Sara Copeland Shalin, MD, PhD, has been appointed as chair of the Department of Dermatology in the UAMS College of Medicine.
“Dr. Shalin has done an exceptional job as interim chair of Dermatology since last March, advancing the department’s efforts in clinical care, research and education, while providing excellent support for her faculty and residents,” said Christopher Westfall, MD, dean of the college. “She will continue to bring great energy and conscientious leadership to the department in the years ahead.”
A graduate of the MD/PhD program at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Shalin received adoctorate in neuroscience in 2006 and a medical degree in 2007. She completed a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at Baylor College of Medicine and a fellowship in Boston in the Harvard Hospitals Combined Dermatopathology Program.
Shalin joined UAMS in 2012 as a faculty member in the Departments of Dermatology and Pathology. She has held several leadership roles within the Department of Pathology. Since 2017, she has served as the director of the UAMS M.D./Ph.D. combined degree program.