Section outline

  • Lecture:  Anatomy of an Abstract: Preparing, Focusing and Shortening abstracts; Elevator Speeches - Delivering Your Professional Mission in a Nutshell

     

    Faculty: Amy Markowitz and Vivek Jain

    Location:       Mission Hall 1400

    • Session Slides:

    • EPI212.Spring2015.WeekThreeAbstract.AJM File
    • EPI212.WeekThree.ElevatorPitch File

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

    • Required Reading:

      Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research Chapters 2, 4, and 11; pilot on-line abstract editing exercise; 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 include in the abstract a table and a figure, presenting the same data two ways. Also, please complete the online abstract editing exercise.

      In the second part of class we will draft elevator speeches – a 3-minute presentation of who you are and what you do. No preparation is required prior to class.