Section outline

  • Lecture: Anatomy of an Abstract: Preparing, focusing, and shortening abstracts.
    Anatomy of an Abstract: Preparing, focusing, and shortening abstracts; Homework: Abstract for upcoming meeting/conference.

    Faculty:  Amy Markowitz

    Location:      China Basin 6702

    • Session Slides:

    • EPI212.Spring2014.WeekTwoAJM File
    • EPI212.Spring2014.WeekTwoElevatorPitch File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

      Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research Chapters 2, 4, and 11; Elevator Speech Materials

    • Resources:

    • ElevatorPitch1-pageTemplate File

    • Assignment:

      SUBMIT PRIOR TO CLASS VIA E-MAIL WITH YOUR SURNAME AND HW#2 IN THE SUBJECT CLAUSE (amymarkowitz@gmail.com)

      An abstract prepared according to the submission guidelines of the annual meeting of a professional society in your field, and the first one or two introductory slides from its related talk.

       In class we will draft elevator speeches – a 3-minute presentation of who you are and what you do.