Student Scholars Program and SPATS (Student Presentations at ATS)

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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