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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">This fall, the University of Rochester will host the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.physicianscientists.org/page/RegionalList__;!!GobTDDpD7A!MbeZksMXSb7XBqn0pwebD0CHtLAycosJ4aaEiDMcJOjokjkVjL7kAT4rWO_i8uCulSvQEVZf85WDsVsLOGkZoKGZ65i9adfdfXv-$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.physicianscientists.org/page/RegionalList__;!!GobTDDpD7A!MbeZksMXSb7XBqn0pwebD0CHtLAycosJ4aaEiDMcJOjokjkVjL7kAT4rWO_i8uCulSvQEVZf85WDsVsLOGkZoKGZ65i9adfdfXv-$"><span style="color:#0078D7">APSA
Northeast Regional Meeting</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on Saturday, October 11, 2025! The conference will be combined with the Tri-Institutional Conference,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">
which they have done in past years, and it was very successful. The partnership with APSA expands the meeting to all MD/PhD students in the region, as well as medical students in research, undergraduates, and other individuals affiliated with physician-scientist
training. The meeting will include distinguished keynote speakers, interactive breakouts, plenary sessions, student talks and poster presentations, social activities and more. Please be aware that this is indeed also the Tri-Institutional Conference. I’ve
attached a Save the Date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Additionally, due to the broadened scope of the meeting, Rochester is requesting 1-2 students from Upstate to join the planning committee!
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">They would love to have input from other institutions.
<b>Please email me if you are interested. </b>If you have questions, feel free to contact APSA Institutional Representative, Karol Szymula (<a href="mailto:karol_szymula@urmc.rochester.edu" title="mailto:karol_szymula@urmc.rochester.edu"><span style="color:#0078D7">karol_szymula@urmc.rochester.edu</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Andrea
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Andrea Cifonelli (she, her, hers)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Coordinator of Combined Programs and Special Initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">MD-PhD Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">PREP-Up and SURF Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Postdoctoral Affairs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">College of Graduate Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Weiskotten Hall 3118<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:cifonela@upstate.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">cifonela@upstate.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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