Medical Student Poster Showcase

ACR® medical students section members are invited to submit abstracts for the Medical Student Poster Showcase at the ACR Annual Meeting, May 2–6 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC.

Accepted posters will be displayed during the meeting, giving authors an opportunity to have their abstracts seen by experts in the field throughout the duration of the Annual Meeting.

Key Dates

Submission Deadline: Feb. 23
Disposition Notifications: Early March

Send questions about the online submission process to mss@acr.org. Many answers to questions can be found on this page. The information listed on this page is subject to change due to circumstances beyond ACR’s control.

General Information

Abstract Submission Dates: The online abstract submission site will close at 11:59pm ET on Feb. 23.

Qualifications: The poster submission site is open to ACR medical student members.

Poster Size: 48”x36”, or 36”x48”

Notifications: Disposition notifications will be sent to the first author via email in early March. Posters will be presented in person at the ACR Annual Meeting.

Withdrawals: The deadline to withdraw an accepted poster will be late March and the exact date will be noted in the disposition notification. Withdrawals must be made by written request to annualmeeting@acr.org. Withdrawal of an accepted abstract after this date or failure to present in person may result in not being able to submit future abstracts.

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Additional Information

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Presenting author must be a medical student member of ACR.
Obtain approval in advance from all co-authors before placing their names on the abstract. Submission of an abstract denotes that co-authors as well as authors have read the abstract, take responsibility for its content and approve that their names appear on the abstract. Failure to obtain approval from all authors will result in immediate rejection of the abstract.
Include the affiliation for every author. Spell out the institutions in their entirety and capitalize the first letter of each proper name. Examples: Johns Hopkins University, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Include a concise statement of the research under the ‘purpose’ tab and the overall objectives for the abstract. Define all concepts and abbreviations at first use.
Describe experimental methods briefly (including relevant numbers of patients).
Ensure that patient confidentiality is protected according to HIPAA regulations.
Describe specific findings and analysis of data. Promises such as “to be completed” will not be considered.
Include specific conclusions, with supporting statistical analyses when appropriate. Concluding statements such as “the results will be discussed” will not be considered.
Refrain from submitting multiple abstracts on overlapping facets of the same project unless each abstract has important, novel information and clearly stands on its own. Repetitive abstracts will be rejected.
Remove brand names from the abstract title or body. Use generic terms if referencing a medical device and/or pharmaceutical product.
Abstracts that have been presented at other meetings may be submitted for the ACR Annual Meeting if it adheres to current ACR abstract and poster guidelines.
Resolve any issues relating to patent matters before submitting the abstract.
Agree to the ACR embargo and copyright policies.
Disclose any financial interest in accordance with the ACR disclosure of financial relationships policy. List any financial interests, assistance, or relationships with companies, supporters or commercial products that are related to the research (for example, research support, grants, sponsors, stockholder, etc.). Each co-author must complete his/her own financial disclosure and attestation form.
Ensure that the first author of an abstract does NOT have a financial interest in the scientific content of the abstract. If the first author has a conflict of interest related to the content, choose a co-author who does not have a relationship to the commercial interests related to the content to be the first author.
Inform all co-authors of the status of the submitted abstract. The first author will receive all notifications and communications related to the accepted abstract(s) and is responsible for informing all co-authors of acceptance at the meeting.

All first and co-authors agree to:

Attest that there are no third-party ownership or copyright restrictions.
Give ACR permission to record, reproduce, and publish the abstract and findings in the meeting program, on the ACR website, in any additional proceedings related to the meeting, and in ACR online and print publications.
Transfer copyright ownership of the accepted abstract to ACR. All authors of accepted abstracts are automatically issued a license to allow the reuse of their abstract at the time they transfer copyright ownership of their abstract to ACR. Authors need not contact the ACR to request permission to repurpose or build upon the work published in their abstract. This right only applies to abstract authors and does not preclude the need for permissions for non-authors to republish abstracts.

ACR requires that the content of abstracts and e-posters submitted to ACR meetings follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations implementing this act. To comply with HIPAA regulations, patient confidentiality must be maintained in all education presentations, including e-poster sessions.

Members of the program committee and education staff will monitor presentations to identify ways to improve overall presentation quality and HIPAA compliance throughout the meeting.

Patient confidentiality must be protected. All materials (including slides, images and posters) that are submitted to ACR must be deidentified according to HIPAA Safe Harbor or Expert Determination standards. All names, dates of scans, birth dates, age, zip codes, medical record numbers and other HIPAA direct identifiers must be removed. More information on Expert Determination and Safe Harbor can be found on the Health and Human Services website.

Do I have to print the poster and bring it to the meeting?

Yes

Can I change or add authors once the abstract was accepted?

No, you must list all authors and co-authors before the submission site closes for review.

Medical Student Poster Showcase

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Can I submit an abstract to ACR if it was submitted at another meeting?

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Do I have to print the poster and bring it to the meeting?

Can I change or add authors once the abstract was accepted?

Does ACR offer grants for medical students?

Can I submit an abstract to ACR if it was submitted at another meeting?

Can I submit my abstract prior to obtaining official results?

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Medical Student Poster Showcase

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Author Requirements

Originality and Copyright Policy

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

Frequent Asked Questions

Do I have to print the poster and bring it to the meeting?

Can I change or add authors once the abstract was accepted?

Does ACR offer grants for medical students?

Can I submit an abstract to ACR if it was submitted at another meeting?

Can I submit my abstract prior to obtaining official results?

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General Information

Additional Information

Subject Categories

Author Requirements

Originality and Copyright Policy

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

Frequent Asked Questions

Do I have to print the poster and bring it to the meeting?

Can I change or add authors once the abstract was accepted?

Does ACR offer grants for medical students?

Can I submit an abstract to ACR if it was submitted at another meeting?

Can I submit my abstract prior to obtaining official results?

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