From July 17th to July 19th, the University of Colorado hosted the 30th annual MD/PhD student conference in Keystone. Mount Sinai was well-represented by two 5th year students, Benjamin Laitman and Joseph Scarpa, and Dr. Pamela Sklar, Chief of the Division of Psychiatric Genomics at Mount Sinai, kicked off the weekend with the first keynote speech. The meeting included other premier keynote speakers, including Dr. Bernardo Sabatini (Harvard) and Dr. Elaine Fuchs (Rockefeller), as well as a closing speech by Dr. Robert Califf (FDA Deputy Comissioner). The scientific portions of the conference were complemented by small breakout sessions on career development, residency selection, work-life balance, and the publication process. The weekend also was filled with a number of social events, including an entire morning dedicated hiking, kayaking, or biking in the scenic Keystone area. Perhaps most importantly, it was a wonderful occasion to meet the broader MD/PhD community and make some new friends and colleagues in the process.