About

The American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting will take place on Saturday, September 26th, 2026, at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, New Jersey. This meeting provides opportunities for networking and mentorship among students from different institutions and training levels, as well as engagement with established physician-scientists. The program will feature discussions on basic science and clinical research, pioneering new treatments, and translating basic scientific advances from bench to bedside. Attendees will have the opportunity to present and learn about cutting-edge research across a wide range of biomedical fields, including immunology, biochemistry, drug development, and neuroscience. This meeting includes a poster session, multiple oral presentations, focused breakout discussions led by highly esteemed leaders in their fields, a Rowan-Virtua SOM DO/PhD alumni panel discussion, and a keynote presentation by Dr. Eric Goldwaser, DO, PhD, a distinguished Psychiatrist from Weill Cornell and Rowan-Virtua SOM alumnus.

Target Audience

Attendance at this meeting is open to trainees of all levels interested in and pursuing a career as a physician-scientist. We welcome undergraduate, graduate, and medical students as well as resident physicians, fellows, early career investigators, and medical professionals who conduct biomedical research. Geographically, this event will serve trainees and physician scientists from the Mid-Atlantic United States, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, and West Virginia, but will also be open to students from the NYC area, the northeast, and other regions of the US.

Registration Information

Registration Information: Registration is free. The deadline to register is September 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST.

Abstract Guidelines:Please pay close attention to the character limits for each field as described below. Any text beyond the character limits is not guaranteed to appear in the program. The maximum number of allowable characters with spaces for each field is as follows: Title: 200 characters w/ spaces
Affiliations: unlimited
Abstract: 300-word limit

Poster Guidelines: Posters will be split into three categories for judging: high school/undergraduate, medical student/graduate student, and postdoc/fellow. Prizes will be awarded to 1st place presenters in each category. Poster presentations should last approximately 5-10 minutes. Judges will identify themselves as such to the presenter of their assigned posters.

Oral Presentation Guidelines: The online submission form will contain a field where you can indicate whether you would like to have your abstract considered for an oral platform presentation. Each platform presentation will be 10 minutes in length, with an additional 3 minutes for questions from the audience. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st-place oral presentation presenters. If your abstract is selected for oral presentation, you may also elect to present your data as a poster, but you will not be entered into the poster competition. In the online submission form, please indicate your preference for presenting a poster if you are selected for oral presentation.

Travel Award Information

Travel awards are available to support trainees and early-career investigators who would benefit from financial assistance to participate in this event. Awards are intended to help offset costs associated with attending the meeting, including transportation and lodging. Applicants will be selected based on their motivation to attend, the anticipated impact of the meeting on their professional development, and demonstrated need for travel support. Application deadline is July 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. Decisions will be released by Aug 14th, 2026. Deadline to accept the travel award and register is September 10, 2026.