2023 SUMR Events Calendar

Sun May 21
6:15 pm

Welcome to Iowa City!
Social Event at SpareMe

 

Mon May 22
9:00–1:00 pm
2166 MERF

SUMR Program Orientation Session with
—Martha Carvour, MD, PhD, SUMR Director

Followed by:
–Badging office appointment with Barb 
–Lunch provided by the Iowa MSTP 

A member of your mentor's lab will pick you up at 1:00pm and escort you to your labs.

First week May 23–26

Unscheduled time for lab acclimation

Mon May 29

University Holiday—All offices closed

Tue May 30
11:00am–1:20pm
2166 MERF

Clinical Practice in the COVID-19 Era

Martha Carvour, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases

Thu Jun 1
11:15am–1:20pm
2155 & 2156 MERF

Clinical Exam Skills—Part 1

Groups will be led by Martha Carvour, MD, PhD and MSTP students

Tue Jun 6
11:15am–1:20pm
2155 & 2156 MERF

Clinical Exam Skills—Part 2

Groups will be led by Martha Carvour, MD, PhD and MSTP students

Thu Jun 8
11:15am–1:20pm
2166 MERF

SUMR Professional Development Session: "Is the MD/PhD Right for Me?"

           with Linda Varvel, MSTP Administrative Director

Tue Jun 13
11:15am–1:20pm
2166 MERF

Communications Workshop Part 1: Personal Statements & Research Descriptions

with Martha Carvour, MD, PhD

Thu Jun 15
11:15am–1:20pm
2166 MERF

Introduction to Case-Based Learning

with Martha Carvour, MD, PhD

Tue Jun 20
11:15am–1:20pm
2156 & 2166 MERF

Case-Based Learning—Case 1: Introduction

with MSTP and MD student facilitators

Thu Jun 22
11:15am–1:20pm
2166 MERF

Interpreting Vital Signs and Laboratory Values

with Martha Carvour, MD, PhD

Tue Jun 27
11:15am–1:20pm
1135 & 1139 MERF

Case-Based Learning—Case 1: Conclusion

Peter Rubenstein, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Thu Jun 29
11:15am–1:20pm
1135 MERF

MSTP Admissions Process

Pamela Geyer, PhD
MSTP Co-Director
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Tue Jul 4

University Holiday—All offices closed

Thu Jul 6
11:15am–1:20pm
2156 & 2166 MERF

Case-Based Learning—Case 2: Introduction

Tue Jul 11
11:15am–1:20pm
2166 MERF

Communications Workshop Part 2: Posters, Papers, and Ongoing Collaborations

with Martha Carvour, MD, PhD

Thu Jul 13
11:15am–1:20pm
2156 & 2166 MERF

Case-Based Learning—Case 2: Conclusion

Tue Jul 18
11:15am–1:20pm
2166 MERF

Clinical Problem-Solving & Mock Interviews

Thu Jul 20
11:15am–1:20pm
2166 MERF

Clinical Problem-Solving & Mock Interviews

Tue July 25
11:15am–1:20pm
2166 MERF

Wrap-up session

Wed Jul 26
1:00–5:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Present at the Student Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC)

Followed by a farewell dinner downtown

Thu & Fri Jul 27–28

Lunchtime reserved for farewell lunches with your mentor & lab mates