Call for Poster Presentations

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

STUDENT RESEARCHPRESENTATION COMPETITION

ALL University of WyomingCollege of Health Sciences (CHS)registered students (Undergraduate, Master’s level and Doctoral level students) are invited to participate in a research competition to be held at this year’s CHS Grand Rounds and 24th Annual Research Day. Awards will range from $50-$250.

Research summaries (see below for details) will be evaluated by the CHS Research Committee. The Committee will make a preliminary decision regarding the impact/quality of the research described. Those submissions receiving the highest ratingswithin each division, therefore, the Top 5 submissionsrepresenting each division will be selected and compete forOral presentation awards; the remaining submissions will compete for Poster presentation awards:

Oral 1st, 2nd, 3rd will receive $250, $200, and $150 respectively;

Poster 1st, 2nd, 3rd will receive $150, $100, and $50 respectively.

Submissions are due byMarch 2nd, 2018 at 5:00 pm.

Research Summary Submission Guidelines

1. All CHS registered students (undergraduate, Master’s level and Doctoral levelstudents)are eligible to participate. See eligibility guidelines for further details.

1. One first-authorsubmission is allowed per student.

3. Posters should be recent research projects not previously presented at this event.

4. Complete the Submission Form (next page) and return it with your Research Summary (750 words or less) as two separate attachments to your email.

5. Research summaries should include:

a)Introduction/Purpose

b)Methodology

c)Results

d)Discussion

e)Implications

For those Students Selected for Competitive Oral Presentations

1. Students selected for the competitive oral presentations will be notified byMarch 19, 2018

1. Time for the oral presentation will be 15 minutes, followed by a 5 minute Question and Answer

period. Times will be strictly adhered to. The talk should be organized so as to cover: Introduction/Purpose, Methodology, Results, Discussion, and Implications.

1. On the day of the oral presentation:
2. Presentations (PowerPoint) need to be loaded into the lap-top computer in the Family Room on the second floor of the Wyoming Union using a flash-drive.
3. Set-up will occur from 7:30 to 9:00 am on Friday, April 5th, 2018.
4. Students should be prepared to present their research during the Student Symposium which will take place in the morning of research day. Order of presentations will be determined by the Research Committee who will judge and rank the oral presentations (1st, 2nd, 3rd) at that time. Announcement of awards will be made at the end of the Poster session that will commence immediately following the Student Symposium.
5. Students giving oral presentations may also want to present their research in a poster format (perhaps because they are obligated to present their research at a national meeting in a poster format); however, this is not mandatory. Students wishing to also submit their research in a poster format will not be eligible for competing for the Poster Award.

For those Students Selected for Competitive Poster Presentations

Students selected for the competitive poster evaluation must submit their posters electronicallyto the assignment folder of “StudentPoster Competition” on WyoGroups named CHS Research Committee by March 30, 2018 (5 pm),for evaluation by the CHS Research Committee. Please use the following filename format for your submission: XXX-stu-compet-pstr-18. Obviously,your last name will replace the XXX above.

1. Posters being generated specifically forGrand Roundscan be up to a maximum of 4 ft. x 4 ft.in dimension. Only posters that have been submitted previously (or are to be simultaneously submitted to scientific meetings requiring a larger format up to 4 ft. x 8 ft.) can be of a dimension greater than 4 ft. x 4 ft. This restriction on poster size is mandated by the number and size of our display boards.
2. Display boards will be provided (eight 4 x 4 and six 8 x 4 foot double-sided boards, thus,a maximum of40 posters if all are 4 x 4 ft. in dimension, but only 20 posters if all are 4 x 8 ft. in dimension).
3. You will need double-sided tapeto attach your poster to the boards as pins or thumb-tacks are not allowed. Your poster should fit on a 4 foot x 4 foot board (see points 2 and 3 above).
4. Oneday before Grand Rounds (April 4th, 2018 @ Surge area, 4th floor of CHS building):

You will be asked to verbally present a concise summary (~5 min) of your poster to the CHS Research Committee, and then respond to questions posed by members of the committee (10-15 min). The committee will then evaluate and rank your poster. The specific time for each student poster evaluation will be communicated by email to all student competitors.

1. On the day of the Grand Rounds (April 5th, 2017 @ Wyoming Union):
2. Posters will be displayed from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm in the Yellowstone Ballroom.
3. Set-up will occur from 7:30 to 8:30 am or in the afternoon of the previous day if possible.
4. You should be prepared to presentyour posters on two occasions to answer questions on your research:

10:00-10:25 pm during the Coffee Break

12:30 to 1:25 pm during the Poster session

1. Decisions on awards will be announced by Dean Steiner at the end of Grand Rounds day.

Oral and Poster Evaluation:

Each student’s submission will be evaluated using the following weighting ontwocomponents:

1. THE SUBMITTED RESEARCH SUMMARY ------30%

Members of CHS Research Committee will score (0-4 pts) on each required content of research summary (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Implications) based on the research quality and written clarity (total possible is 20 pts), and the mean score will be calculated for each submission.

1. THE ACTUAL PRESENTATION ------70%

The following rubrics will be used for evaluating the actual Oral and Poster presentations

Oral Presentation:

Poster Presentation:

Please submit the attached below cover pagewith yourresearch summary (maximum of 750 words) as single document tothe assignment folder of “Competitive Student Research Presentation” on the WyoGroups named CHS Research Committee. Please email Qin Zhu () to request your membership of this WyoGroup before submission. All submission should be made by March 3rd 2017. The submission file should be named asXXX-stu-compet-apply-18. Obviouslyyour last name will replace the XXX above.

Submission Form

______Yes, I wish to participate in the 2018 CHS Student Research Competition.

Title: ______

First Author (yourself), Co-authors and Affiliation(s) ______
______

Eligibility Criteria

I am a full-time registered CHS student (please check the appropriate student category)

____ Undergraduate

____ Masters

____ Doctoral

Name: ______Advisor: ______

CHS department/division: ______Phone/email______/______

To be considered for this competition you must have participated in at least 3 (Undergraduate), 4 (Master’s level) or all 5 (Ph.D students) of the following criteria– please check those that apply:

_____ Development of the original research idea (study).

_____ Development of the study design and/or methodology.

_____ Collection and analysis of the data.

_____ Interpretation of the significance of the findings/data.

_____ Preparation of the research summary.

Student signature verifying eligibility ______

Mentoring faculty signature confirming student eligibility ______