This issue’s “A piece of mymind” article by Dr. Fiona Cornish, immediate past president of the Medical Women’s Federation of the United Kingdom, speaks about the Women’s Dermatologic Society’s (WDS’s) “buddy” system of unofficial mentorship. It was this particular aspect of theWDS that drewme (DFM) into theWDS as a first-year dermatology resident, introduced by longstandingWDSmember, Dr. Elise ...

Thirty years ago, there would not have been a special issue on preceptorship and mentorship. Given the rise and consequent research interest in these two practices in nursing, numerous scholarly papers are being published. This particular special edition will be highly relevant to those who participate in preceptorship or mentorship programs from those who coordinate them to the students or gra...

It is hard to pinpoint a particular event or experience that prompted me to get into science in the first place, probably because science has always been an interest and part of my life. I am continually fascinated by the complexity and adaptability of nature and the process of scientific inquiry. It all began with catching bugs, making plant concoctions in my playhouse, and dyeing part of my m...