UMKC Health Sciences Student Research Summit – UMKC Health Sciences District

The 12th annual UMKC Health Sciences Student Research Summit (HSSRS) will be at the Children’s Mercy Research Institute on March 20, 2024 from 1-4PM.

REGISTER HERE

For questions, please contact Alison Troutwine: [email protected]

The UMKC Health Sciences Research Summit enables members of the UMKC health sciences community to display posters in a forum that:

• Highlights the health sciences research being conducted in the UMKC Schools of Science and Engineering, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Health Studies, Pharmacy, etc.
• Fosters research collaborations across disciplines and schools that will produce economic, health, education and quality-of-life benefits for the greater Kansas City community.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What size poster? Posters should be printed 3’ x 4’ or in inches 36” x 48” but feel free to change it to fit your specific poster needs. Faculty judges will come to your poster. Please prepare a brief (no more than 15 minute) presentation about your poster. There is no separate abstract submission required.

What are the application requirements? Submit a registration in REDCap including an absract.

What are the abstract requirements? Please submit an abstract that describes the topic you would like to present at HSSRS 2024, summarizing your research. Abstracts are restricted to 250-500 words.

When is the application deadline? March 13, 2024

What is the application fee? $0 but students must print their own posters

Are all projects accepted to present? Yes, we will ask students to present a maximum of two posters and they must be in different categories (clinical research, basic research or case reports)

Are there any podium presentation slots, or only poster presentations? Only poster presentations