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2008 APSA Annual Meeting
Freddy T. Nguyen, APSA Founder
2007 California Regional Meeting
On behalf of the organizing committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to the 1st California Physician Scientists Symposium to be hosted at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California on November 17, 2007. We look forward to hosting physician-scientist trainees from the entire West Coast area.
Location: |
Beckman Institute California Institute of Technology 400 S. Wilson Ave. Pasadena, CA 91125 |
Parking: |
Parking is free in unmarked spots on campus and in the Wilson Parking Structures across the street from the Beckman Institute. http://parking.caltech.edu/Parking_Zone_Map.pdf (Locations 1, 2, and 3) |
Contact Information: |
APSA Institutional Representatives: Kenneth Yu, Keck School of Medicine of USC (yuk@usc.edu) Hengameh Kargaran, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine (hengameh.zahed@ucsf.edu) |
Registration Deadline: |
November 17, 2007 |
Dates: |
November 17, 2007, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Objectives: |
Networking among California and West Coast Physician Scientist Trainees Career Development for Physician Scientist Trainees and Undergraduate Students Residency Advice Application Advice |
Who Should Attend? |
MD/PhD students and DO/PhD students Medical students interested in research / academic pathways PhD students interested in medical school Undergraduate students interested in physician-scientist degree programs |
Cost: |
Early Registration: $15.00 Late / On-Site Registration Fee: $25.00 |
Attire: |
Casual (suits not necessary) |
Housing: |
Group-rate discounted hotel will be provided for those wishing to stay in Pasadena on Saturday night |
Tentative Agenda
Saturday, November 17, 2007 |
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12:00 PM - 01:00 PM |
Registration and Lunch |
01:00 PM - 01:10 PM |
Opening Remarks by Kenneth Yu Introduction to APSA by Shwayta Kukreti (APSA Vice-President) |
01:10 PM - 02:00 PM |
Keynote Address James Economou, MD, PhD Surgeon, Scientist Director of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California, Los Angeles |
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM |
Celebrating the Past, Looking forward to the Future Allen Yang, MD, PhD Alumnus Speaker Hematologist-Oncologist Assistant Professor, Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California |
02:50 PM - 03:00 PM |
Refreshments |
03:00 PM - 03:50 PM |
Career Options from the Bench Top to Bedside: Industry Opportunitis for the MD/PhD Graduate Glenn Belgey, MD PhD Vice President and Global Head of Hematology and Oncology Research, Amgen Corp. |
03:00 PM - 03:50 PM |
Breakout Sessions "The Inside Scoop of the MD/PhD Process" MD/PhD student track: Residency Program Directors/Representatives Panel Premedical student track: Medical School MD/PhD Program Directors/Representatives Panel |
04:00 PM - 04:50 PM |
Breakout Sessions "Getting Involved in Your Training" MD/PhD student track: Invited speaker: "Career Options and Choices of the MD/PhD Graduate" Premedical student track: MD/PhD Students Panel - "Life on the Other Side: The inside scoop of MD/PhD application" |
04:50 PM - 05:00 PM |
Closing Remarks and Raffle Prizes |
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM |
Reception |
07:00 PM |
Dinner at a local Pasadena restaurant non-APSA sponsored activity (not covered by registration fee) |
Conference Planning Committee |
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| Kenneth Yu, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Freddy Nguyen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Sponsored by the University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine, Loma Linda University - MD/PhD Program, University of California - Irvine, University of California - Los Angeles |
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