The Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) invites the submission of research and programmatic innovation poster abstracts for the 2014 APDIM Spring Meeting, which will take place April 8-9, 2014, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN.

Research poster abstracts will include background or introductory information, aim, methods, the results of the research, and a brief discussion or conclusion.

Programmatic innovation poster abstracts will have a description of how the problem was identified and explored, descriptions of the innovations, results to date, and discussion/reflection/lessons learned.  Tips and tools or works in progress are considered programmatic innovations.

For additional information about the poster abstract format, please review the guidelines for submitting an APDIM poster abstract.

All appropriate submissions will be reviewed by the APDIM Program Planning Committee.  The committee will rate submissions on a scale of one to seven (seven being the highest rating).  Programmatic innovations poster abstracts will be rated on potential interest to APDIM members, practicality of implementation, likelihood of sustainability, and the effect on the submitters’ programs.  Research poster abstracts will be rated on the research study design, generalizability to other internal medicine programs, and how novel the findings are.

Please note that APDIM poster abstracts primarily address educational and programmatic issues.  Poster abstracts that present clinical studies or clinical research out of the context of resident education or programmatic innovation will not be reviewed.  Also, poster abstracts without any results or pending data are often not accepted for poster presentation.

All accepted poster abstract submitters are expected to participate in the APDIM Poster Reception Tuesday, April 8, 2014, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. CDT.  All abstracts will be available online as well as in the meeting material.

Please note that APDIM cannot waive registration fees or reimburse expenses for accepted poster presenters.

The deadline for poster abstract submission is Friday, November 22, 2013.  Submitting authors will be notified of the status of their poster abstract review in January.

If you have questions about poster abstract submission, please contact AAIM Meetings Coordinator Regina Laurienzo at (703) 341-4540 or [email protected].

Follow this link for more info:  http://www.im.org/Meetings/CallforAction/Pages/2014APDIMSpringMeetingCallforPosterAbstracts.aspx