poster presentation medical student

Poster presentations are a great way for medical students and residents to showcase their hard work on a project. Learning how to do a poster presentation means finding the best way to present the information so that your work can stand out from the crowd.

In this toolkit, you’ll find helpful resources on developing and delivering formal lectures and presentations, poster and oral abstract presentations, patient presentations, and leading small group sessions.

The recent Medical Student Poster Showcase, which took place during the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago, brought together more than 100 medical students last month to present research across a number of topics.

For a student, posters start as a way to show research productivity on a CV and to practice key skills such as public speaking and scientific discourse. With experience, the focus may shift to soliciting critical feedback on a project in hopes of improving it or brainstorming new hypotheses.

A good poster presentation can be an effective way to share the results of your research with your peers in a collegial and nonthreatening atmosphere. Feedback received during a poster session can be invaluable in refining your research and preparing for publication in a peer reviewed journal.

Tips on Poster Design & Presentation. A poster is NOT a collection of slides from a talk, or a research paper printed out on a big sheet of paper. Posters are more visual (effective graphics, not as much text), and meant to encourage discussion with viewers during the poster session.

This infographic shows the three strategies associated with the Posters and Abstracts section of the Presentation Skills Toolkit for Medical Students. Each of the three sections includes a heading for the strategy followed by a brief description and an illustration.

Posters are a legitimate and popular presentation format for research and clinical vignettes. They efficiently communicate concepts and data to an audience using a combination of visuals and text.

Academic posters are an excellent way to showcase your work at conferences and meetings. They can be used in poster presentations and serve as a summary of your project. In this how to article, we demonstrate how trainees can make and deliver a successful academic poster.

How medical students can thrive when making a presentation. Making an academic presentation, particularly during medical school, can be a student’s first exposure to public speaking for an audience of medical professionals. Getting it right, requires practice and feedback.