Upcoming 2025 Colloquium

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The third annual Master's Student Colloquium will be held at the Smilow Center for Translational Research on April 28, 2025. This event recognizes the achievements of Master’s students in the Perelman School of Medicine.  

 

Agenda:

  • 1:00-1:15 - Dr. Emma Meagher, Associate Dean for Master's & Certificate programs, will give opening remarks and present Student Poster Awards and PSOM MaC Excellence in Teaching Awards. 
  • 1:15-1:45 - Fireside chat with keynote speaker, Dr. David Fajgenbaum
  • 1:45-3:30 - Poster presentation session & networking.

Keynote Speaker David C. Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc

Associate Professor of Medicine, Translational Medicine and Human Genetics
Founding Director of the Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory

Dr. David Fajgenbaum is a physician-scientist, immunologist, and author known for his groundbreaking research on Castleman disease, a rare and life-threatening immune disorder. After being diagnosed with the disease himself, he pioneered new treatments that have helped extend his own life and those of many others. He co-founded the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network to accelerate research and treatments for Castleman disease through a ‘Collaborative Network Approach,’ a business-inspired approach to biomedical research, which has become a blueprint for advancing rare disease research. He also co-founded Every Cure to accelerate the search for repurposed treatments and is pioneering a new field called “computational pharmacophenomics,” which uses AI to systematically match all drugs with additional diseases they may treat. His memoir, "Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action", chronicles his battle with the illness and his efforts to revolutionize medical research.

Intent to Participate - Poster SessionPoster Design

PSOM Master's students are encouraged to participate in this poster session to showcase their work and network with other students and faculty. You may share a body of work undertaken during your Master's program, inclusive of your capstone, thesis, or other scholarly activity. The work may be in progress or finalized, and it may have already been presented and/or published, or about to be presented elsewhere.

Submit your abstract via the intent to participate form by March 28, 2025. Specifications for poster design and guidelines for uploading and printing will be sent to accepted participants.

Contact macregistrar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu with questions.

Poster Session Eligibility: Master's students in the terminal year of their program may participate.
Intent to Participate Form Deadline: Friday, March 28, 2025 (11:59 PM EST)
Poster Design Deadline: Sunday, April 20, 2025 (11:59 PM EST). Those who complete the intent to participate form will receive guidelines about preparing your poster for display and uploading poster designs to Box.  

View Previous Winners
 

Teaching Awards

Teaching Award WinnersThe 2025 MaC Excellence in Teaching award winner will be announced at the Master's Student Colloquium!

High quality teaching is a cornerstone of the educational experience for students enrolled at the Perelman School of Medicine. As such, the Master’s and Certificate Programs will honor teaching faculty through annual teaching awards, specifically recognizing innovative assessment, effective communication, and impactful content delivery.    

Nominees should demonstrate teaching techniques that inspire students to learn the course content and apply it to their careers. They will show enthusiasm for teaching and learning through:

  • Innovative Assessment
    • Assesses student effort in authentic modalities, providing opportunities for real-world application.
    • Assesses student effort creatively in either formative or summative approaches.
  • Effective Communication
    • Goes above and beyond to be available to students and provide timely, useful feedback to students which enhances their learning.
    • Uses a diversity of instructional methods to effectively communicate challenging topics.
  • Content Delivery
    • Creates a safe, effective, and engaging classroom experience.
    • Keeps their course relevant with current topics and future directions. 

Nominations were open February 7 – 26, 2025.

Past Poster Presentation and MaC Excellence in Teaching Awardees
2024 Award Winners
2023 Award Winners

 

Event Photos