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The BU MD\/PhD program organizes a student retreat every year, providing an opportunity for the entire student body to come together and discuss the year’s events. The retreat starts off with an icebreaker, followed by an address from the program directors to welcome the incoming M1 students. A keynote address, given by a prominent member of the scientific community, will discuss their career paths, research, and other topics relevant to physician scientists in training. Current students are also provided an opportunity to present their research progress through poster presentations. Finally, a series of workshops presented by program directors and MD\/PhD faculty provide students opportunity to give feedback on the program as well as practice skills necessary for the career, including scientific speaking and critical literature review.<\/p>\n

Current year retreat<\/h2>\n

Date: September 26th, 2026<\/p>\n

Keynote speaker: TBD<\/span><\/p>\n

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Past retreat keynote speakers<\/h2>\n

2025 – Elisabeth Battinelli, MD, PhD<\/strong> – Associate Professor of Medicine, <\/span>Harvard Medical School; Chief of Hematology Division Research, <\/span>Clinical Director of Integrated Special Coagulation Laboratory Service, Director of the Basic and Translational Research Program for Disorders of Platelets and Coagulation, Director of the Platelet Disorder Clinic – Mass General Brigham and Women’s Hospital<\/span><\/p>\n

2024 – Aly Elezaby, MD, PhD<\/strong> – Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Member of Maternal & Child Health Research Institute – Stanford University School of Medicine<\/span><\/p>\n

2023 – Laura Ngwenya, MD, PhD<\/strong> – Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Neurotrauma – University of Cincinnati<\/p>\n

2019 – Hao G. Nguyen, MD, PhD<\/strong> – Goldberg-Benioff Endowed Professorship in Cancer Biology – UCSF<\/p>\n

2018 – Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue, MD, PhD<\/strong> – David M. Rubenstein Center Chair for Pancreatic Cancer Research; Director, Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center<\/p>\n

2016 – Mohit Jain, MD, PhD<\/strong> – Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine – UCSD<\/p>\n

2015 – Michael Mansour, MD,PhD<\/strong> – Associate Professor of Medicine – Harvard<\/p>\n

Past retreat photos<\/h2>\n

2025<\/p>\n

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2024<\/p>\n

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2022<\/p>\n

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2021<\/p>\n

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2019<\/p>\n

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