YoungMD Connect (YMDC) Live is a 3-day meeting where individuals from all places and career stages come together to discuss what's up and coming in ophthalmology. Interactive education, expert faculty guidance, and supportive networking all take center stage, powered by the electric YMDC community and exceptionally dedicated mentors. Here's to the future!
Brought to you by Bryn Mawr Communications and YoungMD Connect.
For questions, contact us at ymdc@avenuelive.com.
Arsham Sheybani, MD
Loreley D. Smith, MD
Jayanth Sridhar, MD
Blake K. Williamson, MD, MPH
2025 faculty to be announced soon!
Friday, March 28
2:00–8:30 PM | Registration & Badge Pickup
5:00–6:10 PM | YMDC Live Kickoff
6:10–6:30 PM | Keynote Lecture
6:30–7:00 PM | Industry Collaboration Panel
7:00–8:00 PM | Evening Reception
Saturday, March 29
7:00 AM– 4:50 PM | Registration & Badge Pickup
7:00–8:10 AM | Breakfast With the Experts
8:10–9:40 AM | Subspecialty Showcase
9:40–10:00 AM | Clinical Development Session
10:00–10:25 AM | Break & Exhibits
10:30–11:10 AM | Outside the White Coat
11:10–11:50 AM | Technologies & Treatments on Our Radar
12:00–1:00 PM | Lunch Symposium
Sponsored by Bausch + Lomb
1:00–2:20 PM | Common Cataract Complexities: To the Rhexis and Beyond
2:20–2:35 PM | Break & Exhibits
2:35–3:10 PM | Ophthalmology off the Grid LIVE
3:10–3:30 PM | Clinical Development Session
3:30–5:00 PM | Wet Labs, Skills Transfer, & Workshops
(Medical Students & Research Fellows)
3:30–5:00 PM | Fellowship & Job Recruitment Mixer
(Residents, Clinical/Surgical Fellows, & Practitioners)
7:00–9:00 PM | Evening Reception
Sunday, March 30
7:00–8:00 AM | Breakfast
8:00–8:30 AM | Scholarship Recipient Poster Presentations
8:30–9:50 AM | YMDC x VBS: Pearls From the Posterior Segment
9:50–10:10 AM | Break & Exhibits
10:10–11:40 AM | Navigating the Match
(Medical Students & Research Fellows)
10:10–11:40 AM | Wet Labs, Skills Transfer, & Workshops
(Residents, Clinical/Surgical Fellows, & Practitioners)
11:40 AM–12:30 PM | Career Insights
12:30 PM | Closing Remarks
*Agenda is subject to change
We have secured a block of rooms at the JW Marriott Austin over the meeting dates of March 28–30, 2025, at our discounted group meeting rate of $329/night (plus applicable taxes). This discounted hotel meeting rate of $329/night (plus applicable taxes) is available for reservations arriving within 3 days prior and leaving within 3 days after the meeting subject to availability at the time of your booking. Please note: The YMDC Live meeting dates are Friday, March 28; Saturday, March 29; and Sunday, March 30.
Accommodations and reservation modifications may be made online via the link above.
All individual rooms require a 1-night advance payment at the time of booking secured by a major credit card. Individuals may cancel their reservation without penalty prior to 5:00 PM CT on Thursday, February 27, 2025. All individual reservations are NONCANCELABLE on and after 5:00 PM CT on Thursday, February 27, 2025, and any cancelation, no show, or early departure on or after 5:00 PM CT on Thursday, February 27, 2025, will result in the forfeiture of the individual’s advance deposit along with the remaining cost of the entire reservation, which will be charged to the individual’s credit card on file.
After this date, the hotel will release all remaining rooms for general sale and is no longer obligated to honor our group meeting rate. The hotel will determine if it can accept any further reservations based on a space- and rate-available basis at the group meeting rate.
Book Your RoomWHAT A PAST YMDC LIVE ATTENDEE HAD TO SAY:
I wasn't sure how YMDC Live could top last year's meeting but you all did it again! What a unique and remarkable meeting experience filled with education, networking, friendship, and incredible transfer of knowledge.
Camila Albo, MD
YoungMD Connect (YMDC) Live would like to extend an invitation to current medical students, residents, and fellows to attend this unique meeting being held in Austin from March 28–30, 2025. To facilitate this educational opportunity, YMDC Live is offering support to applicants who qualify and submit an original research abstract to the YMDC Live Scholarship Program by Friday, February 14, 2025. A total of 65 spots are available, with a specific number of spots allotted to medical students, residents, research fellows, and surgical fellows.
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The Details
Limited support opportunities are available for individuals who qualify. Please note, you must be a medical student or an ophthalmology resident or fellow at the time of the YMDC Live meeting (March 2025) to qualify.
What’s Covered
Each applicant who is awarded support will receive 2 nights’ hotel accommodations (March 28 and March 29) and a $200 stipend toward travel expenses. The foregoing support will be awarded to the first 65 medical students, residents, and fellows who successfully complete and accept the terms of the YMDC Live Scholarship Program application below. Please note, hotel accommodations will be made by YMDC Live, and the travel stipend will be distributed after the conclusion of the meeting. Registration will be the responsibility of the applicants who are awarded support.
In order to apply for support, you are required to complete and accept the terms of the YMDC Live Scholarship Program as follows:
Additional Scholarship Submission Details
Deadline
The YMDC Live Scholarship Program deadline is Friday, February 14, 2025 or until all available support packages are awarded, whichever occurs first.
For questions, please contact the YMDC Live team at ymdc@avenuelive.com.
Thank you for your interest and participation in the 2025 YMDC Live Scholarship Program!
For sponsorship opportunities, contact us at ymdc@avenuelive.com.
For questions relating to the YMDC Live 2025, please contact us at ymdc@avenuelive.com.
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