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Medical Student Grand Rounds

Medical Student Grand Rounds (MSGR) is a lecture series delivered by UCCOM medical students. This opportunity allows presenters to select broad topics of interest and translate them into talks that can be appreciated by a wide audience. MSGR facilitates peer-to-peer exchange of knowledge and amplifies the student perspective on important topics in medicine. The talks are held in-person monthly and simultaneously aired live via virtual platform.

Details regarding upcoming Medical Student Grand Rounds may be found on LEO, UCCOM Upcoming Events page, and on this page. Past presentations are available in the archive below.

Proposed talks should consist of the following:

  • 40-50 minutes talk designed to highlight outstanding MedCat experiences through a grand rounds-style presentation
  • Topic should have wide educational value to the student body and College of Medicine at-large
  • Talk should focus on work the student is directly involved with and/or a topic they seek to better understand
  • Talk must be rooted in evidence-based medicine and include literature review of the topic

When submitting a topic be mindful of previously presented topics; NEW topics are of high interest. Additionally, every speaker is required to have a faculty mentor.

Presenting provides great opportunity to grow your CV through a meaningful capstone experience while educating our student body on important themes in medicine. UCCOM students may be selected to speak at Medical Student Grand Rounds and/or CCTST Grand Rounds.

The MSGR Topic Proposal Form for the 2025-2026 academic year is now CLOSED.  The topic proposal form will reopen in February for the subsequent academic year.

Questions or inquiries may be directed to Becca Kubick (kubickrn@mail.uc.edu) and Malcolm Udeozor (udeozomi@mail.uc.edu).

The Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training (CCTST) provides medical students with great resources including appropriate subject matter experts. Become a member of CCTST at CTRonline and visit CCTST Grand Rounds for upcoming talks.

Upcoming Medical Student Grand Rounds

All talks may be viewed in person as indicated or via Zoom.
**NOTE: There is a unique Zoom link for November 5, 2025 Grand Rounds**

Meeting ID: 870 8567 1773
Password: UCMedCats

Date/Time/LocationTopic/Speaker
November 18, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 pm
MSB E255		The Healing Power of Stories: How Narrative Medicine is Changing VA Healthcare
Courntey Harrington, Aydin Kaghazchi, Lucy Tarcha, M3s
December 2, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 pm
MSB E255		Health Literacy in the Digital Age: Exploring Audience Perceptions of Evidence-based Content and Misinformation Online
Devon Baird, M3
January 20, 2026
12:00 - 1:00 pm
MSB E255		The Meaning of Student Success in the Context of the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
Somin Jo, M3
February 17, 2026
12:00 - 1:00 pm
MSB E255		Empowering Patients and Medical Students: A Collaborative Approach to Advanced Directives
Danielle Allaire, M4
March 17, 2026
12:00 - 1:00 pm
MSB E255		Caring for the Sickest of the Sick: What is Palliative Care and How Can We All Practice It?
Michael Petterson, M3
April 21, 2026
12:00 - 1:00 pm
MSB E255		Developing Uncertainty Tolerance: Training Medical Students How to React to Unknowns
Madelyn Gerken, M4

 

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Amy Thompson MD
Director of Medical Student Research Initiatives

Medical Sciences Building 4556C
231 Albert Sabin Way
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0526
Email: amy.thompson@uc.edu

Diana Mullenix
Program Director

CARE/Crawley Building E870
3290 Eden Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0555
Email: diana.mullenix@uc.edu