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
Nancy Ehrlich Lapid, Health Science Editor, Reuters
11 a.m. - Media Panel Two
Amy Feldman, Senior Editor, Healthcare, Forbes
Eric Strauss, Exec. Producer, Medical Unit, ABC News
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, 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
Laura A. McKeown, Senior Medical Journalist, TCTMD
Paul Wynn, Contributor, AARP
Rachel Nuwer, Science Journalist
4:30 p.m. - AI for PR Panel
Amanda, Carl-Pratt, Head of Communications, Google DeepMind
Vanessa Neurohr, Vice President, Muck Rack
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
