Remembrance Conference

With our June 2025 Remembrance Conference, we aim to engage teams of medical students and faculty in conversations, curriculum and programming that employ a public health approach to reduce firearm injuries and fatalities.

Gun violence is the number one killer of children in the United States. Therefore, a public health approach is the most effective way to decrease the number of people dying from guns, particularly when we start thinking about preventing suicide and community shootings.

Participants from multiple medical schools across the nation will hear from medical and trauma experts, government officials, medical students and, most importantly, from each other. A major focus of the conference is advocacy — including how physicians and students can best explain public health solutions to policymakers.

Representatives from the University at Buffalo, Michigan State University, and invited national speakers and experts — along with community members — will discuss gun violence through a public health lens. 

In remembrance of those affected by gun violence, we aim to honor their memory through meaningful dialogue and action.

The three-day conference will take place June 6-8, 2025. It will feature discussions on:

• mental health and addressing suicide
• advocacy training and activity
• the physician’s role in preventing firearm violence

It will also include plenary sessions, remembrance sessions, meals and a reception, and conversations with medical students.

Please stay tuned for the full conference schedule.

Conference registration begins in March 2025.

Please stay tuned for registration information. 

Are you interested in sponsoring the conference to support our aim of reducing firearm injuries and deaths via a public health approach?

With your involvement, you can make a meaningful impact while helping commemorate those who have been lost to gun violence.