DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE RESEARCH DAY:
ELIGIBILITY AND JUDGING CRITERIA
The Georgetown University Department of Medicine sponsors an Annual Research Day
and encourages participation of all faculty, fellows and medical residents within the
department. Georgetown University medical students are also encouraged to participate
in this event. Because one of the Department of Medicine’s missions is to promote
research and scholarly activities, this event serves as an important forum where the
faculty, fellows, and residents can present ongoing or completed research. Through the
efforts of Dr. Charles Rackley, several awards have been established for young
investigators who participate in order to acknowledge outstanding research in each of the
categories listed below.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Patsy Pulitzer Preston Research Achievement Award
Clinical Research Student
1st Place Cash Prize: $1,000
2nd Place Cash Prize: $500
These awards will be given to recognize outstanding clinical research projects performed
and presented by medical students. This work should be an original investigation by the
medical student and the co-authors, and can include a clinical vignette, clinical case
series/observation, or any other form of clinical research. In order to be eligible for this
category the participant MUST be a Georgetown medical student, and he/she MUST
have performed his/her clinical research under the supervision of a mentor with a faculty
appointment in the Georgetown University Department of Medicine (note that a student
will also be eligible for this award if he/she performs the research under the supervision
of a mentor at an affiliated institution, as long as that mentor also has a faculty
appointment in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University).
Jerry I. Cherner Research Achievement Award
Clinical Research Resident
1st Place Cash Prize: $1,000
2nd Place Cash Prize: $500
These awards will be given to recognize an outstanding clinical research project
performed and presented by medical residents. This must be an original investigation
performed by the medical resident and co-authors, and can include a clinical case
series/observation, or any other form of clinical research. A single case report or clinical
vignette will not be eligible for this category. In order to be eligible for this award, the
participant MUST be a PGY-1, PGY-2, PGY-3 or PGY-4 resident in the Department of
Medicine at Georgetown University Hospital, and the resident MUST have performed the
research under the supervision of a mentor with a faculty appointment in the Georgetown
University Department of Medicine, whether at Georgetown University Hospital or one
of its affiliates.
C. Bertram Hoffberger Research Achievement Award
Clinical Research Fellow/Post Doctoral Scientist
1st Prize Cash Prize: $ 1,000
2nd Prize Cash Prize: $500
These awards will be given to recognize outstanding clinical research projects performed
and presented by fellows. This must be an original investigation performed by the fellow
and the co-authors, and can include a clinical case series/observation, or a clinical
research study of any type. A single case report or clinical vignette is not eligible for this
category. In order to be eligible for this award, the participant MUST be a fellow in one
of the subspecialty divisions within the Georgetown University Department of Medicine,
and the fellow’s research MUST be performed under the supervision of a mentor with a
faculty appointment in the Georgetown University Department of Medicine, whether at
Georgetown University Hospital or one of its affiliates.
Clifford C. Kaslow Research Achievement Award
Basic Science Research Student/Resident
1st Prize Cash Prize: $ 1,000
2nd Prize Cash Prize: $500
These awards will be given to recognize outstanding basic science/translational research
project performed and presented by medical students or residents. In order to be eligible
for this award, the participant MUST be a Georgetown University medical student (the
student can be an MD, PhD or MD/PhD candidate), or a PGY-1, PGY-2, PGY-3 or PGY4 resident in the Georgetown University Department of Medicine, and the student or
resident MUST have performed his/her research work in a laboratory at Georgetown
University, or one of its affiliates, under the supervision of a mentor with a faculty
appointment in the Department of Medicine. Eligibility for students/residents with a
mentor with a Georgetown faculty appointment outside the DOM will be considered for
an award based on the applicant pool for that particular year. The Research Day
Committee will make the final decision on the day of the competition.
Lewis T. Preston Research Achievement Award
Basic Science Research Clinical Fellow/Post-Doctoral Fellows/Post Doctoral Scientist
1st Prize Cash Prize: $ 1,000
2nd Prize Cash Prize: $500
These awards will be given to recognize outstanding basic science/translational research
projects performed and presented by clinical fellows or a post-doctoral fellows (postdoctoral scientist). To be eligible for this award, the participant MUST be a clinical
fellow or a post-doctoral fellow (post-doctoral scientist) in a subspecialty division in the
Georgetown University Department of Medicine, and he/she MUST have performed
his/her research work in a laboratory at Georgetown University, or one of its affiliates,
under the supervision of a mentor with a faculty appointment in the Department of
Medicine.
Outstanding Clinical Vignette
Resident
1st Place Cash Prize: $500
These awards will be given to recognize the medical residents who present the
outstanding clinical vignettes. This includes the presentation of a single case report of an
unusual or interesting clinical case. In order to be eligible, the participant MUST be a
PGY-1, PGY-2, PGY-3 or PGY-4 resident in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown
University Hospital.
Additional Eligibility Criteria:
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All posters must have original data. If a poster was presented in a previous
year, it will not be eligible for an award unless there is new data presented
for that project.
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If a student/resident/fellow has a collaborator in another category, the coauthors must specify which category they would prefer to have their poster
presented in. The same poster cannot be presented in two separate
categories.
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If there is collaboration between two authors, this must be specified at the
time of submission, and the award will be shared evenly between the two
collaborators. But in order to be eligible for the award, the presenting author
must be there to present. If there is collaboration, both authors should be
present at the time of the judging.
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Honorable mention awards may be given by the Research Day Committee,
and this will be performed on the day of judging and will be awarded based
on the quality of the applicant pool.
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The Research Day Committee reserves the right to determine
participant/poster eligibility at the time of the judging and its decision is final
for all awards.
JUDGING PROCEDURES
All participants will be asked to submit a title and author(s), as well as the sponsoring
Division and institution where the research was carried out. Based on the title and author
information submitted, the Research Day Committee will determine the appropriate
category for the poster competition. A total of two to three judges will review the poster,
and individually assign a score to each poster that they have reviewed using a
standardized scoring sheet. All participants must be prepared to give a 4-minute oral
presentation and MUST be available during their assigned judging time. If a participant is
not available during their assigned judging time slot, then he/she will not be eligible for
the poster competition.
Judges will complete the scoring sheets and will return them to the Research Day
organizers who will calculate all of the scores and determine the first place prize for that
category. If there is a numerical tie between two contestants, then two members of the
Research Day Committee will review the poster presentations and will select the first
place winner.
All of the Research Day Winners will be offered the opportunity to give an oral
presentation of their research project at a subsequent Department of Medicine Grand
Rounds where they will receive their awards. The date of this Grand Rounds will be
coordinated through the office of the Chief Medical Resident.
Prepared By: Joseph G. Timpone Jr MD
Revised 02/02/11