University of Illinois
College of Medicine
2008 Research Symposium
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Holiday Inn Conference Center, Urbana
8:00 AM to
5:30 PM
Recap of the Event
Imaging Medicine's Future : Collaboration, Innovation, Translation
The 2008 Research Symposium was a huge success. Over 300 people registered. The day began with exciting simultanous sessions on The Clinical Case Report, First Response for Med Students, The Fire Service Institute Research, The Patient Simulator, Research in Residency and Diveristy among Patients/Providers. Posters were also presented and judged at this time. After a short break, lunch was served and the audience enjoyed a slideshow presentation featuring the many talents of students, residents and faculty members. The afternoon program began with a welcome from Smita Das, Dr. Robert Kirby and the Emcees, Stacey Hughes and Nathan Valentine. Dr. Boppart, Keynote, delivered a memorable presentation on his research and his research-physician path. He also offered advice for the aspiring medical students and residents. The main plenary session featured six research presentation from MSP students, two clinical vingettes from medical students and seven clinical vignettes from residents. Following announcment of the winners, we enjoyed a social hour with a wine and cheese reception.
For pictures of the event, please visit this link: Photos from Research Symposium.
Recap of winners:
Oral Presentations
Schwartz Flood Award
Jason Agran
Resident Vignette
1. Rajat Kapoor
2. Akshra Verma and Erich Hanel tied
Student Vignette
1. Travis Gayles
2. Maria Scarborough
Poster Winners
Humanities/Social Science
1. Kevin Nelson
2. Jim Wrzosek
3.
Resident Humanities/Social Science
1. Grace Park
Student Basic Science
1. Zach Sellers
2. Biswarathan Ramani
3. Sarah Richman
Resident Research
1 & 2. Ashraf Al Dadah
Student Clinical Vignette
1. Youssef Elias
2. Brian Monroe
3. Marc Cohen
Resident Clinical Vignette
1. Vikesh Gupta
2. Neetu Mahendraker
3. Erich Hanel
Student Clinical Research
1. Loren Zech
2. Tracy Flood
3. Samit Shah
Resident Clinical Research
1. Rajkumar Venkataramani
2. Ashraf Al Dadah
3. Gunar Benito
Save the Date Flyer
Important Deadlines:
- April 2: Abstract submission deadline
- April 7: Registration deadline
- April 2-7: Printing submission deadline
- MSP and Medical Students, we can arrange for printing if you email your poster early on to UICOM.Research2008@gmail.com. This will be on a first come, first serve basis, so turn in your PDF or powerpoint file early. We recommend submitting by April 6 to be guaranteed printing. The absolute latest is April 11.
- Residents, please order your posters from Printing Service directly as directed by your program.
Imaging Medicine's Future : Collaboration, Innovation, Translation
This year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Stephen Boppart is a highly esteemed Professor at the University of Illinois. Dr. Boppart is Director of the Mills Breast Cancer Institute where he has been developing the infrastructure for comprehensive patient care including multi-specialty patient-focused approaches, integrated clinical and translational research, and patient, caregiver, and provider education. He also holds a joint appointment as an Associate Professor in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bioengineering, and Internal Medicine at UIUC. He is Head of the Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology where his group is developing novel biomedical optical detection and diagnostic technologies for cancer.
In addition to the keynote speaker, there will be several student presentations, including poster sessions, science talks, and clinical vignettes. Also offered will be optional simultaneous small group sessions on a number of different topics including advice on starting research, health care access, healthcare/research ethics, finding funding and patient-provider communication. A complimentary lunch will be provided for all in attendance. Information is to follow, but please plan to sign up early for these sessions, as there will be a limited number of participants for each.
Students are encouraged attend and to submit posters in various categories (more information on this will be posted at a later date). M-3 and M-4 students are eligible to compete in the clinical vignette, and are encouraged to participate. Monetary awards for “Best Student Presentation,” “Best Poster,” and “Best Clinical Vignette” will be announced once all talks have concluded. Students are also encouraged to submit artwork for display in the poster room.
Please make plans to join us for a great COM Research Symposium! Please register by Thursday, May 15, 2008 . Registration is free and fast. Remember, all attendees (including presenters, committee members, faculty) are required to register.
The Research Symposium Planning Committee is now accepting applications for the following presentation categories. We encourage you to participate in one of these categories this year. Each category will be judged and awards will be presented at the end of the Research Symposium. The deadline to submit all abstracts and materials is Thursday, May 15, 2008 . Please continue to this page to learn more about presentation categories and to submit a presentation.
Posters
- Research Posters (Basic Science): This poster presents scientific data and does not require any immediate application to the practice of medicine. The IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) format is generally used.
- Clinical Case Report (Vignette) Poster: The Clinical Case Report (Vignette) Poster is a case based descriptive format designed to teach one important clinical lesson. The teaching point is illustrated with a case. There is no collection or analysis of data. A usual format is Introduction, History, Physical, Laboratory and/or X-ray, Course and Discussion. A discussion section uses the clinical literature to validate the content.
- Social Science/Humanities/International Health Poster A Humanities or Social Science Poster attempts to teach a lesson from the social studies or humanities. It need not include the collection or analysis of data.
- Clinical Research Poster: A clinical research poster requires the collection of clinical data and its analysis. A clinical research poster is typically formatted in the IMRAD format (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion). The topic relates to the practice of medicine.
Oral Presentations
- Pre-Clinical Science Oral Presentations (by invitation only): Student research presentations are given by senior students who present an overview of their dissertation project. The talks may be from students in any discipline and should include a brief background of the project, definition of relevant terms, overview of the literature, discussion of data, findings, implications for future research with particular focus on clinical application when possible.
- Clinical Case Report (Vignette) Oral Presentation: A clinical vignette is a brief presentation of an interesting case or case series that the speaker has encountered. This category is open to all MSP and medical students and is by invitation for residents.
