Keynote speaker Herbert Zeh, M.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery, spoke about the impact of medical research. He told students that academic medicine is about making tomorrow different.

Herbert Zeh, M.D.

“The Medical Student Research Forum is absolutely critical to igniting that first interest in research in the new physician. Physician-scientists at academic medical centers are the lifeblood for

biomedical research, taking their cues from the clinics. They are the ones who will be responsible for generating novel therapies that will improve the health of individuals and our society.”