The 10th Annual Research Symposium will be held on April 19, 2024 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..
The Medical and Graduate Students & Residents Research Symposium is an annual event highlighting medical research—poster and oral presentations—by students from the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and FIU or affiliated programs (including nursing, physician assistant, master’s degree and Ph.D. students, residents, and alums).
Abstracts and a detailed list of proceedings can be viewed via Digital Commons
Keynote Speaker
Alister Martin, M.D.
Dr. Alister Martin is an emergency room physician and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School. Dr. Martin is the founder and CEO of A Healthier Democracy, a non-profit health care organizing incubator serving the needs of vulnerable patients. He is also a senior fellow at the Burnes Center for Social Change.
Program Overview
2024 Tenth Annual Research Symposium, Graham Center Ballrooms (GC), Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 7:30-8:30 am | Registration – Poster set-up | Lobby GC Ballroom |
| 8:30-8:35 am | Welcome Remarks Juan Cendan, MD Dean and Senior Vice President for Health Affairs Professor - Department of Surgery Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Florida International University | Ballroom West |
| 8:35-10:20 am | Oral Session I | Ballroom West |
| 10:20-10:30 am | Break | Break |
| 10:30-11:15 am | AΩA Keynote Speaker Alister Martin, MD, MPP Emergency Medical Specialist Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School - Faculty Center for Social Justice and Health Equity Founder, Get Waivered & VotER | Ballroom West |
| 11:15 am-12:00 pm | Panel Q&A with Dr. Alister Martin | Ballroom West |
| 12:00-1:30 pm | Open Poster Session* | Ballroom East |
| 1:30-3:00 pm | Oral Presentations II | Ballroom West |
| 3:00-3:15 pm | Break | Break |
| 3:15-4:00 pm | Oral Presentations III | Ballroom West |
| 4:05 pm | Closing Remarks | Closing |
| 4:05-5:00 pm | Awards Ceremony** | Office of Student Affairs |
*Posters will be available to view in the Graham Center Ballroom with the presenters standing by their posters on display.
**Awards will be presented by the Wertheim Medicine Office of Student Affairs.