CALL FOR STUDENT POSTERS

SE Chapter, Society of Nuclear Medicine

The Southeast Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine requests submission of student posters for evaluation and award at the annual meeting, September 25-28, 2008, Atlanta Georgia. Posters may be submitted by individual technologist students, or group presenters (no more than 4 individual technologist students per group)
 

Topic Submission:

 All student groups must submit a descriptive abstract and research bibliography of their poster to the Academic Affairs Committee by Sept. 5, 2008.  Poster Abstracts and accompanying bibliographies must be submitted in a group in one email from the NMT Program Directors to Stephanie Land  sland0002@kctcs.edu   All applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited NMT program, or a recent graduate (within one year).

 Judging Criteria:

• Originality:  The presenter(s) should describe a position, technique, or principle relevant to diagnostic or therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures or scientific advancement; evidence of scientific research, effort, or ingenuity.

• Educational Value: The poster content contributes to a higher standard of diagnostic or therapeutic work, shows outstanding technical or educational value, research, etc.

• Technical Accuracy:  Research must display accurate/correct information; correct labeling of images, charts, diagrams, as well as good image quality.  The references must be typewritten, double-spaced,
  obtained from peer review and/or scientific journals and follow the reference style specified in the American Medical Association Manual of Style or APA format. Photographic references must also be included either on the image itself or listed on the back of the poster.
   

• Presentation Quality:  The poster should be mounted on tri-fold display board (no professionally mounted boards will be accepted), with quality mounting of descriptive material, images, photographs, computer graphics.  It should demonstrate organizational balance, completeness, neatness, and thoroughness in accordance with HIPAA rules and regulations, no patient or institutional identification is permissible.  Should this occur, the poster will not be permitted to be displayed for competition and will be removed.

 Assessment: 

Poster must score a minimum of 17 points out of 25, based on an average of all scores from all critique sheets, to be eligible for an award.  Students need not be present to win.
 

 The Academic Affairs Committee will provide educators with applications and supportive resources for poster development. Materials will also be posted at www.secsnm.org