
The HVTN Research and Mentorship Program was represented at the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Annual Medical Education Conference (AMEC) in Hartford, Connecticut on April 5-9, 2023. AMEC is described as “the largest gathering of underrepresented minority medical and premedical students across the United States and the Caribbean … that gives attendees several days of innovative programming geared at preparing the next generation of physicians for successful careers in medicine”. This was the first time the program was represented at the conference, and it was great to meet current and future medical students and network with medical school programs to share more about RAMP. The RAMP program hosted a table in the Professional Exhibit Hall and hosted two workshops, one discussing the importance of minority physician led research and a panel with alumni and current RAMP scholars. We are excited about the students we were able to reach and are looking forward to attending the conference for years to come.


