2025 Symposium
Symposium Day: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Detailed information about the day’s agenda will be provided by email.
The symposium will be held in one round. All virtual submissions will be required to upload a narrative recording and poster on VoiceThread. Virtual submissions will be reviewed by judges to provide constructive feedback, as this may be the students' first opportunity to formally present an abstract.
Posters that have been accepted for in person presentations are only required to upload their poster on VoiceThread. The top 40 posters will be invited to present their work in-person in Rayzor Lounge and compete for the Henry J.N. Taub Young Investigator Award, as well for the Most Popular Poster Award.
Poster Presentations, 9 – 11:30 a.m.
Medical students are expected to present their work during the designated presentation time (9-11:30 a.m.). The presentations will be scored by the judges and top posters will receive the Henry J.N. Taub Young Investigator Award. In addition, all attendees (visitors including students, judges, faculty, coordinators) will have a chance to select their favorite poster via live electronic voting on Symposium Day (QR code provided in Rayzor Lounge) and the winner will be awarded the “Most Popular Poster Award”.
Meet and Greet with Lunch 11:30 a.m. - Noon
Keynote Address: 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
The keynote address will take place in conjunction with the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. The presentation will be given in Cullen Auditorium. The presentation will also be available via Zoom for those who cannot attend in person.
Keynote speakers are asked to speak about their journey as clinicians and researchers through sharing anecdotes, accomplishments, successes, and failures, directly addressing medical students.
View a list of Past Keynote Speakers.
We are excited to welcome Dr. Wayne Goodman as our keynote symposium speaker. Dr. Goodman is the D.C. and Irene Ellwood Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine. A leading expert in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for complex psychiatric illnesses, he also researches non-invasive neuromodulation techniques like low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) and temporal interference stimulation (TIS). Dr. Goodman is the principal developer of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), a gold standard for OCD assessment, and co-founder of the International OCD Foundation. With over 400 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Goodman holds NIH BRAIN Initiative funding for DBS research, including studies in Bipolar Depression. We eagerly anticipate hearing about his experience and the valuable insights that have guided him on his journey.
Awards Presentation 1:15 - 1:30 p.m. (Cullen Auditorium)
The best (top scoring) presentations will be awarded with the Henry J.N. Taub Young Investigator Award, an award that was established to specifically support young clinical investigators in their research projects. The “Most Popular Poster Award” will be given to the poster securing the most visitors votes. All award recipients will receive a certificate, a monetary prize, and will be added to our winner list, which is part of our compendium.
View a list of Past Awardees.
