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Guidelines for Paper and Poster Presentations

1. There is no limit to the number of papers or posters individuals may submit; however, only one format per topic will be accepted.
2. The Education Committee may provisionally accept a proposal pending required revisions, which may include a change in presentation format (i.e., acceptance of a submitted paper as a poster, or vice versa). The primary contact for the proposal will be notified if revisions are being requested.
   

SUGGESTED CATEGORIES

• Original research, including educational research
• Descriptive submissions, including curricular innovations and workforce and international issues
• Posters previously accepted at other venues (Posters only)

Definitions of these categories follow:

Original Research
Report of study findings or other research project

• Purpose: a brief statement explaining why the abstract was done (limit to one sentence)
• Methods: materials, methods, and any analytical procedures used (limit to two sentences)
• Results: need to be presented in sufficient detail to support the conclusions
  • It is inadequate to state, "The results will be discussed," or "The data will be presented."
• Conclusions: the authors’ opinion about the meaning of the study

 

Educational Research
Original research done in the classroom or in PA/medical education

• Educational abstracts should clearly and completely describe the project.
• The abstract should include:
  

* General description of the objective(s)
* Rationale
* Methodology
* Evaluation
* Results
* Conclusions, including discussion on measurable outcomes and the data that support them, as well as the real or potential impact for PAs and/or PA education

Descriptive Presentation
A descriptive presentation or poster on a new teaching method, learning opportunity, or other innovative educational modality introduced into the clinical or didactic phase of a PA program. This might include meta-analysis of preexisting data, review articles, international programmatic endeavors, service learning models, or other descriptive issues that may not fall within the other defined models of poster presentations.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PAPER AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Each proposal submission is fully blinded by PAEA staff and is peer reviewed by multiple committee members. Submissions must include the following:

1. Completed formsite submission form
2. Appropriate references
3. Professional composition/style
4. Clear organization of material to be presented

Additionally, each submission must include the following where applicable.

1. Importance of research question or subject studied
2. Originality of the work
3. Appropriateness of approach or experimental design
4. Adequacy of the experimental techniques
5. Soundness of conclusions, interpretations, and the organization of the abstract
6. Research information provided within the abstract supports the title of the abstract