Center for Fellows and Junior Professionals
7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Today-Tuesday
Room 130, North Building (Lower Level), Moscone Center
The Center for Fellows and Junior Professionals (CFJP) is a networking and career development forum for residents, fellows and junior professionals.
Each day career experts will present workshops on issues of concern to clinical and postdoctoral fellows and/or junior professionals.
Among the resources available are copies of the Road Map for Fellows and Junior Professionals, which highlights sessions of interest to fellows and members of the interdisciplinary team; the Grant Resource Guide; and the Society’s Consider This! brochure.
Complimentary breakfast will be served beginning at 7 a.m., and a social hour with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Diversity Forum
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Today
Yerba Buena Ballroom 7 (Lower B2 Level), San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Supported by an educational grant from Merck, the Diversity Forum focuses on career development of minorities and disparities in healthcare.
The program will feature a panel discussion on career challenges and opportunities.
The 2012 Minority Trainee Travel Awards, which are also supported by an educational grant from Merck, will be presented. The host will be Yolanda Mageto, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington.
Women’s Forum
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday
Yerba Buena Ballroom 7 (Lower B2 Level), San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Supported by an educational grant from Merck, the Women’s Forum highlights the advancement of women in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. This year’s program will feature a panel discussion on life-work balance for female medical professionals and recognition of the 2012 Elizabeth A. Rich MD awardee, Pamela L. Zeitlin, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Anne Dixon, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, and chair of the ATS Membership Committee, will host the event.
International Participants Center
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Today-Tuesday
West Building (Level 2), Moscone Center
All international participants are invited to visit the International Participants Center. The center is designed to enhance the conference experience for participants from outside North America and provide opportunities for all participants to become more knowledgeable about ATS international activities. The center also provides a place to talk with ATS International Activities staff from the Washington office, meet with colleagues, network, check email, grab a cup of coffee or just relax during your time at ATS 2012.
The center also provides a venue for current and former ATS International Trainee Travel Awardees and the MECOR (Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Operations Research) Graduate Travel Awardees to meet and network with each other or work with their mentors.