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:

Monthly events/Grand Rounds
Thesis Defenses

Information Sessions (2023-2024)

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/MPH (Public Health) Information Session
August 21, 2023
1:00 - 1:45 PM
JMEC 515 E

MD/ML (Health Law) Information Session
August 22, 2023
4:00 - 5:00 PM
JMEC 511

MD/MBE (Bioethics) Information Session
August 23, 2023
1:00 - 1:45 PM
JMEC 515 EW

MD/MSHP (Health Policy Research) Information Session
September 27, 2023
1:00 - 1:50 PM
JMEC 506 E

MD/MBA (Business Administration) Information Session
October 9, 2023
1:00 - 1:50 PM
JMEC Law Auditorium

MD/MSHP Information Session for MS3s
TBA

MD/MPH Information Session for MS3s
TBA

MD/MSTR (Translational Research) Information Session
TBA

Information Sessions (2023-2024)

Information Sessions are offered each fall to provide information to Perelman medical students on research opportunities. Contact Francia Portacio 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.

Intro to Research at Penn Info Sessions
Part I: Research at Penn: Who? What? When? Where? Why?
August 24, 2023
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Zoom

Scholarly Year Info Session
October 17, 2023
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Zoom

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

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