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<b>From: </b>Angel Garces <angel.garces@physicianscientists.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 12:49 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Andrea Cifonelli <CifonelA@upstate.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] Opportunity To Get Involved in Pre-Medical Physician-Scientist Mentoring with APSA<br>
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Greetings!<br>
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The <span style="color: rgb(11, 99, 206);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.physicianscientists.org/default.aspx__;!!GobTDDpD7A!I40zkQn_WMQvYijzA46QI5sW0RvrTtS7rPFNKnLXsn6DZfec29huoTizKqB9S3u3WrMcsk_ozTHlKO-g-s6LmSxOrK5_jPYNqVMt$" data-outlook-id="8ae78f72-f342-4271-a32f-878d8c98113f" style="color: rgb(11, 99, 206);"><u>American
Physician Scientists Association (APSA)</u></a></span> has diligently worked over the past year to compile contact information for college/university pre-medical offices, medical schools, and MD/DO-PhD programs using publicly available data. We have identified
<b><u>you</u></b> as a key contributor to the physician-scientist training community and would like to share our opportunities with you!<br>
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APSA is the largest national organization representing physician-scientist trainees, with over 2,000 members from more than 100 institutions across the United States and its territories. We are excited to invite mentors and prospective graduate and professional
school applicants to participate in our <span style="color: rgb(11, 99, 206);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://https:/*www.physicianscientists.org/page/ugmentoring__;Lw!!GobTDDpD7A!I40zkQn_WMQvYijzA46QI5sW0RvrTtS7rPFNKnLXsn6DZfec29huoTizKqB9S3u3WrMcsk_ozTHlKO-g-s6LmSxOrK5_jJuQKFBg$" data-outlook-id="6be049ba-d0b5-4da8-a3e1-07921759d3bb" style="color: rgb(11, 99, 206);"><u>Pre-Medical
Mentorship Program.</u></a></span> This is a program where current physician-scientist trainees serve as mentors throughout the academic year to pre-medical undergraduate/post-baccalaureate students interested in becoming physician-scientists. Mentors form
a longitudinal one-on-one connection with their mentee by meeting them where they are in their career journey and helping them work towards their next steps. This is a valuable opportunity for current physician-scientist trainees to hone their mentorship skills
by guiding pre-medical students on the physician-scientist career path. Mentors may sign up for free and do not need to be an APSA member.<br>
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We would greatly appreciate if you could forward this message to the physician-scientist trainees in your programs. The mentor application can be found
<span style="color: rgb(11, 99, 206);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.physicianscientists.org/page/ugmentoring__;!!GobTDDpD7A!I40zkQn_WMQvYijzA46QI5sW0RvrTtS7rPFNKnLXsn6DZfec29huoTizKqB9S3u3WrMcsk_ozTHlKO-g-s6LmSxOrK5_jGztMtkr$" data-outlook-id="470fda65-a3c7-463d-afef-a8359b29d80a" style="color: rgb(11, 99, 206);"><u>here</u></a></span>
and is open now until <b><u>Thursday, October 5th, 2026.</u></b><br>
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Additionally, we would appreciate it if you could forward this message to any prospective trainees and to the pre-medical, pre-professional, and pre-graduate programs at your institution. The mentee application can be found
<span style="color: rgb(11, 99, 206);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.physicianscientists.org/page/ugmentoring__;!!GobTDDpD7A!I40zkQn_WMQvYijzA46QI5sW0RvrTtS7rPFNKnLXsn6DZfec29huoTizKqB9S3u3WrMcsk_ozTHlKO-g-s6LmSxOrK5_jGztMtkr$" data-outlook-id="06f0a340-98cb-4a07-9b94-dbf813db6794" style="color: rgb(11, 99, 206);"><u>here</u></a></span>
and is open now until <b><u>Thursday, October 5th, 2026.</u></b><br>
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Thank you for your time, consideration, and support in mentoring future physician-scientists. Please reach out to us at
<a href="mailto:angel.garces@physicianscientists.org" data-outlook-id="b7bf3e84-b943-4fd7-990d-a3b8aebc3c49">
angel.garces@physicianscientists.org</a> and <a href="mailto:andrew.gotschall@physicianscientists.org" data-outlook-id="4c0500a7-f699-42e6-9e3d-f3301da3e974">
andrew.gotschall@physicianscientists.org</a> with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
Angel Garces<br>
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<b>Ángel Adrián Garcés, MS (He/His/Him)</b><br>
<i>Chair, Mentorship Committee</i><br>
<i>Institutional Representative, Baylor College of Medicine</i><br>
American Physician Scientists Association<br>
MD-PhD Student (GS2) | Baylor College of Medicine<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:angel.garces@physicianscientists.org" data-outlook-id="e677dcb8-c2d7-4855-9512-ffb279eebbdc">
angel.garces@physicianscientists.org</a><br>
Website: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://physicianscientists.org__;!!GobTDDpD7A!I40zkQn_WMQvYijzA46QI5sW0RvrTtS7rPFNKnLXsn6DZfec29huoTizKqB9S3u3WrMcsk_ozTHlKO-g-s6LmSxOrK5_jFfpkZeC$" data-outlook-id="59776bbe-610f-4403-a63f-88e871388450">
physicianscientists.org</a><br>
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<b>Andrew Gotschall (He/Him/His)</b><br>
<i>Co-Chair, National Mentorship Committee<br>
President, University of Miami APSA Chapter<br>
Institutional Representative, University of Miami MSTP</i><br>
American Physician Scientists Association<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:andrew.gotschall@physicianscientists.org" data-outlook-id="8546333f-e7ee-4f14-8ab2-e1f932ab1958">
andrew.gotschall@physicianscientists.org</a><br>
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