The (APD) was established in 1960 to promote medical education, research and patient care, particularly in undergraduate and graduate dermatology training programs.听The APD aims to advance educational and patient care standards, provide networking opportunities for the exchange of information, foster the development of dermatology faculty and provide ethical leadership in the dermatologic community.

In August of this year, Callen was elected to serve on the Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) of the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical 成人直播 (ACCME), also for a two-year term.

A Chicago native, Callen earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison before earning his medical degree from the University of Michigan, where he also performed residencies in internal medicine and dermatology.

Callen joined the faculty at UofL in 1977, attaining the rank of professor in 1988 and being appointed as chief of the Division of Dermatology the same year. He served on the Board of Directors of the Dermatology Foundation from 1983-88; the American Academy of Dermatology from 1994-98 and 2003-04 as vice president; and the Association of Professors of Dermatology Inc. since 2003. He was the chair of the Council on 成人直播 of the American Academy of Dermatology 2003-07. He has been a board member of the American Board of Dermatology and the American Dermatological Association. He is a past president of the Medical Dermatology Society and was awarded the society鈥檚 Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. In 2009, Callen received the Thomas Pearson, PhD 成人直播 Award from the American Academy of Dermatology.

Callen is the author or co-author of 84 original articles, 181 case reports, 149 review articles, 50 editorials, 15 books, 276 book chapters and 165 abstracts. He has served as editor or deputy editor of the Archives of Dermatology, Journal Watch Dermatology and the Dermatology Section of UpToDate. He is the associate editor of JAMA Dermatology. His book, Dermatologic Signs of Systemic Disease, in its fifth edition, was recently published.

Locally, Callen has served on the boards of the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family and Vocational Services, Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Kentucky Arts and Crafts Foundation and the Speed Art Museum.

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The ACCME is a nonprofit organization based in Chicago that is responsible for accrediting institutions throughout the United States that offer continuing medical education (CME). Accreditation decisions are determined through a review by two ACCME committees: first, the Accreditation Review Committee, and second, the Decision Committee of the Board of Directors. All accreditation decisions are then ratified by the ACCME鈥檚 Board of Directors.

All physicians are required to earn CME credit in order to maintain their license to practice. In Kentucky, all physicians who maintain an active Kentucky medical or osteopathic license are required to complete 60 hours of CME every three years.

A Chicago native, Callen earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin before earning his medical degree from the University of Michigan, where he also performed residencies in internal medicine and dermatology.

In 1977, Callen joined the faculty at the University of Louisville, attaining the rank of professor in 1988 and being appointed as chief of the Division of Dermatology the same year. He served on various boards, including for the American Academy of Dermatology and the Association of Professors of Dermatology Inc.听In 2009, Callen received the Thomas Pearson, Ph.D. 成人直播 Award from the American Academy of Dermatology. This September he will assume the Presidency of the Association of Professors of Dermatology.

Callen is the author or co-author of 84 original articles, 181 case reports, 149 review articles, 50 editorials, 15 books, 276 book chapters and 165 abstracts. He is currently the Associate editor of JAMA Dermatology. His book, Dermatologic Signs of Systemic Disease, now in its fifth edition, was just published.