2008 Texas Regional Meeting

On behalf of the organizing committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to the 2nd Texas Physician Scientists Symposium to be hosted at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas on November 15, 2008. We look forward to hosting physician-scientist trainees from the entire Gulf Coast area.

Objectives:

Vertical and Horizontal Networking and Mentoring amongst Texas physician scientist trainees
Training and Career Development

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

When:

Saturday November 15, 2008
12:30pm - 7:00pm

Where:

Sarofim Research Building
Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases
1825 Pressler Street
Houston TX 77030
http://www.uthouston.edu/sarofim/index.html

Registration:

Registration ends on November 11, 2008 at 11:59 PM CST
On-Site Registration will be available after November 8, 2008 dependent on space and funding.

Cost:

Non-Members
$15.00

APSA Members
$7.50

UTHSC-H, Texas A&M, or UTMB student/faculty
$5.00

Accomodations:

Holiday Inn-Medical Center
6800 Main St., Houston, TX
$60 per single or double, valid through November 1
Discount code: APSA conference
Phone: 1-800-864-8165

Parking:

Free parking will be available from 11:30am - 8pm
University Center Tower Lot
7000 Fannin
(Building immediately to the left of the IMM, parking entrance is around the corner on Fannin)
http://publicaffairs.uth.tmc.edu/index/maps/building/uct.html

Contact:

APSA Texas Regional Meeting Planning Committee (txmeeting@physicianscientists.org)
Suzanne Chan, Chair, University of Texas - Houston

Attire:

Business Casual

Tentative Agenda

Saturday, November 15, 2008

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM

Registration

01:00 PM - 01:15 PM

Opening Remarks by Conference Chair Suzanne Chan

01:15 PM - 02:15 PM

Keynote Speaker
John Mendelsohn, M.D.
President
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

02:15 PM - 03:00 PM

Undergraduate Trainee Track
Breakout Session 1*
(Undergraduate / Post-Bac Students)

Graduate Trainee Track
Breakout Session 1*
(Medical / Graduate Students)

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM

Break

03:15 PM - 04:00 PM

Undergraduate Trainee Track
Breakout Session 2*
(Undergraduate / Post-Bac Students)

Graduate Trainee Track
Breakout Session 2*
(Medical / Graduate Students)

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Keynote Speaker
Lisa Armitige, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Texas at Houston Medical School

05:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Mentorship Dinner with faculty and residents from the Texas Medical Center

08:00 PM

Social at The Flying Saucer (Downtown Houston)

Topics for breakout sessions include:

Undergraduate Research:

Summer research opportunities

Applying to med school or MD/PhD programs:

What is the difference? What is the process?

Opportunities for research during medical school:

Summer programs, taking time off

Medical school advice:

Surviving classes, clinical rotations, and USMLE

Transitioning to graduate school:

How to choose a mentor, what is the graduate school process

Transitioning back to medical school:

How to finish up in lab, how to prepare to return to clinic

Residency advice:

Scheduling away rotations and navigating ERAS
What to look for in a program, what questions to ask

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