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Information for Presenters at the STFM Annual Spring Conference

Presenters at the STFM Annual Spring Conference showcase their work to more than 1200 educators, residents, fellows, and students. Find details on presenting at the conference, including presentation templates and session formats. All presenters must register for the conference.

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All presenters must register for the conference and pay the registration fee. Presenters please download and prepare your presentation using this template:

Session Formats: Projects, Lectures, Seminars, Panels, Workshops, and Roundtable Discussions

Completed Scholarly Project
Completed Research Project
Lecture Discussion
Seminar
Panel Discussion
Workshop
Scholarly Topic Roundtable Discussions
Preconference Workshop

Completed Scholarly Project

Purpose: A 13-minute presentation for presenters to briefly describe implementation and outcomes of a completed innovative educational, administrative, career development, or clinical program/project. Active audience engagement is required but limited to question and answer format.

Time: 13 minutes; 10 minutes for presentation, 3 minutes for discussion (multiple presentations grouped by topic and presented consecutively in each session)

Completed Research Project

Purpose: These sessions focus on research submissions that critically evaluate and test completed interventions in education, process of care, patient-oriented outcomes, and quality of care. Submissions must include purpose, methods, results, and conclusions.

Time: 13 minutes; 10 minutes for presentation, 3 minutes for discussion (multiple presentations grouped by topic and presented consecutively in each session)

Distinguished Paper Time: 20 minutes (15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions and discussions)

Lecture Discussion

Purpose: 30-minute session focusing on dissemination and discussion of an innovative topic related to education, administration, research, career development, or clinical practice improvement. 

Required elements

  • Reportable outcomes for dissemination
  • Submission describes use of interactive teaching methods to be applied in the session
  • Examples include: outcomes of a curricular innovation or clinical project that improved learner knowledge or practice outcomes, or an intervention that created an opportunity to meet educational needs or well-being.

Note: Projects still in progress at the time of submission (not at the time of presentation) are most appropriate for the Developing Scholarly Project Poster category. New ideas can be submitted in the Scholarly Roundtable category.

Time: 30 minutes for discussion

Seminar

Purpose: An interactive session focusing on dissemination and discussion of an innovative educational, administrative, research, career development, or clinical topic.  Submission must demonstrate plan for active audience engagement.

Time: 60 minutes

Panel Discussion

Purpose: A moderated, interactive session that brings together 3-5 panelists to engage participants in discussion about an innovative or provocative topic in family medicine education. The panelists must demonstrate their content expertise in the submission and ideally, represent multiple institutions. There are limited slots for this session format.

Time: 60 minutes

Workshop

Purpose: A participatory, task-oriented, small group educational experience directed toward the acquisition, demonstration, construction, and/or synthesis of specific knowledge, skills, and /or attitudes. There are limited slots for this session format.

Time: 90 minutes

Scholarly Topic Roundtable Discussions

Purpose: Small group, interactive opportunity for 10 participants to share ideas, experiences, or projects pertinent to family medicine education, clinical care, research, or management. Presenters will briefly introduce their topic and then facilitate interaction between the participants to enhance knowledge and generate ideas. Occurs concurrently with other discussions during a 60-minute breakfast in the general session ballroom.

Time: 50 minutes (including breakfast)

Preconference Workshop

Purpose: Interactive, skill-building session that occurs on the day before the conference begins and requires more time than the other conference formats allow. Space is very limited.

NOTE: If your workshop will be sponsored by an outside (non-STFM) group, organization, or other funder, the sponsor information will be required on the submission form. 

Time: 4–8 hours

Session Formats: Poster Presentations

Completed Scholarly Project Poster
Completed Research Poster
Faculty Work-in-Progress Poste​r​
Fellow, Resident, Student Research Completed or Works-in-Progress Posters
Behavioral Science/Family Systems Educator Fellows’ Poster
Emerging Leaders Fellows’ Poster

Completed Scholarly Project Poster

Purpose: An opportunity to view and discuss implementation and results of a completed innovative educational or curricular project pertinent to family medicine.

Time: 1 hour staffing your poster during dedicated time

Completed Research Poster

Purpose: An opportunity to view quality of care studies and discuss investigators’ completed original research.

Time: 1 hour staffing your poster during dedicated time

Faculty Works-in-Progress Poste​r​

Purpose: An opportunity for participants to view and discuss an in progress innovative educational or curricular project during a 60-minute poster session. There should be a clear plan in place for assessment while the project evaluation is still in progress. Preliminary or final results of the planned assessment should be completed prior to presentation at the conference.

Time: 1 hour staffing your poster during dedicated time

Fellow, Resident, Student Research Completed or Works-in-Progress Posters

Purpose: An opportunity to illustrate research projects currently complete or in progress by clinical or academic family medicine fellows, residents, and students.

Time: 1 hour staffing your poster during dedicated time

Behavioral Science/Family Systems Educator Fellows’ Poster

Purpose: An opportunity to view fellows' year-long projects and discuss their ongoing results and outcomes.

Time: 1 hour staffing your poster during dedicated time

Emerging Leaders Fellows’ Poster

Purpose: An opportunity to view fellow’s year-long project and discuss their ongoing results and outcomes.

Time: 1 hour staffing your poster during dedicated time

Questions?

For general questions about presentations, contact Kim Sevedge at (800) 274-7928 or the email link below.

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