MED-PR
MED-PR is the ultimate networking conference between public relations professionals from Medical Schools, Research Centers, Hospitals and Health Care companies, and the top health and medical media. For 2026, MED-PR will be held in New York Thursday, March 26 at NYU Langone, 550 First Avenue, New York City, NY, 10016. MED-PR features three media panels with 5 reporters each, a social media/podcasters panel along with breakfast, a luncheon and cocktail reception. Cost is $1950 for non-profits and $2450 for corporate professionals.
(Cancellations made 21 days prior or less will be credited towards next year’s conference.)
2026 Schedule - Thursday, March26
NYU Langone, 550 1st Ave., NY NY 10016
8:30 a.m. - Check-In
9:15 - Opening Remarks, Elizabeth Golden
Executive Vice President, Communications, Marketing, Government & Community Affairs
9:30 - Media Panel One
Erica Sloan, Senior Health Writer, SELF
Julia Pugachevsky, Senior Health Reporter, Business Insider
Michael Morella, Assistant Managing Editor, U.S. News & World Report
Summer Cartwright, Editor Health & Fitness, CNN
Caroline Humer, Health Science Editor, Reuters
11 a.m. - Media Panel Two
Amy Feldman, Senior Editor, Healthcare, Forbes
Sarah Laskow, Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Kristina Fiore, Director, Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage
Sumathi Reddy, “Your Health” columnist, Wall Street Journal
Rachel Hale, Youth Mental Health Reporter, USA Today
12:30 - Luncheon Presented by Abbott
Brent Tippen, Executive Public Affairs & Communications Leader
2 p.m. - Social Media/Podcasters Panel
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya, Senior Writer, Fierce Healthcare, Co-Host, Podnosis
Blythe Terrell, Editor, Science Vs
Dr. Edith Bracho Sanchez, Pediatrician, Social Media Influencer
Moderator: Brian Tietje, Global Client Director, LinkedIn
3 p.m. - Media Panel
Jessica Herzberg, Producer, NBC News
Eric Strauss, Exec. Producer, Medical Unit, ABC News
Laura A. McKeown, Senior Medical Journalist, TCTMD
Paul Wynn, Contributor, AARP
Rachel Nuwer, Science Journalist
Carina Hsieh, Deputy Features Editor, Women’s Health
4:30 p.m. - AI for PR Panel
Amanda, Carl-Pratt, Head of Communications, Google DeepMind
Vanessa Neurohr, Vice President, Muck Rack
Bailey Meyers, AI for PR Consultant
5:30 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
Friday, March 27
9:30 a.m. - Tour of LinkedIn
Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue
Scan for Non-Profit Rate Square Checkout
Scan for Corporate Rate Square Checkout
