Northeast Ohio Medical University
Department of Family and Community Medicine and
Northeastern Ohio Network® (NEON®)
presents
27th Annual Northeast Ohio Family and Community Medicine
Scholarship Day
May 25, 2016
Call for Abstracts
We invite residents and faculty from Family and Community Partner Residencies to present their
research, case report or quality project at Scholarship Day. We encourage you to share your scholarly
work with your colleagues. CMEs available commensurate with participation.
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Submission Guidelines
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All abstracts must be accompanied by a completed Abstract Submission Form and emailed to
Denise Kropp (djkropp@neomed.edu) no later than April 1, 2016.
All abstracts will be blinded for scoring which is done by the NEON® Committee to determine if
presentation will be oral or poster presentation.
Abstract maximum word count is 300 words; exceeding the maximum count will result in point
deduction from score.
There will be 8 oral presentations for both resident and faculty sessions, which will be the 8
highest scoring abstracts for each group with the rest to be presented as posters.
The author will be notified by April 20, 2016 of the decision of the review committee regarding
the type of presentation.
Research abstracts must include: Background & Significance with Relevance to Family Medicine,
Specific Hypothesis, Methods, Results, and Conclusions/Recommendations/Implications.
Case Report abstracts must include: Literature Review (Gap analysis) with Relevance to Family
Medicine, Case History/Description, Case Assessment and Resolution (tests and treatment),
Discussion, and Conclusions/Recommendations/Implications.
Quality Improvement abstracts must include: Background & Significance with Relevance to
Family Medicine, Problem Statement, Methods, Outcomes, and
Conclusions/Recommendations/Implications.
Presentations will be judged for first, second and third place winners for both oral and poster
sessions for residents on Scholarship Day.
Monetary awards will be provided to residents who place first, second and third based on
judges’ scores for both oral and poster presentations.
There will be a keynote address prior to the start of the faculty presentation session.
Oral presentations must have complete data by the time of the presentation.
This scholarly event is free to participants. Continental breakfast, lunch and breaks are included.
Free parking is available on site.
1) Oral presentations are 10 minutes long plus 2 minutes for questions and answers.
2) All posters will be mounted on easels and should be approximately 32”x44” in size.
Submit Abstracts to:
Denise Kropp, Research Associate
Family and Community Medicine
NEOMED
4209 St. Rt. 44, P.O. Box 95
Rootstown, Ohio 44272
Fax: 330.325.5907
Phone: 330.325.6171
Email: djkropp@neomed.edu
Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Medicine
Department of Family and Community Medicine
27th Annual Northeast Ohio Family and Community Medicine Scholarship Day
May 25, 2016
Abstract Submission Form
I am:
Resident
Faculty
Other____________________________________
Title of Presentation:
Presenter’s Name and Degree(s):
Institution:
Telephone:
Faculty Advisor (Applicable to Residents):
What type of presentation do you prefer?
Oral (Complete data by May 25, 2016)
Scholarly work is:
Research
Case Report
Improvement/Other Scholarly Work
Poster
Curricular Innovations/Quality
Note: The final decision on your type of presentation will be determined by the
NEON® Executive Committee after review of all abstracts for residents and faculty.
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Abstract (maximum 300 words)
For Research
Background & Significance with Relevance to Family Medicine:
Specific Hypothesis(es):
Methods:
Results:
Conclusions/Recommendations/Implications (How does this inform Family Medicine?):
For Case Reports
Literature Review (Gap analysis) with Relevance to Family Medicine:
Case History/Description:
Case Assessment and Resolution (tests and treatment):
Discussion:
Conclusions/Recommendations/Implications (How does this inform Family Medicine?):
For Curricular Innovations/Quality Improvement/Other Scholarly Work
Background & Significance with Relevance to Family Medicine:
Problem Statement:
Methods:
Outcomes:
Conclusions/Recommendations/Implications (How does this inform Family Medicine?):
Forward completed submission form to:
Denise Kropp, BS, CCRP
Department of Family and Community Medicine
NEOMED
djkropp@neomed.edu
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: April 1, 2016