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GREAT Group MD-PhD Section 2007 Annual Meeting

"Training Physician Scientists: Models of Excellence"
July 26-28, 2007 - Keystone Resort, Keystone, Colo.

Meeting Agenda (PDF, 14 pages)

MD-PhD: Made Easy as "ABC"
Thursday, July 26

Table Topic Comments (PDF, 10 pages)

State of the MSTP
Bert Shapiro, Ph.D.
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Updates on Grant Submission (PDF, 8 pages)
Carole Latker, Ph.D.
Scientific Administrator
National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Dinner with Keynote Speaker
Thursday, July 26, 2007

Topic: Career Guidance for the Physician Scientist (PDF, 45 pages)
William N. Kelley, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Former CEO, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
Former Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Topic I: Increasing the Size of the MD-PhD Pipeline
Friday, July 27, 2007

The Pool of MD-PhD Applicants (PDF, 4 pages)
Gwen Garrison, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President, Student and Applicant Studies

On the Road Again: Active Recruiting of MD-PhD Students (PDF, 11 pages)
Dennis McKearin, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Medical Scientist Training Program
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

MD-PhD Advising: The Pre-Health Advisors' Perspective (PDF, 26 pages)
Linda M.Scott, PhC
President, Western Association of Advisors for the Health Professions

Nurturing of Pre-College Students' Interest in Science (PDF, 24 pages)
Rebecca Smith, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Science and Health Education Partnership
University of California, San Francisco

Panel Discussion: Best Practices - Panelists Presentations

Pre-MD-PhD Club (PDF, 8 pages)
Amanda Cuevas
Assistant Dean, Medical Scholars Program
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

SUMR Program (Special issues for mid-sized programs outside major cities) (PDF, 17 pages)
Leslie Harrington
University of Iowa Medical Scientist Training Program

Gateways to the Laboratory Program (PDF, 18 pages)
Ruth Gotian, M.S.
Administrative Director
Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program

Topic II: An Integrated Curriculum for an Integrated Career
Friday, July 27, 2007

An Integrated Curriculum for an Integrated Career (PDF, 12 pages)
M. Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Panel Discussion: Integration of Graduate Training into Pre-Clinical Years

Lisa Satlin, M.D. (PDF, 10 pages)
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Ryan Roberts (PDF, 11 pages)
Current Trainee
Integrated Biomedical Science Graduate Program/Medical Scientist Program
Ohio State University

James Slauch, Ph.D. (PDF, 6 pages)
Director, Medical Scholars Program
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Panel Discussion: Integration of Clinical Experiences into Graduate Work

Patrice Spitalnik, M.D. (PDF, 13 pages)
Assistant Director, MD-PhD Program
Columbia University

C. Michael Knudson, M.D., Ph.D. (PDF, 10 pages)
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Department of Pathology
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Fred Gorelick, M.D. (PDF, 16 pages)
Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology
Yale University School of Medicine

Panel Discussion: Approaches for Training in Leadership and Translation

Leadership Workshop for MD-PhD Trainees (PDF, 30 pages)
Terrence Dermody, M.D., Erin McArdle and Aubrey Hunt
Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program

Degree in Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine (PDF, 20 pages)
Sharon Plon, M.D, Ph.D.
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Baylor College of Medicine

Special Course in Translational Research Preparation
Lawrence "Skip" Brass, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Combined Degree & Physician Scholar Program
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Topic III: Novel Approaches to Funding Your Program
Saturday, July 28, 2007

Panel Discussion: Individual Fellowships

F30 Awards (PDF, 11 pages)
Nancy L. Desmond, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Neuroscience
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health

The Student Perspective (PDF, 2 pages)
Drew Misfeldt
AHA Fellowship Recipient
MD-PhD Student
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

The Student Perspective
Andrew E. Hudson
F30 Award Recipient
MD-PhD Student
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Preparing Students to be Competitive (PDF, 20 pages)
David Engman, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Northwestern University

Preparing Students to be Competitive (PDF, 5 pages)
Terri Goss Kinzy, Ph.D.
Director, RWJMS/Princeton MD-PhD Program
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Rutgers University/Princeton University MD-PhD Program

Panel Discussion: Non-MSTP Training Grant Opportunities: Models of Training Options

Introductory Remarks (PDF, 10 pages)
Terrence S. Dermody, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology
Director, Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program

MD-PhD Training Slots with the CTSA (PDF, 7 pages)
Dianne Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, MD-PhD Program
University of Texas Medical School at Houston

MD-PhD Students on Non-MSTP Training Grants
Paul A. Insel, M.D.
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
University of California at San Diego

Session: Identifying Development Resources and Examples of Success

Jennifer Dudley
Executive Director of Development
Baylor College of Medicine

Nancy B Schwartz, Ph.D.
Dean for Graduate Affairs
University of Chicago Division of Biological Sciences

Brian Sullivan
Administrative Director
Medical Scientist Training Program
Washington University School of Medicine

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