Abstract Submission Guidelines

Yale faculty, residents, fellows, students, and staff are invited to submit abstracts for workshops, oral presentations, and/or posters about their educational projects. We encourage submitting 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 workshops and oral presentations will be open from November 1, 2024 through January 10, 2025.

A separate call for posters will open on February 1, 2025.

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. If selected, student presenters must either co-present with a Yale-affiliated faculty member or identify a faculty sponsor who will provide support in preparing for the session.

Topics

Topics may include (but are not limited to) teaching, curriculum, assessment, mentoring, and/or educational leadership.

Workshop: A 75-minute interactive and skills-oriented experience facilitated by one or more presenters. Workshops are in-person and feature active and/or experiential learning techniques.

Oral Presentation: A 20-minute talk presented with slides. The talk consists of a 12- to 15-minute overview of a medical 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 medical 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 abstract submission form for workshops and oral presentations will be live on November 1.

The 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 a workshop or 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)

For Workshop Submissions only:

• Describe the methods that will be used to engage participants in the workshop (max 200 words)
• Share your experience presenting a similar workshop (max 200 words)