Abstract Submission Guide

Submission Deadlines

Abstracts

November 15

5 PM Central Time

Posters

February 15

5 PM Central Time

⚠️ Important Notice

Extensions cannot be granted. Poster presentations are considered scholarly work and provide the opportunity to exchange information in-depth on a one-to-one basis.

Categories

Categories are determined by the judging committee.

Award Category

Eligible for monetary award. The project must be original research conducted by any resident from a program that has Osteopathic Recognition, or any DO student, resident or fellow from any residency program.

Open Category

The project is a case study or "other" type of project, or original research from a program without Osteopathic Recognition.

💡 Success Tip

Be sure to include data related to your study or case. In past submissions, the most common reason for rejection was failure to include data related to results.

Special Considerations

Special consideration is given to posters incorporating osteopathic principles and practice (OPP), osteopathic manipulative medicine, and/or health equity.

General Guidelines

1

Your abstract and poster must be uploaded by the deadline above. Extensions will not be granted, and no changes can be made after upload.

2

You must be present in-person during the poster judging.

3

You must stay in the conference hotel.

4

You must register for the conference.

Poster Design Guidelines

1

You are responsible for printing your poster.

2

You are not required to use a specific template.

3

Poster Size: 72" x 42" maximum.

4

You must have written permission to use photos/videos in your poster if they are not your own.

5

All posters must be uploaded online (link provided upon acceptance). You will only be able to upload a PowerPoint or PDF file (one slide) up to 30 MB in size.

Submission Fields

Author Category

  • Medical Student
  • Resident
  • Fellow in Training
  • Physician (Post Residency/Fellowship)
  • Other

Personal Information

  • First Name & Last Name
  • Degree (or degree pursuing)
  • Preferred Email Address
  • Organization Name
  • Organization City & State
  • ACOOG Membership Status

Poster Details

  • Poster Title
  • Co-Authors (Yes/No)
  • Project Type
  • IRB Approved (Yes/No)
  • Keywords (up to 10)

Project Content Fields

Case Presentation:

  • Case Introduction
  • Case Description
  • Case Discussion

Original Research or Other:

  • Introduction/Background
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion/Conclusion

ACOOG Membership

Being an ACOOG member is NOT required for submission. Membership is free for students, residents, and fellows in training — DOs and MDs are welcomed to join. ACOOG Membership also provides a discount off conference registration. We strongly encourage you to become an ACOOG member!

Questions?

Please contact Andrew Crim, M.Ed., CHCP

ACOOG's Director of Education & Professional Development

acrim@acoog.org