The 2025-2026 APSA Northeast Regional Meeting will bring together current physician-scientist trainees as well as undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in medicine and research. For information on other APSA regional meetings, please visit the APSA website.
This conference is designed for undergraduate and postbac students interested in pursuing a physician-scientist career, current MD/DO-PhD and MD/DO students, residents and fellows engaged in research, early-career physician-scientists and established physician-scientists interested in mentoring the next generation.
The conference is approaching maximum capacity. If you are interested to attend, please register soon. Once we have reached capacity, we will automatically add you to a waitlist. To register, fill out the appropriate form based on your training stage:
In order to be accepted for poster presentation, abstracts should:
To help offset travel expenses for those in need, we will be distributing travel awards. Please note that the travel award application is now closed
| Time | Session | Features & Speakers |
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| 8:30a | Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Poster Set-Up | |
| 9:00a | Welcome from Rochester and APSA | |
| 9:30a | Keynote Address by Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, MPH, FAAP: Medicine, Media, and My Journey: The Impact of "The Pitt" medical drama series |
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| 10:30a | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45a | Student Talks #1 | |
| 11:30p | Poster & Networking Session | |
| 12:00p | Lunch with Roundtable Discussions | |
| 12:45p | Breakout Sessions #1: PSTP/Ks/Research in Residency (Panel) Community Engaged Research Ableism in Science and Medicine Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
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| 1:30p | Breakout Sessions #2: Career Paths Health Policy Deaf Health Clinical Trials |
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| 2:15p | Coffee Break | |
| 2:30p | Student Talks #2 | |
| 3:30p | Poster & Networking Session #2 | |
| 4:00p | Internal Keynote Address by Jennifer Anolik, MD, PhD | |
| 4:30p | Prizes, Awards and Closing Remarks | |
| 5:00p | Social Hour at The Distillery |
The meeting will be held in Flaum Atrium at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (URSMD), located at 415 Elmwood Ave, Rochester NY, 14642.
Consider flying to the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) (1200 Brooks Ave, Rochester, NY 14624), located a few miles from URSMD. It is about a 10 minute car ride or 40 minute bus ride to Flaum Atrium at the URSMD.
Amtrak trains from Boston, New York City, and Toronto stop at the Louise M. Slaughter station (320 Central Ave, Rochester, NY 14605). The station is a 10 minute car ride or 30 minute bus ride to Flaum Atrium at the URSMD.
Buses from Boston, New York City, Toronto, Buffalo, and Syracuse stop at various locations throughout the city (within a 10 minute car ride from URSMD).
URSMD is easily accessible by car. Several free parking options will be available. The closest parking lot is Lot 8 (MRB) which is right outside Flaum Atrium (< 1 minute walk). After registration, we will send you a QR code that will provide you entry to this lot. Please see map. We will also have overflow parking at College Town which is a 10 minute walk from Flaum Atrium.
The closest hotel to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is the Hilton Garden Inn, which is about a 10 minute walk from Flaum Atrium. Rooms are available for $182 per night with group code URMSTP if reserved prior to Spetembet 29, 2025. Please click here to reserve online or call 585-424-4404 to reserve. For additional hotels in the area, please see this document.
The University of Rochester is committed to accessibility. All conference venues and recommended accommodations are ADA-compliant. If you require any specific accommodations, please contact us at mstprochester@gmail.com for any assistance
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, EMS Medical Director, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor and Division Chief, Department of Medicine, Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology, Program Director, Internal Medicine PSTP, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Director, Catalyst Scholars Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Founder, Nine Diagnostics, Founder, American Physician Scientists Association
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Associate Director, Center for Excellence in Vaccinology Rochester General Hospital Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Senior Lecturer, Department of Science and Mathematics, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Intstitute of Technology
Professor, Department of Neurology, Co-Director, Center for Translational Neuromedicine University of Rochester School of Medicine
Executive Director, NTID Deaf Health Care and Biomedical Science Hub, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Intstitute of Technology
Advocacy Specialist, Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Professor, Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo
Co-Director, Clinical & Translational Science Institute, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Director, MD-PhD Program, Professor, Department of Neurology Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo
Co-Director, Clinical & Translational Science Institute, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Commissioner, Monroe County Department of Public Health, Direcotor, Starlight Pediatrics
Karol Szymula, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Anna Kolstad, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Alysha Diamond, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Nicole Cupp, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Hayley Chang, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Adam Tyrlik, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Daniel Han, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Nora Gilliam, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Edward Niu, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Caleb Mahlan, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Céline Hardy, Upstate Medical University
Graeme Frost, Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo
Jessica Crooker, Upstate Medical University
