The Society for Pediatric Dermatology and the PeDR jointly support a career development award – the Western Pediatric Dermatology CDA – which provides $40,000 in support for 1 year. This award is given every two years. Dr. Schoch was was the 2018 recipient of this award for her research in “Unraveling Determinants of Early Cutaneous Microbiome.” The purpose of the award is to support the career development of future leaders, educators, clinical scholars and/or translational investigators in pediatric dermatology. Congratulations Dr. Schoch!