
COMPETITIVE EVENT
WPC is proud to offer a range of pre-professional events that cover the diverse spectrum of the medical field. Our competitive events give each attendee an opportunity to display their enthusiasm for these fields and potentially win monetary prizes. From a bioethics hackathon to a life sciences consulting introduction and an event focused around your research and volunteer presentations, our CEs are the heart of the annual conference.
To the right you will find a list of our events this year and their descriptions. Once you register for the conference, we will send you an email allowing you to list in order your preference for participation in each one.
Note that there will be different competitions at the in-person and virtual conference due to the difference in participation format. Displayed here are competitions for our in-person component.
INFORMATION
PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGN COMPETITION
Team up with your fellow pre-health students to create your own international global health campaign
BIOETHICS HACKATHON
Strap on your clinical shoes and discern the best course of action in this bioethics case study competition
DIAGNOSIS
Interact with an acting patient to turn their symptoms into a professional diagnosis
IVY BOWL
Join with a team to compete in medical and pre-health trivia questions.
STUDENT PRESENTATION FAIR
Present your research, volunteer work, or other project in our student fair to win a monetary prize.
OUR 2024 SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 13th
BREAKFAST
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
OPENING CEREMONY AND TOWARDS A MEANINGFUL LIFE: OPENING KEYNOTE WITH DR. FREDRIC MEYER, MD
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
APPROACHING TODAY'S BIG QUESTIONS: RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
MEDINSIGHT: A GUIDE TO MEDICAL SCHOOL APPLICATIONS WITH DR. KRISTEN GOODELL, MD
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
LUNCH
12:30 PM - 1:25 PM
BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL MCAT STUDY PLAN: KAPLAN EVENT
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
TWO DEGREES, ONE JOURNEY: A DUAL DEGREE PANEL
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
SEEDS OF CHANGE: A PUBLIC HEALTH WORKSHOP
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
IVY+ BOWL ROUND 1
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
CONFERENCE FAIR
4:00 PM - 4:55 PM
HEALTH TRANSFORMATION THROUGH NURSING INNOVATION: KEYNOTE WITH THERESE HUDSON-JINKS MSN, RN, NEA-BC
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, April 14th
BREAKFAST
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
WWDD (WHAT WOULD DOCTOR DO): BIOETHICS HACKATHON
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
IVY+ BOWL ROUND 2
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
DETECTING SYMPTOMS: A DIAGNOSIS SIMULATION
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
ADVANCED ECLINICAL TRAINING SEMINAR
11:30 AM - 12:30 AM
LUNCH
12:30 PM - 1:25 PM
INTERSECTING ILLUSTRATION, MEDIA, AND MEDICINE: ARTS AND MEDICINE PANEL
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
IVY+ BOWL ROUND 3
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
THE TRANSFORMATION OF OUR "BIG, FAT, SICK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM": A TALK WITH AUTHOR JAG SINGH, MD, MSC, PHD
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
MY JOURNEY INTO THE EVOLVING FIELD OF GLOBAL HEALTH: CLOSING KEYNOTE WITH DR. THOMAS QUINN, MD
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARDS CEREMONY
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Along with our conference events, WPC hosts many keynote speakers who attend the conference pro-bono to help inspire students to learn more about their various fields. Our in-person and virtual keynote biographies can be found below. Click each icon to find out more about their backgrounds.

Dr. Fredric Meyer

Dr. Therese Hudson-Jinks

Dr. Jag Singh

Dr. Scott Goldberg

Dr. Hyewon Hyun

Dr. Thomas Quinn

Dr. Kirsten Goodell

Dr. Gordon Huggins

Dr. Francesca Gazzaniga

Dr. Vineet Raghu

Tim Phelps

Dr. Jen Thum

Nadia Paredes

Dr. Patrick Catalano

Dr. Rebecca Brendel

Dr. Elisabetta del Re
