Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Programs
MEDICAL STUDENT RESEARCH DAY
ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
Submit 1 page abstract by MARCH 2ND (no extensions!) to Amy Nothelfer, nothelfe@mail.med.upenn.edu.
If you do not receive an acknowledgment from Amy of your submission within 2 days, please resubmit abstract.
RESEARCH
- We encourage submission of all forms of basic science and clinical & health services research. Meta-analyses of existing clinical studies are eligible; however, narrative reviews of the literature are not eligible. Students may submit narrative reviews for inclusion in the abstract book only.
FORMAT REQUIREMENTS
- 1 inch margins on all sides
- Title 1 inch down
- Use 12 point Times New Roman font
- Title and authors should be centered and bolded
- Title's first word should be uppercase, all other words in title lowercase except proper nouns, abbreviations, etc.
- Research mentor info. should list name, degrees and title of mentor
- Graphs or tables can be included (may be a smaller font), as long as it all fits on one page
- Research Day category: list one of these five:
- Short-term (summer or longer but not Scholarly Pursuit or MD-PhD - indicate basic science or clinical & health services research)
- Year out (9 mos. or more - indicate basic science or clinical & health services)
- Scholarly Pursuit (indicate basic science or clinical & health services)
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MD-PhD thesis (years 4 and above)
- MD-PhD rotation (years 2 and 3)
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Required layout below (for main text, use a continuous paragraph or some subheadings):
Analysis of what makes a happy medical student
John Student, Joe Colleague and Susan Expert
Submitted by: John Student
Research mentor: Susan Expert, MD, PhD, Professor, Medicine
Research Day category: Short-term
Type of research: Basic Science
MAIN TEXT OPTION 1:
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MAIN TEXT OPTION 2:
Background:
Objective:
Methods:
Results:
Conclusion:
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