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All Spotlight Events

Sessions will include: what a physician-scientist career looks like, the structure and details of MD/DO-PhD training programs, break-out sessions with current students, keynote speakers and panels, and many opportunities to interact with current physician-scientists and trainees.

Monday

May 24th, 2021

Hosted by MD-PhD trainees at Duke University School of Medicine

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Tuesday

May 25th, 2021

Hosted by MD-PhD trainees at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Saini

Wednesday

May, 26th, 2021

Hosted by MD/DO-PhD trainees on the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (JEDI) of the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) in collaboration with the Medical Student Pride Alliance (MSPA)

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Thursday

May 27th, 2021

Hosted by MD-PhD trainees at Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College in collaboration with the American Association of Black Physician-Scientists

Monday

May 24, 2021: The diverse careers and identities of Physician-Scientists

Keynote

04:00-05:00PM EDT

Dr. Tony Fuller, M.D. Msc.G.H.

What is a physician-scientist: career pathway and outcomes

05:05-5:15PM EDT

Dr. Chris Kontos, M.D.

Panel: Diverse career paths for physician-scientists

05:15pm - 06:25pm EDT

Dan Joh, MD, PhD; Karen Scherr MD,PhD; Lawrence Ngo MD,PhD; Jennifer Gilner MD, PhD, Vinay Tripuraneni

Mentorship in the M.D.-Ph.D. career path

06:35 - 06:45 PM EDT

Nimesha Gerlus

Informal Network Hour

06:45 - 07:55 PM EDT

MSTP Trainees at Duke School of Medicine

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Tuesday

May 25, 2021: Women Physician-Scientists

04:00 PM EDT  - 05:00 PM EDT

Keynote Speaker

Wendy Chung, M.D., Ph.D.

05:15 - 06:15 PM EDT

Panel:

Allison M. Martin  M.D., June Almenoff M.D. Ph.D., Vivianne Tawfik M.D. Ph.D, Esther Freeman M.D. Ph.D

06:15 - 07:00 pm EDT

Informal Networking Session

Physician-scientist trainee networking and wrap up

Agenda: Schedule

Wednesday

May 26, 2021: LGBTQIA+ Identities in MD-PhD Training

06:00PM - 07:00PM EDT

LGBTQIA+ Identities in MD-PhD Training: Keynote

Dr. Stephen Rawlings, MD PhD

07:00-08:00PM EDT

LGBTQIA+ Identities in MD-PhD Training: Trainee Panel Session

Timothy Keyes, Melissa Chavarria, Mizan Gaillard, Jerome Arceneaux

Agenda: Schedule

Thursday

May 27, 2021: MD/DO-PhD training as your AUTHENTIC self

04:00pm - 04:05pm EDT

Welcome and Introduction

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04:05pm - 04:55pm EDT

Panel: "So, You Want to Apply as Your AUTHENTIC self?"

Kristen Eckstrand, MD, PhD; Frederick Grady, MD; Jamal Moss, MA, CHW

05:00-06:55pm EDT

Keynote: "Academic Activism: Choosing the Right Time and the Right Place" & Q and A

Michael DeBaun, MD

07:00-07:55 PM EDT

Social / Game Night

Hosted by the American Association of Black Physician-Scientists

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