchange activities were enthusiastic and satisfying. Benefits to server our profession across pacific are so obvious, that continuous cooperation is set for years to come.