Criteria for Submission

Global Health-interested students, faculty and health care providers of all disciplines are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentation on any global health service, research, education, or policy topic. Descriptions of short and long term projects, field site development, etc., are also welcome. Abstracts need not be related to the conference theme.

Preference is given to work done in underdeveloped and underserved areas globally. Posters will be selected through a competitive process. Funding from program producers for travel and registration is not available for this meeting. We urge participants with accepted posters to contact sources at their respective schools for funding and/or fund raising ideas.

• STUDENTS: Your role in the project should be well defined and clear and a faculty member must review your project. Please ensure that the abstract has been prepared as per the suggested guidelines.
  
• RESIDENTS AND FACULTY: In addition to other topics, we encourage you to submit abstracts for posters describing international programs and field elective sites.

Maximum Poster Size:  3' wide x 4' high. (See Guidelines for Making a Good Poster for tips and ideas).

Criteria for selection: All submissions will be evaluated by the abstract committee by the following criteria: originality; organization; quality and clarity; methods and materials used; and importance of the project in regards to the problem addressed and relevance to global health issues.

Language:
Accepted for Abstract Submissions: English
Accepted for Abstract Presentations: Spanish & English

Deadline and submission format. Submit your abstract by completing the > Online Form. Abstracts must be submitted by November 8, 2009 (extended from November 1). Late submissions will not be accepted. If you have any questions regarding an abstract submission, please contact the GHEC by email at info@globalhealthedu.org.

The number of submissions accepted is determined by quality and limited by the space available for presentation at the meeting site (in past meetings this has averaged 40-50). All abstracts containing the required information and submitted by the November 8, 2009 (extended from November 1) deadline will be reviewed.


Review and Notification Process

Your abstract will be submitted for review to the review committee.

You will be notified by e-mail of your abstract's acceptance status no later than December 15, 2009.

Guidelines

All abstracts must be submitted in English. Total word count, excluding author names, affiliations and titles, must be under 250 words. Submissions with word counts far exceeding 250 will not be considered by the review committee. Handwritten abstracts will not be reviewed. Program producers request that the principal author serve as a designated presenter of the poster at the conference.

Students are encouraged to submit an abstract; the abstract should include a letter of support from a faculty mentor whose name should be listed with the authors. Letters of support must be received by November 8, 2009 (extended from November 1).

By Mail :
GHEC
Conf 2010 Poster Abstracts
995 Market Street, #1104
San Francisco, CA 94103

By Email: info@globalhealthedu.org
Subject Line: 2010 GHEC Conference - Abstracts - Letter of Support

For more information contact GHEC at: info@globalhealthedu.org.

** The author’s submission implies that the abstract has not been previously published, and that all co-authors are aware that their names appear on the abstract. Submission also implies the author and co-authors grant permission to GHEC for the abstract to appear in the conference program, GHEC website and marketing/publicity materials distributed after the 2010 Conference.