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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Message forwarded on behalf of the American Physician Scientists Association – West:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Good morning!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">My name is Michael Di Martino. I am a fourth year in the USC-Caltech MD-PhD program, second year PhD student at Caltech. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This year, USC is hosting the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.physicianscientists.org/page/RegionalList"><span style="color:#1155CC">American Physician Scientists Associations 2024-2025 West Regional Meeting</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">.
This one-day catered event will take place on <b>Saturday, March 29th from 7 AM to 5 PM</b>,
<b>with both in-person and virtual programming. Registration is free, but in-person attendance is capped at 100
</b>-- please register ASAP<b>!</b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The event will host several speakers at various stages of the physician scientist pathway, from trainees to PSTP directors to roles in industry. The goal is to facilitate knowledge and support
of the physician scientist training pathway and to connect undergraduates, physician scientist trainees, and currently practicing physician scientists. Specific program information (schedule, speaker list) will be available on the Meeting’s
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://code.physicianscientists.org/2025-west-regional-meeting/"><span style="color:#1155CC">microsite</span></a> (please note -- this website is still being finalized; some information is subject to change. The
items in this e-mail are the most up-to-date)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">If interested in attending, please register by Friday March 7th, 2025, 11:59 PM.
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">All registrants will receive information for virtual attendance.
<b>Additionally, if interested in presenting a poster, please submit an abstract by the same date / time</b>. Poster submission guidelines can be found on the Meeting’s
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://code.physicianscientists.org/2025-west-regional-meeting/"><span style="color:#1155CC">microsite
</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">and the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgcjaoEZQEhiai4jc7vYL2wwnXd082qY4o0pOd6PISXH1vRA/viewform"><span style="color:#1155CC">poster and abstract
submission form</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">If you have any questions</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">,<span style="color:black"> please feel free to direct them to
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:apsa.wrm.2024@gmail.com">apsa.wrm.2024@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">. Looking forward to seeing you there!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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