THE PURPOSE OF THE ATLANTA ASSOCIATION FOR DERMATOLOGY AND DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY IS TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN DERMATOLOGIC MEDICINE, SURGERY, AND RELATED DISCIPLINES. FURTHERMORE, THE ATLANTA ASSOCIATION FOR DERMATOLOGY AND DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY PROMOTES THE PUBLIC INTEREST RELATING TO DERMATOLOGY AND PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF MEDICAL AND PRACTICE-RELATED PROBLEMS.