Events and Activities
The Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Programs Office sponsors several events and activities for Perelman medical students throughout the year:
Information Session (2020-2021)
An Information Session is offered each fall to provide information to Perelman medical students on the MD/PhD program. Contact PennMSTP@pennmedicine.upenn.edu with any questions.
Applying to Join the MD/PhD Program Info Session
To be announced
The MD/PhD program also offers many events throughout the year that Perelman medical students are welcome to attend:
Information Sessions (2022-2023)
Information Sessions are offered each fall by the Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Programs Staff to provide information to Perelman medical students on MD/Masters programs. Contact Francia Portacio with any questions. If you miss an info session of interest, see the individual MD-Master Program website. When possible, we will post a PPT and/or recording of the info session in the "Information Gathering" section of the individual program's page on this site.
MD/ML (Health Law) Information Session
August 22, 2022
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Room: JMEC 505 E/W
MD/MPH (Public Health) Information Session
August 24, 2022
3:45 - 4:45 PM
Room: Smilow Rubenstein Auditorium
MD/MBE (Bioethics) Information Session
August 25, 2022
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Room: JMEC Law Auditorium
MD/MBA (Business Administration) Information Session
October 3, 2022
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Room: JMEC Law Auditorium
MD/MPH Information Session for MS3s
October 13, 2022
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Zoom
MD/MSHP (Health Policy Research) Information Session
October 19, 2022
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Room: JMEC 501
MD/MSHP Information Session for MS3s
November 8, 2022
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Zoom
MD/MSTR (Translational Research) Information Session
TBA
Information Sessions (2022-2023)
Information Sessions are offered each fall to provide information to Perelman medical students on research opportunities. For a copy of materials from these Information Sessions or for further information on these opportunities, contact Francia Portacio, Associate Director of Combined Degree Office.
Intro to Research at Penn Info Sessions (Flyer)
Part I: Research at Penn: Who? What? When? Where? Why?
August 25, 2022
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Zoom
Part II: Finding Research Mentor & Funding
September 6, 2022
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Zoom
Year Out Research Programs Info Session
TBA
So You Want to be in Academia? Info Session
TBA
STER Summer Student Symposium
The Short Term Elective Research (STER) Summer Student Symposium occurs each year at the beginning of the fall semester. Perelman medical students who received summer research funding through the NHLBI (and previously the NIDDK) short term research grant submit an abstract and present their research to the PIs of the grant Dr. Horace DeLisser and Dr. Kathleen Sullivan (previously NIDDK - Dr. Bryan Wolf), the students' mentors and each other.
2019 STER Summer Student Symposium
Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Smilow 01-102
Photos of 2019 Symposium
2018 STER Summer Student Symposium
Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Smilow 01-103
Photos of 2018 Symposium
2017 STER Summer Student Symposium
Friday, August 25, 2017, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, JMEC 513
Photos of 2017 Symposium
2016 STER Summer Student Symposium
Thursday, August 25, 2016, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Stellar-Chance 104
Photos of 2016 Symposium
2015 STER Summer Student Symposium
Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Smilow 01-103
Photos of 2015 Symposium
2014 STER Summer Student Symposium
Thursday, August 28, 2014, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Stellar-Chance 204
Photos of 2014 Symposium
2013 STER Summer Student Symposium
Monday, August 26, 2013, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, BRB 253
Photos of 2013 Symposium
2012 STER Summer Student Symposium
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, BRB 251
Photos of 2012 Symposium
2011 STER Summer Student Symposium
Thursday, August 25, 2011, 3:30 - 5:00 PM, BRB 251
Photos of 2011 Symposium
2010 STER Summer Student Symposium
Thursday, August 26, 2010, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Steller-Chance 204
Photos of 2010 Symposium
2009 STER Summer Student Symposium
Friday, September 11, 2009, 2:00 – 4:00 PM, BRB 252
Photos of 2009 Symposium
2008 STER Summer Student Symposium
Monday, August 25, 2008, 3:30 – 5:00 PM, BRB 251
Photos of 2008 Symposium
2007 STER Summer Student Symposium
Friday, August 31, 2007, 3:30 - 5 PM, BRB 253
2006 STER Summer Student Symposium
Wednesday, August 30, 2006, 3:30 – 5:30 PM, BRB 253
Photos of 2006 Symposium
2005 STER Summer Student Symposium
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
The Research Paper Prize Competition invites Perelman medical students to submit a paper describing any research you have done during your time as a student in the MD or MD/PhD program for consideration by the Medical Student Research Prize faculty committee. Research in any field related to medicine is acceptable.
2023 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2022 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2021 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2020 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2019 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2018 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2017 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2016 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2015 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2014 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2013 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2012 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2011 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2010 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2009 Research Paper Prize — Recipients
2008 Research Paper Prize — Recipients