ACMS Poster Symposium

Call for Scientific Posters

January 24, 2024 – UF Professional Park, Gainesville, FL

Abstract Submittal Deadline: November 30, 2023
Poster Submittal Deadline:  December 31, 2023

Sponsored by:

Submit Your 2024 Poster

The Alachua County Medical Society invites all Residents, Fellows, and Medical Students to submit a Scientific Poster at the 6th Annual ACMS Poster Symposium. The symposium is divided into two categories (Basic Research and Clinical Case Reports) and provides young physicians with an opportunity to network and share their significant research and clinical work with Colleagues, Professors and peers.

Poster Submission Guidelines

Poster Symposium Categories: Basic Research and Clinical Case Report

Platform Presentation: 50 Projects with the highest scores in advanced judging will be invited to present their posters at the 2024 ACMS Poster Symposium event on Wednesday evening, January 24th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm (Set up is from 4:30 – 5:30pm).

First Round Judging will begin prior to the event, with onsite judging conducted from 6-7pm. UF Health will provide a tour of the Mobile Stroke Unit from 7-7:30pm for participants. The five highest scoring posters will be announced at 7:30pm. All Poster Presenters and their guests are invited to attend the General Poster Competition event.

Scholarship Awards will be as follows:
1^st Place: $500 Scholarship
2^nd Place: $400 Scholarship
3^rd Place: $300 Scholarship
4^th Place: $200 Scholarship
5^th Place: $100 Scholarship

Rules for Submission of Posters:

• Presenting author(s) must be a Resident, Fellow or Medical Student in Alachua County.
• Deadlines:
  • Abstracts must be submitted by November 30, 2023
  • Posters must be submitted by December 31, 2023
• Submissions must be emailed to acmsassist@acms.net or submitted online at acms.net (under Events).
• Presenting author(s) MUST be able to attend and present at the Symposium on Wednesday evening, January 24, 2024.
• Applicants are limited to ONE poster submission per author.
• Each author may present ONE poster only at the January 24th presentation.
• The research should be presented on a single poster. The project must be printed on paper and mounted on poster board for the Symposium presentation. Set up easels will be provided.
• Save your file using the naming convention lastname.firstname.
• Landscape orientationpresentations only. Poster dimensions should be a maximum of 36”w x 48”h.
• The night of the Symposium, your presentation should be no longer than 8 minutes, leaving time for Q&A with the judges.
• Judging for the general poster competition will take place between 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
• Length should be 1 page of content – or one Poster.

Content and Ethical Considerations: Posters are intended to convey a scientific result and may not contain advertisements for commercial interests, products or services. Volunteer physician members of the ACMS will make final decisions about eligibility. The ACMS reserves the right to deny any application that, in the opinion of the reviewers, is deemed promotional, commercial or unethical. All posters must be approved by their participating medical facility prior to submission (UF Health, UCF or North Florida Regional Medical Center).

The five highest scoring projects will each receive a scholarship from the ACMS and be automatically accepted into the Florida Medical Association 2024 David Paulus Poster Symposium in Orlando Florida, Summer Meeting 2024. The winning poster authors must complete an application with the Florida Medical Association and submit their poster online for inclusion in that competition ( at flmedical.org ). The rules for the FMA Poster Competition can be found at flmedical.org (format, number of pages, etc.)

On-Site Judging: Eligible presentations will be reviewed by a team of Judges based on the following CRITERIA:

• Project/case report design and methods: Project/clinical vignette is clearly designed; scientific/clinical procedures are appropriate and well organized; Author uses a logical scientific method and appropriate methodology/relevant history, physicals, and complementary studies are included; Presenter exhibits a good understanding of the methods used/case report.
• Data: Effort has been made to identify all significant variables affecting the experimental results/case report, and those variables not manipulated as part the experimental design have been controlled or there is an organized and logical algorithm of case presentation; Clinical topic is interesting and relevant to scientific knowledge; Data is presented in a clear and understandable manner with an effort to eliminate bias.
• Discussion/Conclusion: The effect of experimental error was estimated and considered when drawing the discussion/conclusion or the discussion/conclusion are relevant and pertinent to the case; Potential pitfalls and limitations of the project/case have been addressed; The discussion and conclusion use relevant sources to compare and contrast the information that exists in literature; the conclusion is consistent with the date and/or observations/case.
• Organization/Visual Presentation: Visuals are easy to read and logically organized; Grammar and syntax are correct.
• Presenters must be able to:

• Explain the project/case report concisely
• Clarify the relevance of the project/case
• Answer questions thoroughly

Tips:

• Your poster should be a “visual overview” of your project or case.
• It should be able to stand alone without any explanation or accompanying presentation.
• Hone the available information, data, and graphics carefully so that everything included supports and contributes to the ability of your poster to convey an easy-to-grasp message.
• Be sure any added technology (laptop, etc.) supports a quick visual overview of your project or case.

Judges want to see that you are able to artfully depict the scientific value of your project or case at a glance, rather than create a technological masterpiece that relies on embedded animations, videos, and multiple pages of information.

Basic Research

• Purpose: Why was this study/research performed?
• Methods: How has this problem been studied?
• Results: Principal data and statistical analysis?
• Discussion: What is the interpretation of the data?
• Conclusion: What is the relevance to practice or future research?
• References: Provide up to three references if applicable.

Clinical Case Report

• Introduction: Explain the background of the case, including the disorder, usual presentation and progression, and an explanation of the presentation if it is a new disease. Case presentation: Includes all relevant details concerning the case.
• Conclusion: State clearly what can be concluded from the case report, and give a clear explanation of the importance and relevance of the case.

Thanks for the sponsors of the 2024 ACMS Poster Symposium:

Call for Scientific Posters

December 1, 2022 – UF Professional Park, Gainesville, FL

Abstract Submittal Deadline: November 4, 2022
Poster Submittal Deadline:  November 20, 2022

Sponsored by:

Submit Your 2022 Poster

The Alachua County Medical Society invites all Residents, and Fellows to submit a scientific poster at the 5th Annual ACMS Poster Symposium. The symposium is divided into two categories (Basic Research and Clinical Case Reports) and provides young physicians with an opportunity to network and share their significant research and clinical work with colleagues, professors and peers. 

Poster Presentation Guidelines

General Poster Symposium Categories: Basic Research and Clinical Case Report

Platform Presentation: 50 Projects with the highest scores in advanced judging will be invited to present their posters at the 2022 ACMS Poster Symposium event on Thursday evening, December 1st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm (Set up is from 4:30 – 5:30pm). At the competition, onsite judges will review and score the posters, selecting the three highest scoring posters to be awarded $500 Scholarships.

Rules for Submission of Posters:

• Presenting author(s) must be a resident, or fellow in Alachua County. 
• Deadlines: 
  • Abstracts must be submitted by November 4, 2022
  • Posters must be submitted by November 20, 2022
• Submissions must be emailed to acmsassist@acms.net or submitted online at acms.net (under Events).
• Presenting author(s) MUST be able to attend and present at the Symposium on Thursday evening, December 1, 2022.
• Applicants are limited to ONE poster submission per author.
• Each author may present ONE poster only at the December 1st presentation
• The presentation should be presented on a single poster. The project must be printed on paper and mounted on poster board for the December Symposium presentation.
• Save your file using the naming convention lastname.firstname.
• Landscape orientationpresentations only. Set page dimensions at 40.97” x 23.04”, which is a 16:9 ratio.
• The night of the Symposium, your presentation should be no longer than 10 minutes, leaving time for Q&A with the judges.
• Judging for the general poster competition will take place between 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm.
• Length should be 1 page of content.

Content and Ethical Considerations: Posters are intended to convey a scientific result and may not contain advertisements for commercial interests, products or services. Volunteer physician members of the ACMS will make final decisions about eligibility. The ACMS reserves the right to deny any application that, in the opinion of the reviewers, is deemed promotional, commercial or unethical.  All posters must be approved by their participating medical facility prior to submission (UF Health, UCF or North Florida Regional Medical Center).

The three highest scoring projects will each receive a $500 scholarship from the ACMS and be automatically accepted into the Florida Medical Association 2023 David Paulus Poster Symposium in Orlando Florida, Summer Meeting 2023. The highest scoring posters will be announced at the end of the evening on December 1st. All Poster Presenters and their guests are invited to attend the General Poster Competition event.

The three high scoring posters must also submit their posters (to the FMA)for the FMA David Paulus poster competition to be held in August 2023, in Orlando, Florida.  Deadline for FMA uploads will be June 2023.  See https://www.flmedical.org/florida/Florida_Public/Events/AnnualMeeting/2022/2022_Poster_Symposium.aspx
for additional information.

On-Site Judging: Eligible presentations will be reviewed by a team of Judges based on the following CRITERIA:

• Project/case report design and methods: Project/clinical vignette is clearly designed; scientific/clinical procedures are appropriate and well organized; Author uses a logical scientific method and appropriate methodology/relevant history, physicals, and complementary studies are included; Presenter exhibits a good understanding of the methods used/case report.
• Data: Effort has been made to identify all significant variables affecting the experimental results/case report, and those variables not manipulated as part the experimental design have been controlled or there is an organized and logical algorithm of case presentation; Clinical topic is interesting and relevant to scientific knowledge; Data is presented in a clear and understandable manner with an effort to eliminate bias.
• Discussion/Conclusion: The effect of experimental error was estimated and considered when drawing the discussion/conclusion or the discussion/conclusion are relevant and pertinent to the case; Potential pitfalls and limitations of the project/case have been addressed; The discussion and conclusion use relevant sources to compare and contrast the information that exists in literature; the conclusion is consistent with the date and/or observations/case.
• Organization/Visual Presentation: Visuals are easy to read and logically organized; Grammar and syntax are correct.
• Presenters must be able to:
  • Explain the project/case report concisely
  • Clarify the relevance of the project/case
  • Answer questions thoroughly

Tips:

• Your poster should be a “visual overview” of your project or case.
• It should be able to stand alone without any explanation or accompanying presentation.
• Hone the available information, data, and graphics carefully so that everything included supports and contributes to the ability of your poster to convey an easy-to-grasp message.
• Be sure added technology supports a quick visual overview of your project or case.

Judges want to see that you are able to artfully depict the scientific value of your project or case at a glance, rather than create a technological masterpiece that relies on embedded animations, videos, and pages of information.

Basic Research

• Purpose: Why was this study/research performed?
• Methods: How has this problem been studied?
• Results: Principal data and statistical analysis?
• Discussion: What is the interpretation of the data?
• Conclusion: What is the relevance to practice or future research?
• References: Provide up to three references if applicable.

Clinical Case Report

• Introduction: Explain the background of the case, including the disorder, usual presentation and progression, and an explanation of the presentation if it is a new disease. Case presentation: Includes all relevant details concerning the case.
• Conclusion: State clearly what can be concluded from the case report, and give a clear explanation of the importance and relevance of the case.

Thanks to our Sponsor of the 2022 ACMS Poster Symposium:

Call for Scientific Posters

2021 ACMS Poster Symposium

April 27, 2021 – North Florida Regional Medical Center
Poster Submittal Deadline:  March 15, 2021

Sponsored by:

Submit your 2021 Poster

The Alachua County Medical Society invites all Residents, Medical Students and Fellows to submit a scientific poster at the 4th Annual ACMS Poster Symposium. The symposium is divided into two categories (Basic Research and Clinical Case Reports) and provides young physicians with an opportunity to network and share their significant research and clinical work with colleagues, professors and peers. 

Poster Presentation Guidelines

General Poster Symposium Categories: Basic Research and Clinical Case Report

Platform Presentation: 50 Projects with the highest scores in advanced judging will be invited to present their posters at the 2021 ACMS Poster Symposium event on Tuesday evening, April 27th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. At the competition, onsite judges will review and score the posters, selecting the three highest scoring posters to be awarded at the ACMS Annual Meeting in May 11, 2021.

Rules for Submission of Posters:

• Presenting author(s) must be a resident, fellow or medical student in Alachua County. 
• Posters must be emailed to acmsassist@acms.net or submitted online at acms.net (under Events) no later than March 15th, 2021 (NO EXCEPTIONS).
• Presenting author(s) MUST be able to attend and present at the Symposium on Tuesday evening, April 27, 2021.
• Applicants are limited to ONE poster submission per author.
• Each author may present ONE poster only at the April 27th presentation
• Download templates for your poster at ePosterBoards.com. The presentation should be presented on a single poster. The project must be printed on paper and mounted on poster board for the April Symposium presentation.
• The poster upload deadline is March 15th, 2021.
• Save your file using the naming convention lastname.firstname.
• We will only accept landscape presentations. Set page dimensions at 40.97” x 23.04”, which is a 16:9 ratio.
• The night of the Symposium, your presentation should be no longer than 10 minutes, leaving time for Q&A with the judges.
• Judging for the general poster competition will take place between 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm.
• Length should be 1 page of content.
• Limit your e-poster file size to 100 MBs or fewer.

Content and Ethical Considerations: Posters are intended to convey a scientific result and may not contain advertisements for commercial interests, products or services. Volunteer physician members of the ACMS will make final decisions about eligibility. The ACMS reserves the right to deny any application that, in the opinion of the reviewers, is deemed promotional, commercial or unethical.  All posters must be approved by their participating medical facility prior to submission (UF Health, UCF or North Florida Regional Medical Center).

The three highest scoring projects will each receive a $500 scholarship from the ACMS and be automatically accepted into the Florida Medical Association 2021 David Paulus Poster Symposium in Orlando Florida, Summer Meeting 2021. To qualify for prizes: author must upload poster by March 1st for advance judging AND be available to present the poster on Tuesday, April 27th during the General Poster Competition at North Florida Regional Medical Center from 6:00 – 8:00pm. The winners will be announced at the end of the evening on April 27th. All Poster Presenters are invited to attend the General Poster Competition event on April 27th. A formal presentation of the awards will be presented to the top three posters at the May 11th ACMS Annual Awards Meeting Dinner. The three winners must also submit their posters in E-format for the FMA poster competition to be held in August 2021, in Orlando, Florida.

Advanced judging: Eligible presentations will be reviewed by a team of Judges based on the following CRITERIA:

• Project/case report design and methods: Project/clinical vignette is clearly designed; scientific/clinical procedures are appropriate and well organized; Author uses a logical scientific method and appropriate methodology/relevant history, physicals, and complementary studies are included; Presenter exhibits a good understanding of the methods used/case report.
• Data: Effort has been made to identify all significant variables affecting the experimental results/case report, and those variables not manipulated as part the experimental design have been controlled or there is an organized and logical algorithm of case presentation; Clinical topic is interesting and relevant to scientific knowledge; Data is presented in a clear and understandable manner with an effort to eliminate bias.
• Discussion/Conclusion: The effect of experimental error was estimated and considered when drawing the discussion/conclusion or the discussion/conclusion are relevant and pertinent to the case; Potential pitfalls and limitations of the project/case have been addressed; The discussion and conclusion use relevant sources to compare and contrast the information that exists in literature; the conclusion is consistent with the date and/or observations/case.
• Organization/Visual Presentation: Visuals are easy to read and logically organized; Grammar and syntax are correct.

On-site Judging: In addition to the above criteria, poster presenters will be available for questions on the night of the symposium and will be evaluated based on the author’s ability to achieve the following:

• Explain the project/case report concisely
• Clarify the relevance of the project/case
• Answer questions thoroughly

Competition Poster Specifications: Physical Poster size for NFRMC presentation: 41 inches x 23 inches or a maximum of 36×48”. All posters must be mounted on foam core at the NFRMC presentation.

If the poster is to advance to the FMA State competition, the size must be 40.97” x 23.04” to be submitted electronically. See guidelines below.

E-Poster formatting Guidelines: (for highest scoring posters that are selected to present at the FMA meeting)

• Slide/e-poster size: 40.97 inches by 23.04 inches. Presentation slides should be set to this size, which is a 16:9 ratio at 1080p resolution (1920×1080 pixels)
• Save presentation as .pptx to ensure all of your embedded images and videos are included
• Check all of your hyperlinks to make sure they direct to your desired slide
• Save all mathematical formulas to images (.jpg, .png) when embedding or uploading your Excel file along with your presentation
• Embedded videos can only be displayed in the following formats: .mov, .mp4, .m4v and mpeg. Upload the video file with your presentation.

Suggested Format for Posters:

• Your poster should be a “visual overview” of your project or case.
• It should be able to stand alone without any explanation or accompanying presentation.
• Hone the available information, data, and graphics carefully so that everything included supports and contributes to the ability of your poster to convey an easy-to-grasp message.
• Be sure added technology supports a quick visual overview of your project or case.
• Judges want to see that you are able to artfully depict the scientific value of your project or case at a glance, rather than create a technological masterpiece that relies on embedded animations, videos, and pages of information.

Basic Research

• Purpose: Why was this study/research performed?
• Methods: How has this problem been studied?
• Results: Principal data and statistical analysis?
• Discussion: What is the interpretation of the data?
• Conclusion: What is the relevance to practice or future research?
• References: Provide up to three references if applicable.

Clinical Case Report

• Introduction: Explain the background of the case, including the disorder, usual presentation and progression, and an explanation of the presentation if it is a new disease. Case presentation: Includes all relevant details concerning the case.
• Conclusion: State clearly what can be concluded from the case report, and give a clear explanation of the importance and relevance of the case.

Visit the E-posterboards.com website for guidelines and technical support:
(http://www.eposterboards.com/formatting/)

The ACMS Poster Symposium is sponsored by:

Winners of the 2019 Research Poster Symposium

First Place: 

Rachel O. Fritz and Stephanie E. Adamczak, MD, PhD for Utility of Early CTA Follow-up After Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Clipping: Analysis of Ruptured and Unruptured Aneurysms

Second Place: 

Parker Long, DO and Rachael Postlethwait, MD for Development of a graduate medical education program in obstetrics and gynecology in a community based hospital: Building blocks and rate of progress

Third Place: 

Zaza Atanelov, MD for Abstract Title: Are We Repeating Diagnostic Studies in Emergency Department to Emergency Department Transfers and Why?

Featuring presentations by:

Residents and Medical Students of Alachua County

University of Florida & University of Central Florida (NFRMC GME)

Research Categories include:

Basic Research and Clinical Case Reports

Scientific Committee:

Wednesday, May 1, 2019
At:

North Florida Regional Medical Center, South Tower

6:00 – 8:00pm
Hors d’oeuvres and Beverages Provided

Sponsored by:

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2019 ACMS Research Poster Symposium

Wednesday, May 1, 2019
at:  North Florida Regional Medical Center, South Tower

Deadline for Submissions:  March 15, 2019 

The Alachua County Medical Society (ACMS) is issuing a Call for Scientific Abstracts for the 2019 ACMS Research Poster Symposium.

General Poster Symposium Categories:  Basic Research and Clinical Case Report

Platform Presentation:  The authors of the 50 Abstracts with the highest score in advanced judging will be invited to present their posters at the 2019 ACMS Research Poster Symposium event on Wednesday evening, May 1st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.  At the competition, onsite judges will review and score the posters, and select the three highest scoring posters as the winners of the event. 

Rules for Submission of Posters:

• Presenting author(s) must be a resident, fellow or medical student in Alachua County
• Abstracts must be emailed to acmsassist@acms.net or submitted online at acms.net no later than March 15, 2019 (NO EXCEPTIONS)
• Presenting author(s) MUST be able to attend the symposium on Wednesday evening, May 1, 2019
• Applicants are limited to ONE abstract submission
• Each author may present ONE poster only

The three highest scoring projects will each receive a $500 scholarship from the ACMS and be automatically accepted into the Florida Medical Association 2019 David Paulus Poster Symposium in Orlando Florida, August 10, 2019.  To qualify for prizes:  author must upload abstract by March 15^th for advance judging AND be available to present the poster on Wednesday, May 1st during the General Poster Competition at NFRMC from 6:00 – 8:00pm.  The winners will be announced at the end of the evening on May 1st.  All Poster Presenters are invited to attend the General Poster Competition event on May 1st.  A formal presentation of the awards will be presented to the top three posters at the May 14th ACMS Annual Awards Meeting Dinner.  The three winners must also submit their posters in E-format for the FMA research poster competition on August 10, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.

Advanced judging:  Once all abstracts are uploaded by March 15^th, a team of judges will review all abstracts based on the following CRITERIA:

• Project/case report design and methods:  Project/clinical vignette is clearly designed; scientific/clinical procedures are appropriate and well organized;  Author uses a logical scientific method and appropriate methodology/relevant history, physicals, and complementary studies are included;  Presenter exhibits a good understanding of the methods used/case report.
• Data:  Effort has been made to identify all significant variables affecting the experimental results/case report, and those variables not manipulated as part the experimental design have been controlled or there is an organized and logical algorithm of case presentation; Clinical topic is interesting and relevant to scientific knowledge; Data is presented in a clear and understandable manner with an effort to eliminate bias.
• Discussion/Conclusion:  The effect of experimental error was estimated and considered when drawing the discussion/conclusion or the discussion/conclusion are relevant and pertinent to the case; Potential pitfalls and limitations of the project/case have been addressed; The discussion and conclusion use relevant sources to compare and contrast the information that exists in literature; the conclusion is consistent with the date and/or observations/case.
• Organization/Visual Presentation:  Visuals are easy to read and logically organized; Grammar and syntax are correct.

On-site Judging:  In addition to the above criteria, poster presenters will be available for questions on the night of the symposium and will be evaluated based on the author’s ability to achieve the following:

• Explain the project/case report concisely
• Clarify the relevance of the project/case
• Answer questions thoroughly

Competition Poster Specifications:
Physical Poster size for NFRMC presentation:  40.97 inches x 23.04 inches or a maximum of 36×48”.  If the poster is to advance to the FMA State competition, the size must be 40.97” x 23.04” to be submitted electronically.  See guidelines below.

E-Poster formatting Guidelines:  (for winners that are selected to present at the FMA meeting)

• Slide/e-poster size: 40.97 inches by 23.04 inches. Presentation slides should be set to this size, which is a 16:9 ratio at 1080p resolution (1920×1080 pixels)
• Save presentation as .pptx to ensure all of your embedded images and videos are included
• Check all of your hyperlinks to make sure they direct to your desired slide
• Save all mathematical formulas to images (.jpg, .png) when embedding or uploading your Excel file along with your presentation
• Embedded videos can only be displayed in the following formats: .mov, .mp4, .m4v and mpeg. Upload the video file with your presentation.

The FMA website has templates for the E-poster, guidelines and technical support: (http://www.eposterboards.com/guidelines/)

Content and Ethical Considerations:  Posters are intended to convey a scientific result and may not contain advertisements for commercial interests, products or services.  Volunteer physician members of the ACMS will make final decisions about eligibility.  The ACMS reserves the right to deny any application that, in the opinion of the reviewers, is deemed promotional, commercial or unethical.

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Residents and Medical Students of Alachua County

University of Florida & University of Central Florida (NFRMC GME)

Basic Research and Clinical Case Reports

Scientific Committee:

Tuesday, May 15, 2018
At:

North Florida Regional Medical Center, South Tower

6:00 – 8:00p
Hors d’oeuvres and Beverages Provided

Sponsored by:

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2018 ACMS Research Poster Symposium

Tuesday, May 15, 2018
at:
North Florida Regional Medical Center, South Tower
Deadline for Submissions: March 15, 2018

The Alachua County Medical Society (ACMS) is issuing a Call for Scientific Abstracts for the 2018 ACMS Research Poster Symposium.

General Poster Symposium Category: Clinical Case Report

Platform Presentation: The authors of the 50 Abstracts with the highest score in advanced judging will be invited to present their posters at the 2018 ACMS Research Poster Symposium event on Tuesday evening, May 15th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. At the competition, onsite judges will review the posters and select the three highest scoring posters as the winners of the event.
Rules for Submission of Posters:

• Presenting author(s) must be a resident, fellow or medical student in Alachua County
• Abstracts must be emailed to acmsassist@acms.net no later than March 15, 2018 (NO EXCEPTIONS)
• Presenting author(s) MUST be able to attend the symposium on Tuesday evening, May 15, 2018
• Applicants are limited to ONE abstract submission
• Each author may present ONE poster only

The three highest scoring projects will each receive a $500 scholarship from the ACMS and be automatically accepted into the Florida Medical Association 2018 David Paulus Poster Symposium in Orlando Florida, August 4, 2018. To qualify for prizes: author must upload abstract by March 15th for advance judging AND be available to present the poster on Tuesday, May 15th during the General Poster Competition at NFRMC from 6:00 – 8:00pm. The winners will be announced at the end of the evening on May 15th. All Poster Presenters are invited to attend the General Poster Competition dinner event on May 15th. A formal presentation of the awards will be presented to the top three posters at the May 22nd ACMS Annual Awards Meeting Dinner. The three winners must also submit their posters in E-format for the FMA research poster competition on August 4, 2018 in Orlando.

Advanced judging: Once all abstracts are uploaded by March 15th, a team of judges will review all abstracts based on the following CRITERIA:

• Project/case report design and methods: Project/clinical vignette is clearly designed; scientific/clinical procedures are appropriate and well organized; Author uses a logical scientific method and appropriate methodology/relevant history, physicals, and complementary studies are included; Presenter exhibits a good understanding of the methods used/case report.
• Data: Effort has been made to identify all significant variables affecting the experimental results/case report, and those variables not manipulated as part the experimental design have been controlled or there is an organized and logical algorithm of case presentation; Clinical topic is interesting and relevant to scientific knowledge; Data is presented in a clear and understandable manner with an effort to eliminate bias.
• Discussion/Conclusion: The effect of experimental error was estimated and considered when drawing the discussion/conclusion or the discussion/conclusion are relevant and pertinent to the case; Potential pitfalls and limitations of the project/case have been addressed; The discussion and conclusion use relevant sources to compare and contrast the information that exists in literature; the conclusion is consistent with the date and/or observations/case.
• Organization/Visual Presentation: Visuals are easy to read and logically organized; Grammar and syntax are correct.

On-site Judging: In addition to the above criteria, poster presenters will be available for questions on the night of the symposium and will be evaluated based on the author’s ability to achieve the following:

• Explain the project/case report concisely
• Clarify the relevance of the project/case
• Answer questions thoroughly

Competition Poster Specifications:
Physical Poster size for NFRMC presentation: 40.97inches x 23.04 inches.

E-Poster formatting Guidelines: (for winners that are selected to present at the FMA meeting)

• Slide/e-poster size: 40.97 inches by 23.04 inches. Presentation slides should be set to this size, which is a 16:9 ratio at 1080p resolution (1920×1080 pixels)
• Save presentation as .pptx to ensure all of your embedded images and videos are included
• Check all of your hyperlinks to make sure they direct to your desired slide
• Save all mathematical formulas to images (.jpg, .png) when embedding or uploading your Excel file along with your presentation
• Embedded videos can only be displayed in the following formats: .mov, .mp4, .m4v and mpeg. Upload the video file with your presentation.

The FMA website has templates for the E-poster, guidelines and technical support:
(http://www.eposterboards.com/guidelines/)

Content and Ethical Considerations: Posters are intended to convey a scientific result and may not contain advertisements for commercial interests, products or services. Volunteer physician members of the ACMS will make final decisions about eligibility. The ACMS reserves the right to deny any application that, in the opinion of the reviewers, is deemed promotional, commercial or unethical.

ACMS Research Poster Symposium is sponsored by:

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