MEDA Inaugural Symposium & Networking
Thursday, May 12, 2022
4:00 – 6:00p.m.
Holden Auditorium
Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
Featured Speakers:
Tracey Hermanstyne, PhD
Assistant Professor, Developmental Biology
Director of the HHMI Driving Change Initiative and the Joint Post-Baccalaureate Program in Physics, Math, and Earth and Planetary Sciences
Co-Director of the IMSD program
Joyce Balls-Berry, PhD, MPE
Associate Professor, Neurology
Inaugural Lead, Health Disparities and Equity Core, Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Presentations on career paths and mentorship will be followed by a networking reception (5:00-5:30pm) and group discussions (5:30-6:00pm).
Agenda:
4:00pm – Introduction and Overview of MEDA
4:15pm – Tracey Hermanstyne, PhD
4:35pm – Joyce Balls-Berry, PhD, MPE
4:55pm – Wrap Up
5:00pm – Networking Session – 2nd Floor Hearth
5:30pm – Small Group Breakout Rooms
- Promoting Success as a Leader and Mentor (Conversations with Senior Faculty)
- Transitioning to a Successful Mentor (Conversations with Early Faculty)
- Gaining Mentorship for a Successful Outlook (Conversations with Trainees, Postdocs, and Early Faculty
This is an in-person event, but a zoom link can be requested for the featured speaker portion of this event by contacting Jennifer Mosher at mosherj@wustl.edu.
MEDA is open to all within the Washington University School of Medicine community with the shared goal of promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine. MEDA is funded the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine – Office of Inclusion and Diversity.