Research Day

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Research Day

The mission of Research Day is two-fold. First is to recognize and showcase the wide range of research in the department by our young investigators at all levels of training. Second is to provide an opportunity for departmental faculty to share ideas and knowledge while stimulating discussion about opportunities for collaboration.


 

 

Research Day 2026

Time: 12:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Day: Friday, May 8, 2026
Location: Tinkham-Veale University Center Ballroom
(Free Parking available in Lot 29 Only)

Interesting in Attending? Register here. Pre-registration is required for all attendees.

 


 

Research Presenters:

Deadlines: April 24, 2026 for poster printing requests to Taylor Communications (note: this date has changed!). April 30, 2026 for abstract submissions at the link below. See below for additional details.


Step 1 – Register for Attendance (all attendees must register) (if attending by Zoom only, a Zoom link will be sent to you closer to the event date)

Advance registration for this meeting is required. Please register here.

 

 

Step 2 – Submit Your Abstract

ALL abstracts submitted will be accepted! You are expected to have a poster and presenter in attendance on Research Day.
  • Deadline for receipt of abstracts is April 30, 2026 @ 11:59PM
  • LATE or INCOMPLETE submissions will not be accepted
  • Note: Abstracts should not exceed 500 words.
  • Before submitting your abstract at the form linked below, you should gather and have ready the following information:
- Primary author name and email
- Secondary author name(s) (if any)
- Mentor name and email
- A few Keywords identifying your research
- The research type (basic, clinical, or other)
- Choose the internal medicine category (or other)
- Abstract Sections: (please keep to ~500 words total)
- Title
- Background
- Study Design or Methodology
- Results
- Conclusion

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Up to a maximum of TWO (2) Posters will be judged per individual author or identical team.

The criteria for evaluating the posters are::

  • Overall presentation
  • Organization
  • Quality of research
  • Quality of answers to follow-up questions


Submit Your Abstract Here (SurveyMonkey form)

 

 

Step 3 – Create Your Poster

Please use the resources below to put together your poster for Research Day or conference submission.

Please aim for a 5 (+/- 1) minute presentation followed by up to 5 minutes of Q&A with your Judges.

 

Poster Dimensions:

All posters should be 56 inches wide and 40 inches tall (or less). The PowerPoint templates below use these dimensions. Posters will be attached to a 60 x 40 backer-board for display in Tinkham - please do not exceed these dimensions.

Many of our residents and interns present at hospital, regional, and national conferences. Below you will find links for poster templates for both case reports and research. These can be changed at your discretion, but they do work as a great starting point when beginning a research poster. Please click on the View tab and then Slide Master to change any of the formatted material on the template.

 

Templates and Logos ::

 

Printing Posters ::

 

Poster Presentation ::

  • How to Make a Poster (please note that this presentation is from 2013 and there may be some inaccurate prices or numbers listed)

  • Please Note: Poster PPTs/Files must be into the printer by NO LATER THAN April 24th to be printed in time for Research Day.

 

 

Step 4 – Attend Research Day

Set-up your poster in the morning between 9:30 AM and 11:45 AM at TVUC. Attend Research Day's plenary sessions starting at noon.

 

Agenda:

12:00 – 1:30 PM: Introductions and plenary sessions of oral presentations (3 speakers (TBD)) – Lunch available

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM:  Poster presentations and judging in Tinkham Veale Ballroom

 

 

Step 5 – Present Your Posters to the Judges

Poster judging will occur in person during the second half of Research Day. At least 1 member from each research team must be present. Abstract submitters will be notified of their poster number and judges prior to Research Day.

The top scoring posters in each group will win a prize and be recognized at the DOM Annual Spring Dinner.

 

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Resident

Tamara Alhobayb, MD, Sarah Alharfi, MD, Gregory Cooper, MD

ANTI-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies Associated Colitis: Analysis of the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)

Claire Irons, MD, Asim Syed, MD, Robert Gilkeson, MD, Rana Hejal, MD, Jihane Faress, MD

Long-term pulmonary complications among COVID-19 survivors

Mariam Rana, MD, Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD

Prevalence and manifestations of diagnosed fibromuscular dysplasia by sex and race: Analysis of >4500 FMD cases in the United States

Pallavi Sharma, MD, Layla Sankari, MD, Carol Gifford, RN, Pamela Kunkle

Paving the Path to Zero: Terminating Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)

Sumana Vardhan, MD, Adaku Idika, MD, Shaniece Walker, MD

Evaluating confidence in peripheral intravenous line placement and effect of simulation-based training among internal medicine trainees at Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center