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5th Annual Cullen Trust for Higher Education
MD/PhD Career Development Workshop
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Baylor College of Medicine
Alkek Building, 3rd Floor, Lecture Hall N315
Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX 77030
7:30 am - 8:00 am
Check-in and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:15 am
BCM & UT Health Science Center-MDAnderson MD/PhD Program Overviews and Putting Together a Competitive Application
Program Directors:
Dianna M. Milewicz, MD, PhD, Professor and President George H. Bush Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine, UT Houston Medical School, and Director, UT MD/PhD Program at Houston
Sharon E. Plon, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Molecular and Human Genetics, and Director, BMC Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Life of an MD/PhD Student Panel Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Break
10:20 am – 11:05 am
Career Pathways for MD/PhD Graduates Panel Discussion / Moderator: Dianna M. Milewicz, MD, PhD
UT- Dr. Kenneth Tsai & Laura Worth
BCM- Dr. Olivier Lichtarge & Dr. Alison Bertuch
11:10 am – 11:55 am
Work Life Balance Panel Discussion / Moderator: Sharon E. Plon, MD, PhD
UT- Dr. Sandeep Agarwal & Dr. Wendy Woodward
BCM- Dr. Chester Brown & Dr. Kjersti Aagaard
Noon – 1:00 pm
Networking Lunch