A great way to be an advocate is by getting involved in a hospital committee. You can’t be an advocate without being involved, you’ve got to get in there and get your voice heard. Share your questions and Dr. Larry Green will answer you! Fill out my Wufoo form! [...]

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You need to get active in your county medical society and network in your own neighborhood. The county medical society can help you with dermatology issues, create resolutions, and can often take them to the state level to become a mission and then to become a law. When the whole state is behind a [...]

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Being an advocate for our patients means that we have to get them what they need. It’s been almost 20 years since the last sunscreen was approved by the FDA. Take the time and put in the effort to help your patients, go to bat for them. Share your questions and Dr. Larry [...]

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It’s important to be active, the more active we are, the more we will be able to change things. There is success in numbers. There is much more to being a dermatologist than doing shift work. Build relationships with legislators and their aides, other Dermatologists and the house of medicine. Go to meetings and [...]

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