ILLINOIS DERMATOLOGIST ORGANIZES LOCAL EFFORT TO VACCINATE FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Local board-certified dermatologist Amy J. Derick, MD, FAAD, was honored as a Patient Care Hero by the American Academy of Dermatology for her efforts to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines for frontline health care professionals in Illinois after realizing they could not obtain vaccinations at the start of the vaccine rollout in December 2020 and January 2021.