She is interested in medical education, the relationship between art and medicine, and the role of art in the early development of dermatology as a medical specialty. "The Syphilid" is inspired by this relationship: it is a composite of wallpaper patterns from the 1800’s superimposed on an image of a patient affected by syphilis from the same time period. Dr. Wickless authors a blog “Save the Moulages” dedicated to dermatologic history. https://www.savethemoulages.org