Events and Activities

The Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Programs Office sponsors several events and activities for Perelman medical students throughout the year:

Perelman medical students interested in applying to the MD/PhD program should contact PennMSTP@pennmedicine.upenn.edu with any questions.

The MD/PhD program also offers many events throughout the year that Perelman medical students are welcome to attend:

Information Sessions (2024-2025)

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 the Associate Director 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
MS 1 & MS 2 - Wednesday 8/28/2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Jordan 506 EW Seminar Rm

MD/MBE (Bioethics) Information Session
MS 1 - Thursday 8/22/2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Jordan 505 EW Seminar Rm

MS 2 - Monday 8/26/2024 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Jordan 514 Seminar Rm

MD/MSHP (Health Policy Research) Information Session 
MS 1 & MS 2 - Monday 10/8/2024 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Jordan 506 EW Seminar Rm

MD/MSNS (Nutrition Science) Information Session
MS 1 & MS 2 - Monday 10/28/2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Jordan 506 EW Seminar Rm

MD/MBA (Business Administration) Information Session
MS 1 & MS 2 - Monday 11/18/2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Jordan 506 EW Seminar Rm

MD/MSHP Information Session for MS3s
TBA

MD/MPH Information Session for MS3s
TBA

MD/MSTR (Translational Research) Information Session
TBA

Information Sessions (2024-2025)

Information Sessions are offered each fall to provide information to Perelman medical students on research opportunities. Contact the Associate Director with any questions. If you miss an info session of interest, see the Research and Fellowship website. When possible, we will post a PPT and/or recording of the info session on this site.

MS1 Orientation to Research at Penn Info Session
Thursday 9/12/2024; 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST                                                                                                                                                                                  Virtual 

MS1, MS 2, MS3 Scholarly Year Out Info Session
Tuesday 10/8/2024; 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST                                                                                                                                                                                      Virtual

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

2018 STER Summer Student Symposium
Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Smilow 01-103

2017 STER Summer Student Symposium
Friday, August 25, 2017, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, JMEC 513

2016 STER Summer Student Symposium
Thursday, August 25, 2016, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Stellar-Chance 104

2015 STER Summer Student Symposium
Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Smilow 01-103

2014 STER Summer Student Symposium
Thursday, August 28, 2014, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Stellar-Chance 204

2013 STER Summer Student Symposium
Monday, August 26, 2013, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, BRB 253

2012 STER Summer Student Symposium
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, BRB 251

2011 STER Summer Student Symposium
Thursday, August 25, 2011, 3:30 - 5:00 PM, BRB 251

2010 STER Summer Student Symposium
Thursday, August 26, 2010, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Steller-Chance 204

2009 STER Summer Student Symposium
Friday, September 11, 2009, 2:00 – 4:00 PM, BRB 252

2008 STER Summer Student Symposium
Monday, August 25, 2008, 3:30 – 5:00 PM, BRB 251

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

2005 STER Summer Student Symposium
Tuesday, August 30, 2005