Midwest Medical Student Symposium

Join AAEM/RSA and the Loyola University Chicago EMIG for a day of virtual education for medical students interested in emergency medicine. Learn more about emergency medicine and the opportunities it holds from professionals who work in the field.

Full Schedule

8:00am-8:15am           Welcome

8:15am-8:30am           AAEM/RSA Overview: AAEM/RSA Benefits/Opportunities

8:30am-9:30am           Presentations (full details below)

9:30am-10:30am         Class Specific Panels (full details below)

10:30am-12:00pm       Residency Lightning Round: Program Presentations

12:00pm-1:00pm         Residency Fair: Meet with PDs in the Break Out Rooms

1:00pm-1:10pm           Closing Remarks

More Information on Presentations

Keynote Presentation #1 : “The Future of EM” | 8:30am- 9:00am CT

Speaker: Dr. Andrew Pfeffer, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Kansas
Student Moderator: Subathra Raj


Keynote Presentation #2: “EM: More than Bike Helmets, Energy Drinks, Patagonias, & Ultrasound… but Those Are There Too” | 9:00am- 9:30am CT

Speaker: Dr. Brian Barbas, Associate Professor, Loyola Stritch
Student Moderator: Brandon Lim

More Information on Class Specific Panels

M1/M2 Panel: “How to Set Yourself up for Success in EM” | 9:30am-10:30am CT

Panelists:
Dr. Kristen Whitworth, Program Director (Corewell Health Lakeland)
Dr. Mahir M – Associate Program Director (UIC)

Student Moderator: Griff Johnson


M3/M4 Panel: “EM, What’s Next” – Academic vs. County vs. Community programs | 9:30am-10:30am CT

Panelists:
Dr. Peter Savvides (Hines VA)
Dr. Philip Pazderka – Program Director (Western Mich)
Dr. Michael Schindlbeck – Program Director (Cook County)
Dr. Christopher Trigger (Corewell Health Lakeland)

Student Moderator: Jimmy Zhou


M3/M4 Panel: “Preparing for The Match” | 9:30am-10:30am CT

Panelists:
Dr. David Snow – Program Director (Loyola Stritch)
Dr. Craig Krausz – Program Director (Saint Louis University)
Dr. Sorabh Khandelwal – Program Director (The Ohio State University)

Student Moderator: Brian Tabata

Participating Programs
  • Advocate Christ Emergency Medicine Residency
  • Ascension Providence
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Cook County Hospital
  • Corewell Health Lakeland
  • Loyola University Chicago
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Norman Regional Health System
  • Northwestern University
  • Ochsner Foundation EM
  • OhioHealth Doctors
  • Ohio State University
  • Rush University
  • Saint Louis University
  • Southern Illinois University
  • Trinity Health Muskegon (West Michigan)
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Illinois Chicago
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Louisville
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • University of Wisconsin