Manitoba Graduate Student Research Poster Competition

Application Deadline: April 4, 2008


  
   Part II.  Abstract

   To complete your application, please submit your abstract as an MS Word file    attachment to the following email address:

srforum@cc.umanitoba.ca

  
    Abstracts should be formatted as follows:

INFLUENCE OF POSTER PRESENTATIONS ON CAREER PROGRESS
Terry Student and Pat Supervisor
Department of Health Sciences Research, Faculty of Human Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

Introduction: Uncontrolled studies have shown no significant impact of academic presentations on future career options...
Methods: We therefore randomly selected 5 PhD students and followed them daily for 8 years...
Results: The majority of students (51%) who participated in poster competitions held positions with Nobel income potential (p<0.05)...
Conclusion(s): Participation in scientific research presentations can be both academically and financially rewarding. (Supported by Watsit Research Fund)

 


Please note: Poster board dimensions are four feet by eight feet, and they support both tacks and velcro.



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