Directions to the conference are available here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dt4rs4j_30k7tm2fx8.
The conference will be held in the CRB and Stemmler Buildings of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine west of 34th St and south of Spruce St in West Philadelphia.
Conference Schedule: The conference officially begins on Saturday with breakfast in CRB lobby at 9:00am. The conference program can be seen here: docs.google.com/Doc?id=dt4rs4j_6g282d6gc .
Informal Meet & Greet:
We know some of you will be in town on Friday evening already, so we've decided to designate a restaurant/bar where we can informally meet and start getting to know each other. We'll be there for sure from 7pm - 10pm. Come join us if you can!
Location: Pizza Rustica www.ucnet.com/rustica
3602 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia PA 19104
(Food and drink are NOT covered by the conference.)
Friday night fun:
General information about fun Friday night things can be found here:
docs.google.com/Doc?id=dt4rs4j_21gct3nshq
Presentation Guidelines: People presenting posters received guidelines earlier today. If you are giving a research presentation, you received an email with guidelines a while ago. These will be reposted at docs.google.com/Doc?id=dt4rs4j_16v4mrhdxb by the end of today.
Registration Fees:
Thanks to all who have already paid their registration fee. We are no longer accepting checks by mail. You can either pay $65 by paypal-see below-or pay $80 onsite by check or cash. If you have already arranged to volunteer, if you are drawing money from a foreign bank, or if you are an invited speaker then these general guidelines do not apply; contact us if you have any questions.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Preliminary Conference Schedule
Link to the preliminary conference schedule here.
Please let us know at ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com if you see any typos or mistakes.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Please let us know at ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com if you see any typos or mistakes.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
More Housing Options (also see below)
We have asked our administrative assistants for advice and they (being very knowledgeable in these matters) recommended the following hotels as affordable and generally accessible to and from campus via a bus or subway.
The Gables (a B&B)
http://www.gablesbb.com/
The Latham
http://www.lathamhotel.com/
The Club Quarters
http://www.clubquarters.com/loc_philadelphia.aspx
The Omni
http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/PhiladelphiaIndependencePark.aspx
The Gables (a B&B)
http://www.gablesbb.com/
The Latham
http://www.lathamhotel.com/
The Club Quarters
http://www.clubquarters.com/loc_philadelphia.aspx
The Omni
http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/PhiladelphiaIndependencePark.aspx
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Registration Still Open. Join us!
To register please send an email to the conference organizers at ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com
and include:
1) Your PhD discipline
2) Your institution (s)
3) Disciplines/Degrees
4) How to contact you
Everyone will participate in break-out sessions. If you need proof of being accepted to the conference so that you can apply for registration and travel funds from your home institution, please let us know, we will gladly provide a letter of acceptance.
We look forward to meeting you at the 2009 National Conference forPhysician Scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences on March28-29th at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine locatedat 36th and Spruce St in Philadelphia.
Our general registration fee is $60. Please send a check made out to "The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" can be sent to Erica Dwyer 249 S. 36th St., Suite 303 Cohen Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Registration will be available on site, although there will be an increase in cost for registration on site, $80 instead of $60. This increase will be waived for those people who do not have access to an American bank account.
and include:
1) Your PhD discipline
2) Your institution (s)
3) Disciplines/Degrees
4) How to contact you
Everyone will participate in break-out sessions. If you need proof of being accepted to the conference so that you can apply for registration and travel funds from your home institution, please let us know, we will gladly provide a letter of acceptance.
We look forward to meeting you at the 2009 National Conference forPhysician Scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences on March28-29th at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine locatedat 36th and Spruce St in Philadelphia.
Our general registration fee is $60. Please send a check made out to "The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" can be sent to Erica Dwyer 249 S. 36th St., Suite 303 Cohen Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Registration will be available on site, although there will be an increase in cost for registration on site, $80 instead of $60. This increase will be waived for those people who do not have access to an American bank account.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Thank you for abstracts and keep them coming!
Happy new year, everyone!
Our conference is approaching and we have begun reviewing registrations and abstracts. If you have already submitted an abstract you will be hearing from us in the next few days. If you would still like to participate in the conference but didn't manage to send an abstract before the January 1 deadline, don't despair. Please send us an abstract ASAP. For information about housing in Philadelphia, please see the post below.
Our conference is approaching and we have begun reviewing registrations and abstracts. If you have already submitted an abstract you will be hearing from us in the next few days. If you would still like to participate in the conference but didn't manage to send an abstract before the January 1 deadline, don't despair. Please send us an abstract ASAP. For information about housing in Philadelphia, please see the post below.
Housing in Philadelphia (and some tips about transport)
The 2009 conference will be held at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, which is on the main campus of the University of Pennsylvania. (Approximate address: 36th and Spruce Street.) Most of the conference will be in the "Clinical Research Building." For a detailed map click here.
Housing options near Penn:
The Sheraton and the Inn at Penn are two hotels located on/near campus.
Inn at Penn: theinnatpenn.com
Sheraton University City Hotel: www.philadelphiasheraton.com
We have no special deals with these hotels, and Philadelphia has many other options for housing, of course.
For students only the International House may offer overnight accommodations. For more details see:www.ihousephilly.org/living-housing-options-rates.htm
We are walking distance from 36th and Spruce trolley station (5 min), the 34th and Market subway station (10 min), as well as from stops of the 42, 21 and 40 buses. For more info on local transport options see www.septa.com.
Should you have financial difficulties and be unable to obtain funding from your home institution, please let us know and we can look into housing you with graduate or medical students. The conference does not have funds to assist with travel or housing.
Some tips about transport:
There is a regional train (R1) that connects the Philadelphia airport to campus (University City station).
Philadelphia's main Amtrak train station (30th street station) is about 20 minutes walk from campus. You can also travel to Philadelphia via New Jersey Transit, and by bus (including boltbus.com, megabus.com, and chinatown buses).
Housing options near Penn:
The Sheraton and the Inn at Penn are two hotels located on/near campus.
Inn at Penn: theinnatpenn.com
Sheraton University City Hotel: www.philadelphiasheraton.com
We have no special deals with these hotels, and Philadelphia has many other options for housing, of course.
For students only the International House may offer overnight accommodations. For more details see:www.ihousephilly.org/living-housing-options-rates.htm
We are walking distance from 36th and Spruce trolley station (5 min), the 34th and Market subway station (10 min), as well as from stops of the 42, 21 and 40 buses. For more info on local transport options see www.septa.com.
Should you have financial difficulties and be unable to obtain funding from your home institution, please let us know and we can look into housing you with graduate or medical students. The conference does not have funds to assist with travel or housing.
Some tips about transport:
There is a regional train (R1) that connects the Philadelphia airport to campus (University City station).
Philadelphia's main Amtrak train station (30th street station) is about 20 minutes walk from campus. You can also travel to Philadelphia via New Jersey Transit, and by bus (including boltbus.com, megabus.com, and chinatown buses).
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Welcome to our conference website!
Welcome to the website for the 2009 National Conference for MD-PhD students in the Social Sciences and Humanities! The conference will take place on March 28th-29th, 2009 at the University of Pennsylvania, in beautiful Philadelphia, PA. We have been working hard to create a stimulating program with excellent speakers and social events. We've posted the Call for Papers and a conference description below, and the preliminary schedule can be seen in the bar to the right.
We hope you can join us and that we'll all have a productive and fun time.
We hope you can join us and that we'll all have a productive and fun time.
Send us your Abstracts!
Please see the full conference description and call for papers below.
Here's the quick summary:
What: National Conference for Physician Scholars in the Social Sciences and Humanities
When: March 28-29 2009
Where: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA.
How to submit an abstract:
All interested participants please submit your abstract (200-350 words) by email to: ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com. Please include your full contact information, department and university affiliation, and level in graduate program.
Deadline: December 31st 2008
Can I participate without submitting an abstract?
Absolutely. If you would like to attend this conference, please send an email to ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com .
Include
1) Your PhD discipline
2) Your institution
3) A brief description of your research interests (3-5 sentences) - so that we can form appropriate interdisciplinary break-out sessions.
4) How to contact you.
Everyone will participate in break-out sessions. If you need proof of being accepted to the conference so that you can apply for registration and travel funds from your home institution, please let us know, we will gladly provide a letter of acceptance. The registration fee for this conference will be $60.
Questions? email ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Here's the quick summary:
What: National Conference for Physician Scholars in the Social Sciences and Humanities
When: March 28-29 2009
Where: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA.
How to submit an abstract:
All interested participants please submit your abstract (200-350 words) by email to: ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com. Please include your full contact information, department and university affiliation, and level in graduate program.
Deadline: December 31st 2008
Can I participate without submitting an abstract?
Absolutely. If you would like to attend this conference, please send an email to ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com .
Include
1) Your PhD discipline
2) Your institution
3) A brief description of your research interests (3-5 sentences) - so that we can form appropriate interdisciplinary break-out sessions.
4) How to contact you.
Everyone will participate in break-out sessions. If you need proof of being accepted to the conference so that you can apply for registration and travel funds from your home institution, please let us know, we will gladly provide a letter of acceptance. The registration fee for this conference will be $60.
Questions? email ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Call For Papers
Understanding the Past, Transforming the Future:
National Conference for Physician-Scholars in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 28-29, 2009
http://scholarsinmedicine.blogspot.com/
This coming spring, MD/PhD candidates and graduates in the humanities and social sciences are pleased to be hosting a nation-wide gathering for social science and humanities MD/PhD students and graduates.
Registration for the conference is now open. The conference builds on foundations laid at the 2007 University of Chicago meeting and the 2005 meeting at UCSF.
The coordinating committee for the 2009 conference would like to invite you to submit an abstract of original research for presentation at our March meeting in Philadelphia.
Given the nature of the conference, the scope of research presentations will inevitably be quite broad. Preference will be given to research which seeks to integrate clinical and extra-medical perspectives in a meaningful way, and which makes a contribution to our understanding of the complex interactions among health, culture, and society. We are particularly interested in highlighting the work of graduate students and new scholars in the field, though we encourage individuals at all stages in their education and career to submit.
Presentations may take the form of a 20-25 minute talk or a research poster. Please submit only one abstract, indicating the format in which you would like to present. We ask that you limit your submission to 350 words, and that you specify your primary research question, your methodological orientation, and your general conclusions. We encourage abstract submissions from attendees who are in the early stages of their work or who are pursuing non-traditional enterprises in the social sciences and humanities. Those not selected for research talks will remain eligible for the poster session.
The meeting will take place March 28-29 2009 at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to research presentations and the poster session, our conference will feature keynote addresses by Dr. Vinh-Kim Nguyen (Montreal) and Dr. Rita Charon (Columbia), Dr. Walt Schalick (Wisconsin) and Dr. Camara Jones (CDC). We will also host a career panel with an array of perspectives on dual-degree scholarship and practice, and there will be ample opportunity for interaction with colleagues in allied clinical and research fields.
How to submit an abstract: All interested participants please submit an abstract (200-350 words) by email to: ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com. Please include in your full contact information, department and university affiliation, and level in graduate program.
Deadline: Please submit abstracts by December 31st 2008.
General registration for the conference is now open.
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Description of the Conference
Understanding the Past, Transforming the Future
This conference aims to bring together physician-scholars and physician-scholars in training from a wide array of fields in the social sciences and humanities to foster cross-disciplinary communication and promote innovative research. In the process, we hope to encourage novel solutions to contemporary policy issues and advance the overall goal of humanism in medicine.
We are anthropologists, historians, psychologists, economists, sociologists, students of literature and art and so much more. We are at the frontiers of studying the place of medicine in society, and the place of society in medicine. Too often, however, individuals with dual-degree training of this sort find themselves isolated in their home institutions and limited by the confines of their extra-medical disciplines. This conference represents a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas and share experiences with like-minded individuals seeking to incorporate work in the social sciences and humanities into their clinical careers. Participants will also be able to discuss training issues that are unique to clinically trained researchers in multidisciplinary fields. Through contact with established physician- scholars, our meeting will be an occasion for students to establish the sorts of intellectual and social networks that are essential for sustained cross-disciplinary research and for future leadership roles in the medical profession.
The conference will take place March 28-29 at the University of Pennsylvania, and builds on foundations laid at the 2007 University of Chicago meeting and the 2005 meeting at UCSF. In addition to keynote speakers from a variety of fields, events at the 2007 conference will include a career panel, student presentations of original research, break-out sessions organized around clinical vignettes, and a poster session. There will also be ample opportunity to meet with colleagues in allied fields in both formal and informal settings. While the primary emphasis will be on efforts to bridge social scientific and humanities research with clinical work, the conference will be open to physicians and scholars whose backgrounds do not include formal dual- degree training. We encourage MD/PhD students at all stages in their educational trajectories to register, and welcome the involvement of established physician-scholars.
Further information, including speakers, schedule information, and abstract submission guidelines, are available online at http://scholarsinmedicine.blogspot.com/ . You can contact the conference organizers at ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com .
Please check back for updated information as the date of the conference approaches.
Conference Coordinating Committee
Elise Carpenter (University of Pennsylvania)
Erica Dwyer (University of Pennsylvania)
Deborah Doroshow (Yale University)
David Myles (Yale University)
National Conference for Physician-Scholars in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 28-29, 2009
http://scholarsinmedicine.
This coming spring, MD/PhD candidates and graduates in the humanities and social sciences are pleased to be hosting a nation-wide gathering for social science and humanities MD/PhD students and graduates.
Registration for the conference is now open. The conference builds on foundations laid at the 2007 University of Chicago meeting and the 2005 meeting at UCSF.
The coordinating committee for the 2009 conference would like to invite you to submit an abstract of original research for presentation at our March meeting in Philadelphia.
Given the nature of the conference, the scope of research presentations will inevitably be quite broad. Preference will be given to research which seeks to integrate clinical and extra-medical perspectives in a meaningful way, and which makes a contribution to our understanding of the complex interactions among health, culture, and society. We are particularly interested in highlighting the work of graduate students and new scholars in the field, though we encourage individuals at all stages in their education and career to submit.
Presentations may take the form of a 20-25 minute talk or a research poster. Please submit only one abstract, indicating the format in which you would like to present. We ask that you limit your submission to 350 words, and that you specify your primary research question, your methodological orientation, and your general conclusions. We encourage abstract submissions from attendees who are in the early stages of their work or who are pursuing non-traditional enterprises in the social sciences and humanities. Those not selected for research talks will remain eligible for the poster session.
The meeting will take place March 28-29 2009 at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to research presentations and the poster session, our conference will feature keynote addresses by Dr. Vinh-Kim Nguyen (Montreal) and Dr. Rita Charon (Columbia), Dr. Walt Schalick (Wisconsin) and Dr. Camara Jones (CDC). We will also host a career panel with an array of perspectives on dual-degree scholarship and practice, and there will be ample opportunity for interaction with colleagues in allied clinical and research fields.
How to submit an abstract: All interested participants please submit an abstract (200-350 words) by email to: ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com. Please include in your full contact information, department and university affiliation, and level in graduate program.
Deadline: Please submit abstracts by December 31st 2008.
General registration for the conference is now open.
----
Description of the Conference
Understanding the Past, Transforming the Future
This conference aims to bring together physician-scholars and physician-scholars in training from a wide array of fields in the social sciences and humanities to foster cross-disciplinary communication and promote innovative research. In the process, we hope to encourage novel solutions to contemporary policy issues and advance the overall goal of humanism in medicine.
We are anthropologists, historians, psychologists, economists, sociologists, students of literature and art and so much more. We are at the frontiers of studying the place of medicine in society, and the place of society in medicine. Too often, however, individuals with dual-degree training of this sort find themselves isolated in their home institutions and limited by the confines of their extra-medical disciplines. This conference represents a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas and share experiences with like-minded individuals seeking to incorporate work in the social sciences and humanities into their clinical careers. Participants will also be able to discuss training issues that are unique to clinically trained researchers in multidisciplinary fields. Through contact with established physician- scholars, our meeting will be an occasion for students to establish the sorts of intellectual and social networks that are essential for sustained cross-disciplinary research and for future leadership roles in the medical profession.
The conference will take place March 28-29 at the University of Pennsylvania, and builds on foundations laid at the 2007 University of Chicago meeting and the 2005 meeting at UCSF. In addition to keynote speakers from a variety of fields, events at the 2007 conference will include a career panel, student presentations of original research, break-out sessions organized around clinical vignettes, and a poster session. There will also be ample opportunity to meet with colleagues in allied fields in both formal and informal settings. While the primary emphasis will be on efforts to bridge social scientific and humanities research with clinical work, the conference will be open to physicians and scholars whose backgrounds do not include formal dual- degree training. We encourage MD/PhD students at all stages in their educational trajectories to register, and welcome the involvement of established physician-scholars.
Further information, including speakers, schedule information, and abstract submission guidelines, are available online at http://scholarsinmedicine.
Please check back for updated information as the date of the conference approaches.
Conference Coordinating Committee
Elise Carpenter (University of Pennsylvania)
Erica Dwyer (University of Pennsylvania)
Deborah Doroshow (Yale University)
David Myles (Yale University)
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