All trainees of the Department of Medicine: Residents (i.e. housestaff – PGY 1-3), Associate Fellows (i.e. subspecialty fellows – PGY 4-7), Post-doctoral Scholars (MD or PhD doing post-doctoral training in the Department of medicine), Graduate Students with Department of Medicine mentors (must be currently enrolled at UAB) are encouraged to submit one-page abstracts describing their original basic or clinical research. Each trainee may submit one abstract as first author. Abstracts submitted to other meetings for presentation this Spring or presented at recent meetings are eligible.
Individuals holding a faculty appointment at the level of Instructor or above at the time of the Symposium are not eligible.
All accepted abstracts will be presented in poster format at a Poster Session on WEDNESDAY, March 7, 2012 from 1-3:00PM in the North Pavilion Atrium. Judges will review all posters and select finalists that day (March 7th) to present their research at the Department of Medicine Clinical Research Seminar on Monday, March 26th. Each poster will be judged on the basis of three major criteria: 1) scientific merit, 2) presentation and communications skills, and 3) evidence that the trainee truly understands the significance of his/her work and played the major role in obtaining the data upon which the poster is based.
Winners will be awarded a stipend to be used toward travel expenses to one national conference approved by their mentors and the Research Development Group.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: Friday-January 27, 2012
Contact Paula Wood ( phwood@uab.edu, x4-0700, BDB 420) for abstract form or more information.
