Research Poster Symposium

Eighth Annual

Friday, December 6, 2013
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Medical Society Headquarters
860 Winter Street
Waltham, MA  02451-1411

Deadline for Abstract submission:  Monday, October 7, 2013

Research Poster Submission Guidelines

• All research must be original work and not published previously in a journal or other copyrighted publication.  The research must be a project in which the author was directly involved. Works previously presented at another poster symposium or similar event will not be excluded
• Primary author must be a resident/fellow/medical student and must be a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society.  Co-authors are strongly encouraged to join the MMS.
• Primary authors must be able to attend the symposium on Friday, December 6, 2013 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm and present their work.
• Research completed during medical school, residency, or fellowship will be considered as long as the abstract is submitted within six months of the author’s training end-date.
• A primary author may submit a maximum of two abstracts; however, the author will be eligible to exhibit only one of his/her submitted abstracts, if both are accepted

To Submit    

• Please email abstract submissions to Colleen Hennessey at chennessey@mms.org.  The Abstract Category the abstract is being submitted for should be referenced in the subject line of the email.

Abstract Categories

• Basic Research – implies the use of scientific method to derive original data in the laboratory. Download the abstract template (Word doc)
• Clinical Research – implies the use of scientific method to derive original data in the patient care setting. Download the abstract template (Word doc)
• Clinical Vignettes – involves the presentation of one or more patient encounters that illuminate unique observation of a known disease, or that describe a novel disease process. Download the abstract template (Word doc)
• Health Policy/Medical Education – refers broadly to any original, systematic, scientific analysis of, or model for, health care education or health care policy. Download the abstract template (Word doc)

Abstract Guidelines

• Submissions (abstract text; not including Title, Authors’ names, Institution affiliations, or References) should be a maximum of 400 words.
  
• Please submit in a Microsoft Word document with 1-inch margins and text in 11 point Arial font.
  
• References should be in standard format: Title, Authors’ names, Institution affiliations.
  
• Abstract should include: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion Sections.

Poster Guidelines

• Posters must be no larger than four feet by four feet in dimension.
• Text should be 16 point font or greater.
• Poster should include: title, authors' names and affiliations, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion and references sections.
• Title should appear in standard reference form.

Prizes to be awarded in each of the four categories:

• First Prize: ($150)
• Second Prize: ($100)
• Third Prize: ($50)
• Honorable Mention Awards of $25 may also be presented at our judges’ discretion.
• Prizes will not distinguish between medical students and residents/fellows. Winners will be published on the MMS website and notification letters will be sent to program directors/deans.

For the 2012 Research Poster Symposium Winners and Judges, click here.