On May 1, 2021, the MSTP held its annual Spring Retreat. Even though the retreat needed to be virtual this year, the event was greatly enjoyed by both students and guest speakers, alike!

The theme was “Physician Scientist Networking with Horizontal Peer and Vertical Mentoring." We were honored to be joined by the following special guest speakers, including several alumni (shown above, in the first row, from left to right):

• Margie Balfour, MD, PhD * 
  • Chief of Quality & Clinical Innovation, Connections Health Solutions
  • Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Arizona
• Andrew Chan, MD, PhD
  • Senior Vice President, Research Biology, Genentech 
• Norris Hollie, II, MD, PhD * 
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
• Lily Peng, MD, PhD
  • Product Manager, Google Research, Co-Founder, NanoPrecision Medical
• Joshua Schaffzin, MD, PhD * 
  • Director, Infection Prevention & Control, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  • Associate Professor, UCCOM Department of Pediatrics
• Stephanie Ware, MD, PhD * 
  • Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Professor of Pediatrics and Medical & Molecular Genetics, Indiana University
  • Director, Cardiovascular Genetics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research

* Indicates guest speakers who are also UC MSTP Alumni 

Many thanks to the MSTP students on our planning committee (pictured above, in the second row, from left to right): Amanda McGann, G1; Rohit Rao, G5; Keisuke (Kei) Sawada, M2; Jake Stevens, G1.