2006 APSA Texas Regional Meeting meeting attendees during a break
Interested in neuroscience research and clinical training? or how to combine research and clinical interests in neurology? or meeting and learning neuroscience physician-scientist role models? Then attend this meeting in Washington, DC on May 29-30, 2009! The deadline to apply to attend and receive funding (travel costs and lodging will be paid for student attendees) is April 1, 2009. More information can be found at http://www.aupn.org/. This meeting is being sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN) and the American Neurological Association (ANA).
The Abstract Submission Deadline is quickly approaching on February 13, 2009. Register and submit your abstracts today to become eligible for the $750.00 Travel Awards available for trainees. In addition, there will be six $1,000 poster awards given by the ASCI/AAP (3) and the APSA (3) this year.
In an effort to help reduce the costs of attending the APSA Annual Meeting, we are providing this board as a way for meeting attendees to share with other attendees affordable hotel rates. Please contribute to this board by submitting your find here. You must be logged into your APSA account to submit (to prevent any fraudulent/spam postings). A map of the listed establishments can be found here. Aside from the Union League Club of Chicago and the Fairmont Hotel, APSA is not responsible for the information being posted on this board and does not guarantee any of the listed rates.
Are you a recent physician-scientist graduate currently in a residency / fellowship program or recently entered into a faculty position? The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is offering two funding opportunities: Fellowship Awards and Clinical Investigator Awards. Follow the links for more information, the submission deadlines for this year's cycle are March 16, 2009 and March 2, 2009 respectively, so apply today!
Each Spring, the Massachusetts General Hospital, the Karolinska Institutet and Cell Press co-organize the Days of Molecular Medicine Symposium (DMM). An important component of this event is the MD-PHD Program, this program provides full scholarships for up to 50 MD-PhDs to attend the meeting. This year's symposium revolves around the topics of human genetics, stem cells and physiology and how these topics pertain to personalized medicine. The meeting agenda can be found here and MD-PhD scholarship information can be found here.
The ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting Abstract Submission Deadline has been extended to February 13, 2009 and will open up in early January. Visit the APSA Meeting Website for more information (http://meeting.physicianscientists.org/). The speakers, panelists, and session have been finalized and can be viewed on the APSA Meeting site. Register Early!! We look forward to seeing you all in Chicago this April!!
The CSCR/MWAFMR 2009 Combined Annual Meeting offers complimentary registration and access to their travel awards to current dues-paying members of the APSA. The CSCR/MWAFMR Poster Session precedes the APSA/ASCI/AAP Meeting in Chicago, IL (click here for abstract submission info - Deadline - December 12th, 2008, 11:59 PM EST and click here for travel awards info). Abstract Submission to APSA/ASCI/AAP will open at a later date.
2008-2009 APSA Leadership: The American Physician Scientists Association is pleased to announce its new leadership including the Executive Council, Standing Committees, and Institutional Representatives for the 2008-2009 academic year. Click here to find out more.
APSA hosts a networking lunch during the Cullen Trust Symposium on Translational Research. Click here to learn more.
The American Physician Scientists Association is helping provide a critical role by helping voice the trainee perspective at the Association of Professors of Medicine's Concensus Conference: "Revitalizing the Nation's Physician-Scientist Workforce."
The American Physician Scientists Association is formally represented by Stephen Magill & Freddy Nguyen at the Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada 1st Annual Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The American Physician Scientists Association is formally represented by Freddy Nguyen at the French MD-PhD Retreat Scientific Journeys 2007 in Paris, France. This meeting also brought together an informal group of representatives from the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, and the United States.
Still need to book your hotel room for the Annual Meeting? APSA has a limited block of double bed (queen beds) and single king bed rooms available at the Union League Club of Chicago for $220 / night (inclusive of all taxes and fees). Click here to make your reservation today before rooms run out!
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