2021 Poster Session Information

Who’s eligible?

 

  • Academic leaders  
  • Academic faculty and staff 
  • Students (medical, health professions, graduate)
  • Post-doctoral researchers 
  • Residents/Fellows 
  • Health and wellness providers (e.g., county medical society physician health and wellness providers, academic wellness team)

 

What's at Stake? 

 

Prizes will be awarded for:

  • Best Demonstration
  • Most Original
  • Most Engaging
  • Most Adaptable & Multimodal
  • Best e-Poster 

 

Abstract Theme 

Abstract submissions should highlight the TMA Committee on Physician Health and Wellness initiative in academic medicine and fit with its theme of supporting clinician and learner health and wellness. Examples are (but not limited to these):

  • Ways to bridge the perspective gap between generations in medical and scientific training.
  • Over- and under-supervision challenges of trainees and students.
  • Over- and under-supervision challenges of academic medical center faculty(e.g., revisiting the CORE competency model, adding telemedicine electives to curricula, anticipating curriculum models to change with the delta-variant surge of COVID-19).
  • Virtual learning challenges (e.g., no lab-based classes, using previously collected data for research-based courses, modified grading exceptions, effect of curricular disruptions).
  • False perceptions of exhaustion and fatigue (e.g., from the individual to the supervisor and vice versa).
  • Intersectionality and well-being.
  • Impact of work overload on wellness and resilience.
  • Evidence-based screening methodologies to identify unhealthy behaviors among the trainees, staff, faculty, and leaders. 
  • Strategies for collaborations and partnerships that encourage health-seeking behaviors.
  • Effects on employer-employee relationships, including financial distress, changes in clinical service demand (e.g., modify or sever), and anxiety of caring for COVID-19-diagnosed patients.
  • Models of effective work-life integration (e.g., overcoming anxiety and fear of the unknown).
  • Category for students and trainees: Innovative approaches to wellness – student and trainee perspectives (e.g., proactive vs. reactive, mindset adaptation, new learning models for the medical student class of 2025; utilizing student council/organizations for increasing communications)   

How to Submit

All abstracts must be submitted through Survey Monkey Apply, click HERE. The submitted abstract should contain the following:

  • Title
  • Author(s)
  • Short Description
  • In 500 words or less:
    -Background/Introduction
    -Objectives
    -Methods
    -Results
    -Conclusion/Areas for Follow-Up 

Review and Selection Process 

The TMA Committee on Physician Health and Wellness and institutional leaders will review, evaluate, and select abstracts using the following criteria: 

  • Aligns with the abstract theme
  • Exhibits clarity of writing and organization
  • Clearly states and supports goals
  • Demonstrates the potential for adaptation by other programs
  • Displays creativity and originality
  • Has significant impact for academic medicine 

Notifications of acceptance will occur in mid-October. Accepted abstracts are eligible for poster presentation virtually. Poster presenters will receive an email with instructions for virtual poster display. Winners will receive additional instructions regarding their winners’ presentation. Award amounts will be disbursed among the author(s) upon receipt of a completed W-9. 

Winners will receive additional instructions regarding virtual poster presentations. 

Permissions 

Upon receipt, all abstracts and posters become the property of the Texas Medical Association. TMA reserves the right to reproduce information/photos/other content in promotional materials and on the TMA website.

 

Last Updated On

December 08, 2021

Originally Published On

October 01, 2018