Abstract Submission Guidelines

Members of the Yale medical and health professions education community are invited to submit abstracts for oral presentations and posters about their educational projects. This includes faculty, residents, fellows, students, and staff. We encourage abstracts for presentations that will be newly developed for Med Ed Day at Yale, as well as those that have been previously submitted or presented at other meetings.

The call for abstracts for oral presentations is now closed. The call for posters will be open through February 16, 2026.

Eligible Participants

We actively encourage submissions from colleagues in the School of Medicine, Physician Associate Program, Physician Assistant Online Program, School of Nursing, School of Public Health, and beyond. Abstracts from students are also welcomed.

Topics

Abstracts must align with the category of "medical/health-professions education" to be considered for inclusion. Topics may include (but are not limited to) teaching, curriculum, assessment, mentoring, and/or educational leadership. A list of examples of eligible projects has been provided to clarify the types of projects eligible for consideration for Med Ed Day.

Oral Presentation: A 20-minute talk presented with slides. The talk consists of a 12- to 15-minute overview of a health professions education innovation or research project followed by Q&A and discussion. If selected, presenters must be able to present their presentation in-person on Med Ed Day. Selected oral presentations will be scheduled as part of a 75-minute block of 3 presentations.

Poster: An academic poster that communicates a health professions education research project or educational innovation through images and text. Poster presenters are expected to be available on Med Ed Day to hang their poster and accompany it during the evening poster session.

The online submission form is designed to be completed and submitted in one session. It cannot be saved and resumed at a later time. You are advised to have the following items prepared to enter into the form:

Author/Presenter Information: This includes the name, department/school affiliation, and email address for each presenter/author. Students submitting to present an oral presentation must also include the name of either a faculty co-presenter or a faculty sponsor for their work.

Abstract: Your abstract should not exceed 500 words and must include the following sections:

• Title (does not count towards word count)
• Objective(s)
• Background
• Methods (research methods or innovation approach)
• Results and Conclusions (research results or innovation impact)
• References (optional, up to five; does not count towards word count)