The Black Men & Women in Medicine & STEM Retreat Is Here!

✔ Meaningful mentorship with physicians, healthcare professionals, researchers, and STEM leaders
✔ Honest conversations about what careers in Medicine and STEM actually look like beyond the classroom
✔ Insights into navigating medical school, graduate programs, research careers, industry careers, and professional training
✔ Discussions on burnout, resilience, wellness, and finding a healthy work-life balance
✔ Leadership development and professional growth workshops
✔ Networking opportunities with physicians, physicians-in-training, researchers, entrepreneurs, and STEM professionals
✔ Career planning and personal branding sessions
✔ Small-group mentorship circles
✔ Wellness and mindfulness experiences
✔ Pilates sessions
✔ Lagree fitness classes
✔ Hot yoga experiences
✔ Guided hiking excursions
✔ Group runs and outdoor fitness activities
✔ Hot air balloon adventure
✔ Community dinners and networking events
✔ Reflection and goal-setting activities
✔ Relaxation, restoration, and self-care programming
✔ Lifelong friendships and a powerful network of peers who share your ambitions

Too often, students pursuing Medicine and STEM are taught how to work hard—but not how to live well.

This retreat is designed to help you explore what success looks like beyond grades, exams, applications, research projects, and career milestones. You'll hear directly from professionals about the realities of their careers, the lessons they wish they had learned earlier, and how they balance ambition with wellness, relationships, purpose, and personal fulfillment.

We want you to disconnect from the pressure, expectations, and stress that can sometimes come with pursuing your passion—and reconnect with the reason you started.

This is your opportunity to learn, grow, recharge, build community, and envision a future where professional success and personal well-being can coexist.

For one weekend, put the applications, exams, deadlines, research projects, and academic pressures on hold.

Watch the sunrise from a hot air balloon.

Challenge yourself on a mountain trail.

Connect with future physicians, scientists, engineers, innovators, and change makers.

Share dinner with mentors who believe in your potential.

Have conversations that spark new ideas, new goals, and new possibilities.

The future you're working toward matters—but so do you.

This retreat was created to remind you that success isn't just about achievement. It's about wellness, purpose, community, and building a life you genuinely enjoy living.

Come recharge, refocus, and return stronger than ever.