CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATION COMPETITION
College of Health Sciences Grand Rounds and
22nd Annual Research Day
Friday, April 15th, 2016 Wyoming Union 2nd Floor
ALL University of Wyoming College 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 22nd 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 ratings (Top 3) will be
considered further as oral presentations; the remaining submissions will be considered in
a poster competition. Awards will be given for all oral and the top-3-ranked poster
presentations:
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 by March 4th, 2016 at 5:00 pm.
Research Summary Submission Guidelines
1. All CHS registered students (undergraduate, Master’s level and Doctoral level students) are eligible to
participate. See eligibility guidelines for further details.
2. One first-author submission 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 by March 25, 2016
2. 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.
3. On the day of the oral presentation:
a. 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.
b. Set-up will occur from 7:30 to 9:00 am on Friday, April 15th, 2016.
c. 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.
d. 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 electronically to Qin
Zhu (qzhu1@uwyo.edu) by April 1st, 2016 (5 pm), for evaluation by the CHS Research Committee. Please
use the following filename format for your submission: xxxxxxxx-stu-compet-pstr-16.
1. Posters being generated specifically for Grand Rounds can 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 of
40 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 tape to 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. Two days before Grand Rounds (April 13th, 2016 @ 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.
5. On the day of the Grand Rounds (April 15th, 2016 @ Wyoming Union):
a. Posters will be displayed from 8 am to 4:00 pm in the Yellowstone Ballroom.
b. Set-up will occur from 7:30 to 8:00 am or in the afternoon of the previous day if possible.
c. You should be prepared to present your posters on two occasions to answer questions on your
research:
 12:00-1:00 pm during the lunch-hour
 2:00 to 3:00 pm during the Poster session
6. 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 on two components:
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.
2. THE ACTUAL PRESENTATION ---------------------------- 70%
The following rubrics will be used for evaluating the actual Oral and Poster presentations
Oral Presentation:
Poster Presentation:
Submission Form
_______Yes, I wish to participate in the 2016 CHS Student Research Competition.
Submit title of presentation, author and coauthors, affiliation(s) and research summary (maximum of
750 words) to Qin Zhu via email at qzhu1@uwyo.edu by March 4th, 2016 (two separate attachments with
your email; see below).
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 ________________________
When you submit your required materials to me via email, please use the following filename format for your
two required attachments: firstly the submission form (this page) attachment: xxxxxxxx-stu-compet-form16. The second attachment is your research summary. The filename should be similarly formatted:
xxxxxxxx-stu-compet-summary-16. Obviously your last name will replace the xxxxxxxx above. These
attachments should be submitted from the student’s email account so that I have the student’s email address
for all future correspondence.