MSTP Annual Retreat

Group photo of attendees at the UMN Medical Scientist Training Program 2025 annual retreat

2025

The 2025 retreat was held at the UMN Landscape Arboretum on July 10, 2025. Our keynote speaker was Tyler Bold, M.D., Ph.D. from the UMN Department of Medicine. 

Group photo of attendees of the UMN Medical Scientist Training Program 2024 annual retreat

2024

The 2024 retreat was held at the UMN Landscape Arboretum on July 22. Sarah Wernimont M.D, Ph.D. of UMN Maternal Fetal Medicine was this year's invited keynote speaker. 

Group photo of attendees of the UMN Medical Scientist Training Program 2023 annual retreat

2023

This year's retreat was held in Duluth, MN at the Holiday Inn & Suites on July 25, 2023 with keynote speaker UMN MSTP alumnus Thomas Suszynski, M.D., Ph.D. 

Group photograph of attendees of the University of Minnesota Medical Scientist Training Program annual retreat July 12-13, 2022.

2022

The 2022 annual MSTP retreat was held at Big Sandy Resort in McGregor, MN July 12-13, 2022. UMN Assistant Professor of Medicine Joan Beckman, M.D., Ph.D. was this year's keynote speaker.

This year's annual retreat was held July 22-23, 2019 at Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge in Deerwood, MN, the first overnight retreat in quite some time! Peter Crawford, M.D., Ph.D. was this year's keynote speaker.

Group picture of UMN Medical Scientist Training Program 2019 retreat attendees

2018

The 2018 MSTP annual retreat was held at the Como Zoo and Conservatory 7/26/2018. This year's keynote speaker was Sophia Vinogradov, M.D. from the University of Minnesota's Department of Psychiatry.

Group picture of UMN Medical Scientist Training Program 2018 retreat attendees

2017

Our 2017 annual retreat was held at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, MN on July 24, 2017. Doug Yee, MD was chosen as this year's keynote speaker.

View photos from the 2017 retreat on our Facebook page. 

Group photo of attendees at the 2017 Univeristy of Minnesota Medical Scientist Training Program annual retreat.

2016

The 2016 retreat was held near the UMN campus at Surly Brewing Co Beer Hall & Restaurant on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 with keynote speaker Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD.

Find more photos on our Facebook page.  

The full group of attendees at the UMN MSTP 2016 annual retreat

2015

The 2015 U of MN MSTP Annual Retreat was held at The Inn on Lake Superior hotel and conference center in Duluth, MN July 23-24. Chalk talks, student presentations, keynote speaker Michael Yaszemski, MD, PhD from Mayo Clinic, and free time activities. Below are a few of the photos from this year's retreat.

Visit our Facebook page for a more complete album from the 2015 retreat.

MSTP Retreat 2015 group picture
Yoji leading session on preparing a cv
small group chalk talks
MSTP Retreat 2015 individual grad student chalk talk Brian
MSTP Retreat 2015 group chalk talks Anja

2014

The 2014 U of MN MSTP Annual Retreat was held at the River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, MN July 22-23. Chalk talks, student presentations, keynote speaker U of MN alumnus Eleanor Chen, MD, PhD, and free time activities. Below are a few of the photos from this year's retreat.

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