SDPA members have access to a wide range of valuable member benefits. Below is a summary of benefits and which memberships have access.

Member Types:

Fellow

A physician assistant who practices dermatology full or part time and is supervised by a board certified/board eligible dermatologist.

Associate

Physician assistant, who has a strong interest or practice emphasis in dermatology, but whose supervising physician is not a board certified/board eligible dermatologist.

Affiliate

Health professionals or individuals employed by government agencies who do not qualify for any other membership category, who have an interest in dermatology and desire to be affiliated with the SDPA.

Student

A student enrolled in a CAHEA, CAAHEP, or successor agency approved PA program, or an AAPA approved program. Student membership includes SDPA student website access, reduced CME costs, information on dermatology rotations, and mentoring.

Physician

A board certified/board eligible dermatologist who currently supervises a Fellow member of the SDPA and is interested in promoting their use as an integral part of the health care delivery team.

Lifetime Membership

A physician assistant with 20 years of SDPA Fellow membership, 5 years of SDPA leadership or committee involvement who has been approved by the SDPA Board of Directors. Learn more

Business Discounts

Exclusive discounts for SDPA members to the following businesses:

• NetHealth Registry
• Certified Physician Assistant Consulting (CPAC)
• Visual DX
• DermLite
• Inga Ellzey Practice Group
• Lexicomp
• Elsevier
• Medelita
• Stoco
• CME4Life

Access to Membership Document Library

• Powerful resource created by members. The Membership Document Library contains a large variety of articles ranging from clinical protocols to professional advancement. Click here.

Access to Dermatology Career Center

• Gain access to our robust dermatology career center. Members can upload resumes and search for job postings. Anyone is welcome to post a position for free. Click here to explore.

CME Opportunities

The SDPA offers more than 100 hours of CME training through it's online learning center at any given time and has two annual conferences per year with not only CME hours, but fantastic in-person networking opportunities. We are continuously working to provide high quality, affordable, education to the dermatology community. SDPA members get discounted rates to ALL education the SDPA offers. Some education opportunities are available only to members. 

• Annual Summer & Fall Conferences
• Conference Video CME - The SDPA video records it's sessions at each conference and offers them in packages by the day online for Cat I CME. 
• Performance Improvement CME - The SDPA offers two PI CME courses worth 20 Cat I CME each.
• Journal of Dermatology for Physician Assistants (JDPA) CME – four article based CME quizzes each year provided through the JDPA. Free to all SDPA members.
• Diplomate Fellowship - Our cornerstone education program is under development. Learn more. 

Complimentary Publications

• Quarterly JDPA (also available in electronic format)
• Quarterly SDPA Newsletter (also available in electronic format)
• Monthly Dermatology Journal Subscriptions to our partners: Dermatology News, Practical Dermatology and The Dermatologist. 

Interactive Media and Website

• Assist in networking and ‘Pearl’ sharing through online discussion forums, Facebook and Twitter
• Dermcast.TV (Videos for Professional and Clinical Information)

Professional Support

• SDPA represents Dermatology PAs to for the Educate and Improvement of relationships with physicians and the public
• SDPA represents Dermatology PAs locally and nationally addressing PA related issues

Legislation

• Up-to-date Information on reimbursement, billing, coding, and malpractice
• Compensation, & Employment

Even more...

• Lifetime Membership – click here to learn more
• Complimentary Membership to Supervising Physicians
• PA student website to help educate, mentor and provide support for our future colleagues
• Philanthropic support through the SDPA Dermatology Physician Assistant Foundation (DPAF)
• Networking with a large community of peers
• Professional and personal growth through organizational involvement