Membership
EDF Membership application is open to individuals who are established leaders in dermato-venerology within Europe. The EDF comprises around 200 active members across 30 European countries, all of whom are leaders in the field and include for example heads of department, high-profile research group leaders and leaders of education programs.
Application
According to our bylaws, prospective members should follow the following formal process:
1| Be proposed and seconded by members of the EDF
2| The proposer and seconder should be from different European countries
2| Either the proposer or the seconder may be from the same country as the suggested candidate
3| The proposer and the seconder need to provide a short supporting statement (e-mail or letter) that includes:
- the nominee's standing in and contribution to dermatology both nationally and internationally;
- his/her expertise and added value to the EDF
4| Prospective member needs to submit the following documents:
- CV (2 pages including: positions held, prizes, notable invited lectures, grants, positions in national/international societies, positions as honorary member, total number of PubMed articles, top 10 papers in last 10 years, H index (Google scholar))
- Leadership skills (max. 100 words)
- Research activities (max. 100 words)
- Educational background (max. 100 words)
- Cover letter specifying what the prospective member hopes to gain by joining the EDF and which of the EDF activities he/she would like to contribute to (max. 1 page)
