MD-PhD Panel Discussion Description: Join us for an engaging discussion with Marcus Lambert, Jose Aleman and Alexandra Lewis. Dr. Marcus Lambert, PhD * Assistant Dean of Diversity and Student Life; Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences * Howard University- Bachelor of Science in Biology * New York University- Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Sciences, General * Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Master of Science, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research Dr. José O. Alemán, MD, PhD * Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Health * Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University * MD and PhD from Harvard Medical School and MIT Dr. Alexandra Lewis, MD * Anesthesiologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center * Yale University, Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), History of Science History of Medicine * The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Master of Science (M.Sc.), International Health Policy and Health Economics * University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, MD * Harvard Medical School, Anesthesiology Residency Program Event Begins: 11 Oct 2017 01:10 PM ET Event Ends: 11 Oct 2017 03:00 PM ET Location: Hunter West 208 Click here to RSVP: https://cunyhunterretain.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=6235779a033d1089de4b679332b21fcc06ad3e<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cunyhunterretain.askadmissions.net_Portal_EI_ViewDetails-3Fgid-3D6235779a033d1089de4b679332b21fcc06ad3e&d=DwMFAw&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=_HCobFdLvmTnJ5LHSXLop2lmW7tYfuvLYwtDFL6nAtJtbvQn-K6Hi5_1pZVjNXRY&m=PvtmU7Ba3V81tcbZxE8-94HRedjvEZsO19U-jPi1G4A&s=WZxnUpS4a4e7lkr52AKIvzm8dEWuTrhIotjfebF5YUE&e=> MD/PhD Speaker Series-Dr. Richard Mark White, M.D/Ph.D. Description: Join us for an engaging discussion with Dr. Richard White. Dr. White holds a clinical appointment on the Gastrointestinal Oncology Service and a research appointment in the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is also an Assistant Professor at Weill-Cornell Medical College. Cancer biologist and oncologist Richard White studies evolutionary mechanisms that promote tumor progression and metastasis, using the zebrafish as a model system. Education Albany Medical College: M.D., Ph.D. Yale New Haven Hospital: Internal Medicine Residency & Chief Residency Dana Farber Cancer Institute & Massachusetts General Hospital: Medical Oncology Fellowship Children's Hospital Boston & Harvard Medical School: Postdoctoral Fellowship Event Begins: 26 Oct 2017 01:30 PM ET Event Ends: 26 Oct 2017 02:30 PM ET Location: TBD Address: 7th floor East building (by the bridge) Pre-Professional Advising Center Conference room Details/Directions: Status: Registration begins 16 Oct 2017 01:30 PM Click here to RSVP: https://cunyhunterretain.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=623577b950c17690d740cfab25b9c28e91af4c MD/PhD Speaker Series-Weill Cornell Medical Student Michelina Stoddard Description: Join us for an engaging discussion with Michelina Stoddard. Miki is a 5th year MD/PhD student (Entering class of 2012) in the Tri-Institutional MD/PhD Program at Weill Cornell Medical College. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2011 with a Bachelor's degree in neurobiology after transferring from Seattle Central Community College. Miki is the first person in her family to attend college, and having grown up in a socioeconomically disadvantaged environment, understands firsthand the challenges associated with becoming a first-generation medical student. Her professional interests include forensic pathology, inflammation and innate immunity, advocacy for students belonging to groups that are under-represented in medicine, and mentoring students. Event Begins: 31 Oct 2017 01:30 PM ET Event Ends: 31 Oct 2017 03:00 PM ET Location: Hunter East 710 Address: 7th floor East building (by the bridge) Pre-Professional Advising Center Conference room Details/Directions: Status: Registration begins 21 Oct 2017 01:30 PM Click here to RSVP: https://cunyhunterretain.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=62357786040ee17672468085f9d366e881dfe4 Preparing for and Applying to MD/PhD Programs Description: The MD-PhD dual career is busy, challenging, and rewarding, and it offers opportunities to do good for many people by advancing knowledge, developing new treatments for diseases, and pushing back the boundaries of the unknown. Ruth Gotian, the Administrative Director of the Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program will discuss all you need to know about becoming an ideal applicant to MD/PhD Programs. Event Begins: 08 Nov 2017 01:10 PM ET Event Ends: 08 Nov 2017 03:00 PM ET Location: Hunter West 214 Address: West Building 2nd floor Details/Directions: Status: Registration begins 19 Oct 2017 01:10 PM Click here to RSVP: https://cunyhunterretain.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=623577a7d08ef1f1b945a2921331a4d72f7701