MSTP Workshop News
Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) Conference
Nov. 30, 2022—by Kevin Zhang (M2) and Kaitlin McKernan (G1) The Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) annual conference was hosted by The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) MSTP on November 19th-20th. SEMSS is an American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) regional meeting that aims to bring together physician-scientists, residents, and MD, MD-PhD, and undergraduate students to promote...
Physician Scientist Speaker Series with Dr. Matthew Schrag
Nov. 30, 2022—by Megan Tigue (G2) On the evening of Monday, November 7th, Vanderbilt’s chapter of the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) held its fall Physician Scientist Speaker Series. This year APSA hosted a cocktail hour and dinner followed by a wonderful talk from Vanderbilt neurologist Matthew Schrag, MD, PhD. Dr. Schrag shared details of his career...
Lunches with Leaders
Nov. 1, 2022—MSTP Lunches with Leaders has started again! Lunches with Leaders is a great opportunity for a small group of students to meet with institutional leadership. Recent leaders have included Dr. Charlene Dewey (Assistant Dean for Educator Development, Director of the Educator Development Program, Director of the Center for Professional Health, and Chair of the Faculty...
Recap: Leadership Workshop I 2022
Sep. 29, 2022—by Camille Wang (G4) Another successful iteration of the biennial Leadership Workshop I, designed for early G phase students, was held at Alumni Hall on the Vanderbilt campus, the first since the pandemic to be held entirely in person. The workshop was co-chaired by Juan Colazo (G4) and Camille Wang (G4), as well as members...
37th Annual MD-PhD National Student Conference
Aug. 30, 2022—by Simone Herzberg (G3), Matt Loberg (G3), Jerome Arceneaux (Meharry MD-PhD Program) This July, five Vanderbilt MSTP and Meharry MD-PhD students traveled to Copper Mountain, CO, to attend the 37th Annual MD-PhD National Student Conference. The students had a great time getting to meet fellow MD/DO-PhD trainees from across the country and presenting their work....
Annual MSTP Retreat
Jun. 30, 2022—We had a wonderfully successful retreat this past weekend where the entire program was able to gather and reconnect. Saturday was spent welcoming the incoming M1 class, learning about everyone’s scientific endeavors, and bonding over friendly college competitions, of which Avery-Cohen took first place. Sunday morning we all gathered again at the Nashville Zoo, but...
Mini MSTP
May. 31, 2022—By Drew Kittleson (M2) Mini-MSTP made its triumphant return to wholly in-person programming for the first time since 2019! On May 6, the MSTP Outreach Committee invited middle school children from across Dickson County schools to participate in our annual event highlighting the experiences of physician-scientists. Over 60 children attended and participated in stations dedicated...
SAC Recap for 2021-2022
May. 31, 2022—By Natalie Bennett (G3) The MSTP Student Advisory Committee (SAC) is a group of representatives from each class which acts as a liaison between the student body and the MSTP Leadership Team and collects student ideas, feedback, and concerns. As Dr. Chris Williams reflected in our first meeting of the academic year in August, some...
Physician-Scientist Speaker Series: Dr. Karl Deisseroth MD, PhD
Apr. 4, 2022—by Avery Bogart (G1) On March 17, 2022, the Vanderbilt MSTP had the pleasure of hearing from Dr. Karl Deisseroth for the Spring Physician-Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS) as part of his visit for the Discovery Lecture. Dr. Deisseroth is the DH Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, as...
MSTP Antiracism, Diversity and Inclusion (ADI) Council Hosts Dr. Lea Davis for MSTP Seminar
Dec. 20, 2021—By Candace Grisham (G1) On Wednesday Dec 9, Dr. Lea Davis gave a thought provoking talk to the entire MSTP during our seminar series titled “Perpetuating Harm: A study of White supremacy from eugenics to modern genomics.” Dr. Davis discussed not only the history of race in genetics, but also the important implications of this...