Section outline

  • Lecture:

    Introduction to Publishing & Presenting Research

    and

    Preparing Research Abstracts: Few Words, Big Impact


    Faculty:  Alison Huang, MD, MAS
     
    Location:      Mission Hall 1400

    This session will focus on preparing structured abstracts for scientific conferences as well as for full-length manuscripts. We will review strategies for crafting the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions of an abstract to highlight the strengths and significance of the research and adhere to rigorous reporting standards, while staying within required word or space limits. Examples of effective and ineffective abstract sections will be reviewed, with students being encouraged to critique examples and suggest improvements. We will also discuss factors that should be weighed in deciding when and where to submit an abstract; examine the process used to evaluate abstracts for poster, oral, or plenary meeting presentations; and discuss common mistakes that can result in abstract submissions receiving less consideration than they deserve.

    • Prospectus:

    • Prospectus for 2017-2018 course - updated File
    • Watch: Introduction to Epidemiology 212 File
    • Designated instructor for feedback on assignments 1-3 File

    • Session Slides:

    • Course Introduction and Preparing Abstracts slides File
      Not available unless: You belong to Registered Students Only
    • Abstract example 1 for critique in class File
    • Abstract example 2 for critique in class File

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

    • Watch URL
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    • Required Reading:

      Browner WS. Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, 3rd Ed, Chapters 1 and 2

    • Optional Reading:

    • Lara Varpio, et al. Writing competitive research conference abstracts. Medical Education 2006; File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Assignment #1: Submit an abstract prepared according to the submission guidelines of the annual meeting of a professional or scientific society - due by noon on Tuesday, April 24

    • Assignment 1 instructions and template File
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