Greetings, The Western Student and Resident Medical Research Forum (WSMRF) is pleased to announce the Western Medical Research Conference (formerly Western Regional Meeting), held annually at the end of January in Carmel, CA.
In recent years, WSMRF has evolved to become the largest faculty mentored student and resident research meeting in the U.S., with over 450 abstracts presented from students, residents, and faculty each year. We have developed full partnerships with several prominent medical research societies including the Western Section of the American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR), Western Society for Clinical Investigation (WSCI), Western Association of Physicians (WAP), and the Western Society for Pediatric Research (WSPR). Student and resident presenters are fully integrated into sub-specialty sessions moderated by faculty from academic medical centers in the western region. All student and resident abstracts presented on-site are published in The Journal of Investigative Medicine.
Student and resident-focused activities in 2018 include the Welcome Reception and Poster Session, breakout sessions including "How to choose a residency with a research focus" and "Ask the Chiefs Q&A", and the WSMRF student and resident mixer. All attendees for the Western Medical Research Conference are welcome and encouraged to attend. Students and residents are also required to attend the annual Plenary Session, which showcases nationally recognized speakers presenting their latest research as well as the annual Junior Faculty Research Award winners.Shuttles will be available from the Sunset Center for all attendees and presenters.
The 2018 Western Medical Research Conference is an excellent venue for students and residents to showcase research from their institutions. Students and residents gain valuable experience as participants and presenters in a vibrant setting focused on mentoring young research careers.
Please contact Mary Lou Siebert, 2018 WSMRF Project Administrator, for any questions regarding the website, or meeting logistics such as hotel and agenda: siebeml@uw.edu; 206-643-2502.
Feel free to contact me, or Jorge Nieva, MD, if you have further questions regarding the 2018 Western Medical Research Conference. Hope to see you in Carmel!
Laurel Desnick, MD Co-Executive Director, WSMRF ldesnick@uw.edu 406 222-3541 (Mountain Time) Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Department of Medicine University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, WA
Jorge J. Nieva, MD Co-Executive Director, WSMRF jorge.nieva@med.usc.edu 323-865-0421 (Pacific Time) Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
