TO REPRESENT DERMATOLOGY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA BY SERVING AS A COLLECTIVE VOICE TO HELP BUILD, STRENGTHEN, AND MAINTAIN THE PHYSICIAN-PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT/PHYSICIAN-NURSE PRACTITIONERS RELATIONSHIP, AS WELL AS RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE ENTIRE DERMATOLOGY COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BY SERVING AS A CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR ALL CURRENTLY PRACTICING DERMATOLOGY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTICTIONERS, AS WELL AS PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTICITIONERS WITH AN INTEREST IN THE MEDICAL SPECIALTY OF DERMATOLOGY, AND SUPPORT EFFORTS THAT HELP ALABAMA'S PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTICTIONERS IMPROVE ACCESS AND QUALITY OF CARE IN THE SPECIALTY OF DERMATOLOGY.