What is Students Scholars Program?
The Student Scholars Program is a unique opportunity for a select group of 80+ motivated medical students, graduate students, respiratory therapy and nursing students to attend the annual ATS International Conference! Students will benefit from a specially designed curriculum to get the most out of the ATS International Conference, and will be exposed to cutting-edge science, professional education, and focused career development as part of the highly successful Student Scholars Program!
What is SPATS Program?
SPATS stand for Student Presentations at ATS. Students who signed up for SPATS participated in a 3-minute thesis (3MT) competition where they had three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance. The judges scored each presentation based on 3MT criteria created by Queensland University. This program held three SPATS competitions, certificates will be awarded to the winner in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, see list of winners below.
| 2023 | SPATS 1 Winners | SPATS 2 Winners | |
| 1st Place: Maria Medeleanu | 1st Place (2 way tie): Brianna Matthew & Kieran Phelan | ||
| 2nd Place: Wendel Diercks | |||
| 3rd Place (2 way tie): Amal Ahmed & Avery Bogart | 3rd Place: Vanessa Diamond | ||
| 2024 | SPATS 1 Winners | SPATS 2 Winners | SPATS 3 Winners |
| 1st Place: Katelyn Lyn-Kew | 1st Place: Meghana Giri | 1st Place (2 way tie): Lena Papadakis and Michael Longmire | |
| 2nd Place: Avery Bogart | 2nd Place: Tasnim Olutake | ||
| 3rd Place: Madeline Helwig | 3rd Place: Emily Qian | 3rd Place: Shayan Heybati | |
| 2025 | SPATS 1 Winners | SPATS 2 Winners | SPATS 3 Winners |
| 1st Place: Riley Hellinger | 1st Place: Megha Mohanakrishnan | 1st Place (2 way tie): Kevin Huang & Ria Thompson | |
| 2nd Place: Josie Chrenek | 2nd Place (3 way tie): Diego Alejandro Porras Castro, Preksha Jerajani, & Zulfiqar Ali Lokhandwala | ||
| 3rd Place: Vijeeth Guggila | 3rd Place: Delaney Vandemore |
