The Members in Transition and Training (MITT) committee hosted a 2023 Student Scholars program and two Student Presenting at ATS (SPATS) sessions at the ATS 2023 International Conference in Washington, DC.

What is Students Scholars Program?

The Student Scholars Program is a unique opportunity for a select group of 80-100 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 two SPATS competitions, certificates will be awarded to the winner in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, see list of winners below.

Congratulation to all the SPATS winners!

SPATS 1 Winners:

• First place: Maria Medeleanu
• Second Place: Wendel Dierckx
• Third Place: Tie: Amal Ahmed & Avery Bogart

SPATS 2 Winners:

• First Place: Tie: Brianna Matthew & Kieran Phelan
• Third Place: Vanessa Diamond