All poster contest entrants must be members of the Missouri Chapter of the ACP. Non-members may join online. If you are a member of a different chapter (non-Missouri address), notify ACP Missouri's Customer Service Team of your desire to be a member of the Missouri Chapter. You must be a member of the Missouri Chapter of the ACP to participate in the Missouri Poster Contest.   Non-member submissions will not be accepted.

All posters must be specific to internal medicine. ACP membership numbers are required when submitting entries on August 1, 2022.  Entries are only accepted from Missouri Residency Program Directors or Clerkship Directors. 
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Resident Posters:
Residents may submit up to 2 posters. Resident poster first place winners in (1) Research; (2) Clinical Vignette; and (3) Patient Safety & Quality Improvement or High Value Care will receive a travel expense stipend and entry into the national Poster Competition at ACP's National Internal Medicine Meeting. A detailed description of poster categories is on the ACP website. In compliance with the National ACP changes to the poster competition, we will be moving forward with poster size reductions so that all posters are to be under 4'x4' (recommended 3.5' x 3.5'). Each resident will be asked to give an oral presentation, up to 5 minutes, to the judges about the poster. 
Click here to view the judging criteria. 

Student Posters:
Students are limited to one poster submission. Student winners of Clinical Vignette and Research will receive a travel expense stipend and entry into the national Poster Competition at ACP's National Internal Medicine Meeting. ​​A detailed description of poster categories is on the ACP website. In compliance with the National ACP changes to the poster competition, we will be moving forward with poster size reductions so that all posters are to be under 4'x4' (recommended 3.5' x 3.5'). ​Each student will be asked to give an oral presentation, up to 5 minutes, to the judges about their poster. 
Click here to view the judging criteria. 

Important Dates:
August 1, 2022
Residents Only: 5:00 p.m. deadline for names and abstracts to be submitted by the IM program to MO ACP via abstact submission form. Abstract maximum word count is 500 words which does not include poster titles, author names, or references. This is only for the resident competition, and each residency program may submit up to 5. Of those submitted, 18 will be selected to participate in the poster competition.

August 7, 2022
  • Resident and Student Poster contestant names due: 5:00 p.m. deadline for IM programs and medical schools to submit ACP Member name, ACP membership number, category, email and title for the Featured Poster Competition.  Entry information is accepted and used "as is."  Poster submissions are not accepted from individuals. Missouri ACP poster contest only accepts entries from Residency Programs and Medical Schools.

August 7, 2022
ECP Only: Deadline for poster submissions and abstracts through the MO ACP website.
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August 25, 2022
  • Abstracts due: Abstracts for all poster competitors are due to Missouri ACP by 5:00 p.m. Abstracts are distributed to judges in advance of the competition for them to review and be prepared to ask questions. 

September 17, 2022
Residents, Student and ECP Competitors: Poster judging to take place in person at the Missouri ACP Scientific Meeting at St. Louis Union Station Hotel. Winners of all poster competitions will be recognized at the evening awards reception.

Questions:
Questions should be directed to your Program Director or Clerkship Director.