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HST Alumni/Student Roundtables

The HST Alumni Association and the HST Joint Student Council are host to several Alumni/Student Roundtables during the academic year. 
 
A roundtable will consist of an HST alumnus/a meeting with a maximum of 10 students over an informal breakfast, lunch or dinner. There is a limit of 10 students per roundtable in hopes to increase alumni/student interaction. The Alumni/Student Roundtables are sponsored by a generous alumnus who hopes to increase participation among both alumni and students. 
 
HST Headquarters Office staff will arrange for a location, food and will also take care of sending an e-mail invitation to the students, as well as choosing the 10 students who will be able to attend.
 
If you are interested in hosting a roundtable, please send an e-mail to HST Alumni Association Staff. Please let us know when you would like to do this and include a title and a very short description of what you would like to discuss. We'll do everything else!
 

Upcoming Roundtables for 2012/2013

  • TBA
 

Previous Roundtables

  • Joseph R. Madsen, HST MD '81, President of the HST Alumni Association, hosted a roundtable at MGH in 2006 and 2010 he spoke on the topics of "Neurosurgery, Neuroengineering, and Neurodevices".
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  • Robert C. McKinstry, III, MD '92, PhD came back to HST in 2007 and 2010. He met students at MIT. His topic was: The Triple Threat: Living the Dream.Is it still possible to have a successful career while balancing clinical, research and teaching responsibilities? Dr. McKinstry discussed his career path since graduating from HST and also addressed the myths, the challenges, the rewards of an academic medical career.
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  • Ray Chan, PhD (MEMP '01) met students on April 27, 2007 at MIT to discuss perspectives on life in corporate research
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  • John D. Halamka, MD, MI-SM '98, met students at HMS on April 6, 2007. His topic was Leading IT.
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  • Theresa A. Hadlock, MD '94, met with students at HMS in 2007 and MIT in 2010. Dr. Hadlock's topic was: Finding your "career problem" and building your career around it.
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  • Pedro Huertas, MD '93, PhD, HST alumnus and advisory board member, hosted a roundtable over lunch on February 8, 2007, at MIT. Dr. Huertas's topic was "Translating innovative technologies into products. Lessons from biotechnology."
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  • RSJP Alumnus Scott Packard, PhD '02, met eight students for breakfast at MIT, on December 1, 2006. His roundtable topic was "Bridging the Academia/Consulting Gap."
  • On November 21, 2006, Nii Tetteh, MD '02, hosted a roundtable at HMS. Dr. Tetteh's topic was "Med-Peds, Immigration Populations and International Health." 10 students attended a discussion over dinner.
  • The first HST Alumni Roundtable with David Goodman, MD '93, took place on October 19, 2006. Dr. Goodman's topic was "The Accidental Entrepreneur!" where he gave a synopsis of how he got into medical startups and the value of cross-disciplinary training.