Guidelines for Research Presentations

Here is your opportunity to illustrate and present research, scholarly activity, or quality improvement projects in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (includes aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, general preventive medicine, public health, medical toxicology, undersea & hyperbaric medicine and correctional medicine.

Who can apply?

• Medical students enrolled in a college of osteopathic medicine
• Residents, fellows, and faculty from any Preventive Medicine Residency or Fellowship Program (Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine, General Preventive Medicine/Public Health, Medical Toxicology, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Correctional Medicine).

Chosen submissions

• will be offered an opportunity to present at an AOCOPM educational conference
• will be highlighted in an AOCOPM monthly newsletter

Presentations will be chosen based on the following criteria:  

• Introduction & background w/pertinent literature cited
• Objectives clearly stated & concise
• Materials & methods (study design) clear & concise
• Results & discussion clear, concise, and accurate
• Significance of results to field of study
• Logical order, minimum redundancy
• Effective use of space; smooth transitions between sections
• Legible with large fonts, color contrast, no conflicting backgrounds
• Text with no grammatical errors; not excessively wordy
• Effective use of figures and/or tables, coordinated with text
• Like the AOA, the AOCOPM does not accept literature reviews, policy analyses, case studies or narrative medicine essays as described below:
  • Case studies that generalize results without supporting data, focusing on specific cases like individual patients or ailments.
  • Literature reviews that do not involve new data collection, hypothesis testing or data analysis. Instead, they provide an objective evaluation of existing ideas to understand the current state of knowledge on a particular topic.
  • Policy analyses that summarize existing and/or proposed policies and aim to inform and influence the policymaking process by communicating with policymakers, stakeholders and the public.
  • Narrative medicine essays which combine medical practice with personal narratives and reflections, focusing on the human experience in health care but without the empirical research or analysis typically required for scientific studies.

Presentations may be submitted using the Poster Template or PowerPoint (max of ten slides).  

All accepted posters or PPT presentations will be permitted to present a 15-minute oral presentation, followed by 5 minutes of questions and answers.  

Email questions to:  [email protected]

Research Presentation Submission