We are happy to announce the recipients of IADVL International Dermatopathology Obseverships-2016.

Of the 23 applications received, the following four candidates have been selected by the IADVL SIG Dermatopathology [Dr Sujay Khandpur (Coordinator), Dr Saurabh Singh (Convener), Dr Dinesh P Asati, Dr Uday Khopkar, Dr Nandakumar G, Dr Ramam M, Dr Raghavendra Rao, Dr IS Reddy, Dr Manjunath Shenoy M, Dr Rajesh Sinha, Dr Mary Thomas] and endorsed by the Executive Committee:

1. Dr. Biswanath Behera
2. Dr. Eswari.L
3. Dr. Govind Mittal
4. Dr. Krina Patel

They will be eligible to apply for an Observership to one of the following centres and will be paid a scholarship of Rs 1,00,000 each by the IADVL:

1. University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Dermatopathology Service, San Francisco, USA
2. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
3. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, USA
4. Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Our thanks to Dr Venkataram Mysore for initiating this Observership and to Dr M Ramam for coordinating with the centres.

Congratulations to the awardees.