Important Dates

Submission Portal Open: NOW 

Submission Deadline: October 17th, 2023, 5 p.m. (all names must be included) 



Competition: October 26th, 2023 – posters must be set up at 4:00pm; all presenters are welcome to stay for Dinner & Oral Presentations.

Oral Clinical Vignette

Residents Only 

Oral Presentation: made live at the competition dinner. There are 10 minutes allowed for the presentation with a 5 minute question and answer period. Presentations should be blinded of institution and additional authors. The Residency Program chooses their presenters. In order to make an oral presentation, you must be selected by your program.

Posters

Residents & Medical Students 



Poster Presentation: 3-4 minute poster presentation with 2 minutes for question and answer. Presentations include institution and additional authors. 

General Rules

• Abstracts must list institution name and all additional authors 
• The presenter must be the first author listed and must be a member of ACP 
• Mentors need not be from presenter’s home institution 
• The abstract submission is words only, maximum 450 
• No images, graphs, or charts 
• There is a maximum of two abstracts per person 
• Please make sure your abstract title matches that of your final presentation – do not give away the diagnosis 
• Oregon ACP makes no guarantee that audio/visual equipment will support sound or video embedded into presentations 
• Presenters may not use interactive audience response systems 
• The same abstract may not be entered into both a poster and a presentation competition 
• Abstracts previously presented in other societies may be used 
• Abstracts previously submitted to Oregon ACP or National ACP are not eligible for resubmission 
• Research must not be published or in a manuscript 
• Abstracts as submitted for Oregon ACP may be published by the chapter 
• Oregon ACP does not provide funding for posters or supplies (no $25 stipend for participants) 

Abstract Acceptance

Oregon ACP accepts all abstracts that are submitted on time. They are not formally reviewed. You must submit an abstract to participate in the Poster or Oral competition.  

National Competition

National ACP submissions are formally reviewed and not all submissions are accepted for national competition.  

National ACP Guidelines can be found here: 

Abstract Guidelines

Oregon ACP will offer the following abstract categories, and we follow the national guidelines for these categories:

• Basic Research 
• Clinical Research 
• Quality Improvement-Patient Safety 
• High Value Care 
• Physician Well-being and Professional Fulfillment 
• Clinical Vignette 



National guidelines can be found here:

Judging Criteria

Poster: Presentation/Oral Delivery, Significance, Interview, Visual Impact, Originality, Logic & Clinical Reasoning 

Oral Presentation: Presentation/Oral Delivery, Significance, Interview, Visual Impact, Originality, Logic & Clinical Reasoning 

Details of Judging Criteria: 

Presentation/Oral Delivery: 

• How logical are the ideas presented in the poster 
• How interesting is the manner of presentation 
• Are higher level clinical reasoning or medical decision making evident from the presentation 
• How well is the teaching value stated 
• Presentation orderly and clear 
• Teaches in a memorable way 

Significance: 

• How significant or relevant is the presentation conclusion in increasing understanding of a disease process 
• How applicable is the subject to the audience 
• Uncommon diagnosis that highlights interesting pathophysiology 
• Important new diagnosis/treatment that should change practice for many 

Interview: 

• How knowledgeable and conversant is the presenting author with the work presented 
• Answers questions correctly and expands understanding of the case and/or highlights broader implications of the question 

Visual Impact: 

• How effective is the presentation visually 
•  How valuable is each figure and graph in furthering viewer understanding of the subject 
• Layout and text are complete, concise, self-explanatory, and convey the case 

Originality: 

• Is the clinical question outdated or moot? 
• Study addresses a new and exciting question 
• Creative approach to a novel question 

Logic & Clinical Reasoning: 

• How logical are the ideas presented in this presentation 
• How interesting is the manner of the presentation 
• Are higher level clinical reasoning or medical decision making evident from the prepared remarks 
• How well is the teaching value stated 

Methods: 

• How suitable is the research design for the stated objectives 
• How appropriate are statistical techniques applied 
• Methods and statistics are perfectly matched to the question and setting 

Awards

Oral Presentation (Residents Only): 

1st Place: $200 award; Automatically submitted to National ACP 

2nd and 3rd Place: Acknowledgement 

Poster Presentation (Residents and Medical Students): 

1st Place: $100 award; Automatically submitted to National ACP 

2nd and 3rd Place: Acknowledgement 

Residents are responsible for their own expenses to participate at the national competition. 

Students who receive first place and are selected to present are eligible for up to $800 in travel support. Additional student competitors that are selected to present at nationals who were not the first place winner in Oregon are eligible for up to $400 in travel support. 

Questions?

Contact Mike Oechsner, Executive Director 

866-460-5880 or office@oregonacp.org