The MSTP typically has two retreats each year, a Fall retreat and a Spring retreat.  On October 17, 2020, the MSTP held its annual Fall Retreat. Even though the retreat needed to be virtual this year, the event was a big hit!

The theme was "Diversity in Physician Scientists and Their Careers and Pathways."

We were honored to be joined by the following special guest speakers (shown above, in the first row, from left to right):
• Laura Ngwenya, MD, PhD: Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery and Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine; Director, Neurotrauma Center; Division Director, Neurotrauma University of Cincinnati / UC Health
• Walter Alarcon, MD, MSc: Occupational Epidemiologist, Team Leader, National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Jeeyeon Cha, MD, PhD (UC MSTP Alumna): Instructor, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine; Chief, Harrison Society Scholar (Physician Scientist Training Program), Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Chester Brown, MD, PhD (UC MSTP Alumnus): Professor, Pediatrics and Genetics, Genomics & Informatics; Chief, Division of Genetics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center / Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• RADM Nancy Knight, MD: Director, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Many thanks to the MSTP students on our planning committee (pictured above, in the second row, from left to right): Jake Stevens, G1; Pablo Alarcon, G2; Rohit Rao, G5; Keisuke Sawada, M2; Amanda McGann, G1.