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2008 New York Regional Meeting

On behalf of the organizing committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to the 2nd New York Physician Scientists Symposium to be hosted at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, New York on November 22, 2008. We look forward to hosting physician-scientist trainees from the entire East Coast area.

Tentative Agenda

Small Group Topics

Post-Graduation Training Options

Moderators:
Goutham Narla, MD, PhD
Instructor Departments of Genetics / Medicine
Director Physician Scientist Training, Residency Program
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Being a Successful Physician Scientist without a PhD

Moderators:
Mary Klotman, MD
Chief of the Division of Infections Diseases
Director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Paul Klotman, MD
Chairman of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Balancing the Clinic and the Lab in Residency and Beyond

Moderators:
Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD
Fellow, Orthopedic Trauma Service
Hospital For Special Surgery & Weill Cornell Medical College
John Martignetti, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation

Having a Personal Life as a Physician Scientist

Moderators:
Derek Leroith, MD, PhD
Director of Metabolism Institute
Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Opportunities for Clinical/Translational Research

Moderator:
Janice Gabrilove, MD
Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Vice Chairman of Clinical Research
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Issues facing Women Physician Scientists

Moderators:
Lisa Satlin, MD
Director of Medical Scientist Training Program
Chief of Division Pediatric Nephrology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
President, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
Julia Arnsten, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Unconventional Career Pathways - Being a Surgeon and a Physician Scientist

Moderator:
Jonathan Bromberg, MD, PhD
Surgical Director, Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Beth A. Schrope, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
Attending Surgeon, New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Career Opportunities for Physician Scientist

Moderator:
Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD
Academic Chief Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

What is a Physician Scientist? Training Options and Admissions Advice

Moderator:
Karen Zier, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Immunobiology
Associate Dean for Medical Student Research
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Organizing Committee

David Braun, Co-Chair, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Jedd Sereysky, Co-Chair, Mount Sinai School of Medicine|
Mike Green, Co-Chair, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Natalie Pica, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Sarah Ann Anderson, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Zahra Ghiassi-Nejad, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Eric Smith, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Sudeh Izadmehr, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Ursula Lang, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Sachin Kulkarni, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Justin Costa, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Zachary Dezman, Albany Medical College
Joshua Morra, Albany Medical College
Mitchell Liverant, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Jessica Nikitczuk, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Amanda Blouin, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Vivek Rudrapatna, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Stephen Ros, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Jennifer Miller, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Tom Hays, Mount Sinai School of Medicine