Among the many academic challenges faced by dual-degree MD-PhD students is access to
professional support networks designed to overcome the unique academic and personal
barriers to physician-scientist training. In the current study, we hypothesized that regional
access to a student MD-PhD conference, termed the Southeastern Medical Scientist
Symposium (SEMSS), would enhance medical and/or graduate training by fostering such
relationships between physician-scientist trainees, doing so by discussing both the …