Please see the REGISTRATION highlight box on the left-hand side of this website for links, information, and cost. The DEADLINES highlight box also gives information on important dates.

Administrators can pay for attendees through the multiple registrants' page. They must email their confirmation email to the conference committee to receive a promotion code. The attendees then must complete the registration form individually to register and can use the provided promotion code at checkout to waive the registration fee.

Following registration, attendees must still fill out the MD-PhD Attendee survey (required) for NIH reporting. This form is also how attendees will submit an abstract to be considered for an oral/poster presentation.

Finally, attendees should fill out the Mountain Activities form to help coordinate activities and transportation.

This information, the forms, and more information can all be found on the left-hand side of this website, or in the registration confirmation email.

Please check with the person who paid for your registration to get your code. When someone (e.g., a program administrator) fills out the multiple registrants form to pay for attendees, we ask that they reach out to us to ask for a discount code. We then create a discount code specific to the people that have been paid for, and send that code to the person who filled out the multiple registrants form. From there, the program administrator should then tell the attendees that they paid for (i.e., you) what code to use to waive your fee at registration check out.

This is normal registration website behavior. The first page will display the general cost of registration for everyone. The final page at the end of registration (at checkout) will allow you to input your discount code. This should then update your pricing at the end accordingly.

We strongly recommend that you "checkout as guest". Attempting to make an account will not assist in further registration steps.

There are a few common reasons for this that may be helpful to check for:

1. Confirmation was sent to junk: Please check your junk folders.
2. Someone else registered for you: Confirmation emails are sent to the email provided at registration. If someone else (e.g., a program administrator) registered for you, it is likely the confirmation email was sent to their email. If so, check to see if they have it, and can forward it to you.
3. Wrong email address: Sometimes people have provided an alternative email address when registering, and then checked a different email address for their confirmation. Please check other email addresses of yours.
4. The registration website had a bug and failed to send the confirmation: Unfortunately, our registration website is not perfect, and has sometimes failed in the past to successfully send a confirmation email. Please feel free to email us at the contact email provided elsewhere on the website so we can work on sending you another copy of your registration confirmation!

Posters and oral presentation selection will be based on the abstract submission from the MD-PhD Attendee Survey provided in your registration email confirmation.

If you have been emailed that you have been selected for an oral presentation, please email us your finalized powerpoint before the conference begins!

Abstracts (2000 total character limit) can be submitted through the required MD-PhD Attendee Survey provided with your registration email confirmation. You must submit an abstract to be considered for an oral presentation or poster. You can select your abstract to be considered for both an oral presentation and a poster.

Abstracts are due by May 17th to be considered for an oral presentation. Abstracts are due by June 3rd to be considered for a poster presentation.

Yes! Please do not hesitate to register. Abstract submission does not occur at the time of registration. Rather, abstract submission occurs when submitting the MD-PhD Attendee Survey.

The MD-PhD Attendee Survey is required before attending the conference. We do ask that you wait to submit the MD-PhD Attendee Survey until you also have your abstract ready to submit with it (if you decide to submit an abstract). If you submit the Attendee survey and then later want to submit an abstract, please resubmit the MD-PhD Attendee Survey form and email us at the email shown in the Contact Us section. The email will help us track the double submission properly! Thank you!

Yes. You can fill out the Student Attendee Survey (found on the website) before completing registration. Some students may find this helpful for several reasons. For example, a student may wish to wait to see if their abstract is selected for an oral presentation before paying for registration.

However, if it is equally convenient for you, we prefer that you register before submitting the Student Attendee Survey. This will help us in managing the conference. If you pay for registration and later need to cancel registration (before the final day of registration), we will reimburse you.

If you are presenting a poster, the maximum allowable poster size is 40x60 inches. There is no minimum size, but we suggest that you make sure it large enough for people to easily read from a slight distance. You can have your poster oriented in landscape (most common) or vertical format. The material needs to be able to be pinned on a board. We will provide an easel, poster board, and pins.

For many, it works best to fly in the day before the conference and fly back either very late on the last day of, or during the day after, the conference. While flying in the morning of the conference is possible, it may take 3-4.5+ hours from landing time at Denver International Airport to arrival time at Breckenridge Resort. 

If you fly into Denver the day before the conference but plan on traveling to Breckenridge the morning of the conference (e.g., your flight arrives late the day before), we suggest booking a night at either the Westin Denver International Airport Hotel (this would help with transport from the airport in the morning since the hotel is connected to the airport), or in a hotel closer to downtown (e.g., someplace close to Denver Union Station, where one may be able to connect to shuttles that travel towards Breckenridge). A similar idea would apply if you were planning to fly out of Denver the day after the conference.

Getting between Denver International Airport and Breckenridge Resort will take several hours. Given that, there is a strong chance you may want to fly into Denver the day/night before the conference and fly back either late Sunday or on Monday. Therefore, you might consider booking at Breckenridge Resort (or another hotel closer to Denver) the night before, and/or after, the conference. 

There are several options to get to Breckenridge Resort (especially from Denver International Airport or Union Station in Downtown Denver). 

This year, we are able to offer a discounted rate for shuttles from Denver International Airport to Breckenridge Resort through Epic Mountain Express. This option can be very convenient, as the shuttle can provide door-to-door service between the airport and your lodging. The above link has the discount code, MSTP24, applied, and lodging destinations can be found under “Your locations”.

If you are interested in other ground transportation options, below are some alternative suggestions that attendees have used in the past. These may be cheaper or provide more flexibility:

1. Car Rental from Denver Airport: Options for car rentals have the potential to be cheaper than shuttles. This may also help offer attendees increased flexibility (e.g., getting to and from Sunday Activities).

2. Shuttles from Denver Union Station (i.e., Colorado Department of Transportation: Snowstang, Pegasus, Bustang West): This is by far the cheapest option. The Denver Light Rail will take you directly from Denver Airport to Denver Union Station. Pegasus or Bustang West will take you to the Frisco Transit Center where you can take the free Summit Stage Bus to Breckenridge Resort. It is highly recommended to check schedules, download relevant apps, and purchase tickets ahead of time where relevant (Denver Light Rail, the shuttle option of your choice, and Summit Stage Bus), to make this option as seamless as possible. Follow the provided link above, or google these options, for more information.

3. Other shuttles from Denver Airport to Breckenridge Resort (e.g., Summit Express or Peak 1 Express): Similar to Epic Mountain Express, however, we do not have a group discount with these companies.

More general information on getting to Breckenridge Resort can be found here.

Coming soon!

Below is a map of the meeting space and surrounding area:

Our event will be up by July.

We will navigate the conference using the "Socio Event App" Mobile version. To prepare, please do the following before registration:

(1) Download the "Socio Event App" from Google Play or Apple Store.

(2) Create an account with your school email

(3) Confirm that you can find our event through "search events." Try searching for "39th Annual MD-PhD National Student Conference." You should hopefully not need to type that whole thing in the event search to find it.

(4) The event should ask for an event code to officially join the conference. The event code will be provided at the registration table when you register (and in an email just before the conference)! Please show up to registration with the Socio Event App already downloaded, and a login created so that all you might need is the event code!

(5) Use the given event code at registration to enter the conference!

We recommend using the Mobile app over the Web App for visual purposes. But a web app version does also exist.

Here is a general checklist of major action items to have completed before the conference to help make sure things are not missed. Note: More information on any of these steps can be found on the website here, and on the website FAQ.

Getting Ready Checklist:

1. Registration has been completed (confirmation email for your personal individual registration has been received). 
2. MD-PhD Attendee Survey has been submitted (with abstract if desired)
3. Vaccination Survey has been submitted
4. Sunday Activity Survey has been submitted
5. Flights have been booked
6. Travel to and from the conference to the airport has been booked/planned-for
7. Hotel/Accommodations (e.g., Breckenridge Resort) have been booked
8. If selected for an oral presentation, your final PowerPoint has been emailed to us
9. Socio app is downloaded, and you have joined the event (Coming in early July)
10. You are well-prepared for Colorado high elevation weather - especially if you are doing a Sunday Activity (e.g., hats, sunglasses, strong sunscreen, hiking shoes, rain coat)
11. ENJOY THE CONFERENCE :)

• Learning from the best with 4 Keynote Speakers with live Q&A sessions
• Addressing diversity and discrimination in school and in your career with a diversity speaker (including a presentation and an opportunity to speak more with the diversity speaker over lunch)
• Preparing for your next potential steps, with a PSTP Residency panel and Showcase to meet directly with PSTP directors in small groups
• Tackling integrity in science with an ethics discussion
• Chances to present your work and connect with the research of MD-PhD students across the country with Poster Sessions and Oral Presentations
• Mountain Activities, food (including all meals, snacks, and coffee), and breaks throughout the conference allow for ample time to connect with others and take in the fresh mountain air
• Conference Swag, including engraved water bottles
• And so much more!

The annual national MD-PhD conference is dedicated to making the event available for all MD-PhD students nationwide. We believe that ensuring broad participation from students across the country will benefit every student in training. To lower barriers to participation in the conference, we are providing travel awards to students from groups traditionally underrepresented in health-related sciences, including but not limited to those described in the Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity.

Attendees can apply for a travel award through the required MD-PhD Attendee Survey emailed to them with their registration confirmation. On the MD-PhD Attendee Survey, attendees must submit an abstract before the oral presentation abstract deadline, select yes to be considered for a travel award, and must submit a short document stating how their background and/or unique lived experiences contribute to our conference culture of diversity and inclusive excellence. Travel awards will be selected based on scientific merit of abstracts.

Decisions on the travel award will be emailed to attendees before mid-June and will be posted on the website (unless requested otherwise). If selected, attendees who are granted a travel award will receive a 100% refund on their registration cost.

The conference will be held at Breckenridge Resort. We strongly encourage making lodging accommodations at Breckenridge Resort. Booking at Breckenridge Resort helps support the conference. We have blocked off a certain number of rooms for the resort with reduced pricing.

Getting between Denver International Airport and Breckenridge Resort will take several hours. Given that, there is a strong chance you may want to fly into Denver the day/night before the conference and fly back either late Sunday or on Monday. Therefore, you might consider booking at Breckenridge Resort (or another hotel closer to Denver) the night before, and/or after, the conference.

When you are ready to book room(s) for yourself and/or others, a limited selection of rooms can be found at this link. The Group Code BBRMST24 has been applied for a discounted rate. If you are interested in other options, additional lodging is available to book by phone. To receive special group rates, the name of your group should be referenced as Univ. CO MSTP 2024, with the following group code. For rooms in Gravity Haus, call (866) 558-1281 and reference group code HBGHCU24. For all other lodging, call (855) 948-0690 and reference group code BBRMST24. We suggest you register beforehand so you can use your email confirmation as proof if needed. 

The meeting space is located within the Villiage at Breckenridge building, and Gravity Haus is the adjacent building. Other options are a short walk from the meeting space, with River Mountain Lodge located 0.3 miles away and Mountain Thunder Lodge located 0.6 miles away.

Below is a general list of room options and initial rates under our special group rates. Pricing and availability are subject to change.

Gravity Haus – 866-558-1281 – Group Code HBGHCU24
Room Style	Average Nightly Rate
GHH Rambler One King (GHH KNG RMBL)	$289.00

 

Other Lodging – 855-948-0690 – Group Code BBRMST24
Room Style	Average Nightly Rate
VAB Studio (LIF STUDIO)	$219.00
VAB Studio Premier (LIF STUDIO PRMR)	$219.00
VAB 1 Bedroom (PLC 1BR)	$249.00
VAB 2 Bedroom (PLC 2BR)	$379.00
VAB 3 Bedroom (PLC 3BR)	$419.00
MTL 1 Bedroom (MTL 1BR)	$249.00
MTL 2 Bedroom (MTL 2BR)	$319.00
MTL 3 Bedroom (MTL 3BR)	$419.00
RML Hotel Queen (RML QN)	$165.00
RML Hotel 2 Queen (RML QN/QN)	$165.00
RML 2 Bedroom (RML 2BR)	$279.00

If you have any issues booking a room or questions in general, please email the committee at the email provided on the left-hand side of the website (Contact Us highlight box).