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The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (ҹɫ����) – Louisiana Campus will hold its 2nd Annual Via Research Recognition Day on Friday, February 23, 2024. Research Day is a significant event for ҹɫ���� and supports the mission of the College to provide medical education and research that prepares globally-minded, community-focused physicians and improves the health of those most in need.

Registration

Registration is FREE and is required for all participants, including students and poster presenters. Registration opens on October 4, 2023, and the deadline to register is Monday, January 8, 2024. 

With registration for this event, you get:

• Program materials
• Breakfast and lunch will be provided during the event
• Full access to all event activities

For any problems with registration, please email researchday-lc@ulm.vcom.edu

Agenda

Research Day Agenda (PDF)

Program

Speakers

• Dr. Jonathan Auguste, PhD
  Associate Professor for Arbovirology at Virginia Tech

• Dr. Albert Kozar, DO, FAOASM, R-MSK  
  Associate Professor for OMM and Sports Medicine at ҹɫ���� Virginia
  Director of the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM) Residency

How do I participate?

Attendees are invited to share their research in poster format. Poster abstracts must be accepted for the event for posters to be displayed. The Via Research Recognition Day features an optional poster competition with distinct categories; Research by a medical resident can be in the following categories: Biomedical Research, Clinical Research, Clinical Case Reports, Educational Research and Simulation Research.

Guidelines for Writing Research Abstracts for Posters (DOC)

Abstracts must be submitted electronically using the Abstract Submission Form at the link above. The deadline for abstract submission is Monday, January 8, 2024.

Please note: In the interest of professionalism and fairness, no extensions for abstract submission will be granted.

For questions about abstract submissions or participation in the poster competition, please email the Research Day Committee at researchday-lc@ulm.vcom.edu.

When an abstract is accepted, the submitting author will receive further instructions on poster submission via email.

ҹɫ���� provides free poster printing for any meeting attendee with an accepted abstract. Details will be sent to submitting authors with the abstract acceptance email.

Poster Template (PPT) (Please save poster file name as: lastname,firstname-ҹɫ����-RD24)

Poster Submissions are due by Friday, February 9th, 2024

What will this conference offer?

The Via Research Recognition Day is a forum for health professionals and scientists at academic institutions, teaching hospitals and practice sites to present or benefit from new research innovations and programs intended to improve the health of all humans. By attending the oral presentations and poster sessions, participants will have the opportunity to learn cutting edge information in the physiological bases of osteopathic manipulative therapy efficacy, new trends in physician-based research networks, and how to develop innovative research projects with high impact for human health. By attending the poster session, participants will also learn about the biomedical, clinical and educational research activities at ҹɫ���� and its partner institutions and will have an opportunity to identify new collaborative research opportunities.

Who should attend?

Medical and pharmacology students, physicians, physician assistants, biomedical researchers, nurse practitioners, public health professionals, medical residents, and other health profession students and others interested in primary care issues and research.

Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the ҹɫ���� Medical Education Department to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. All participating faculty are expected to disclose to the participants any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations.

Research Day Virginia: February 16, 2024

ҹɫ����-Virginia, 2265 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Location: ҹɫ���� 2

Registration

Registration is FREE, but required. Registration opens on October 2, 2023, and the deadline to register is Friday, January 19, 2024.

With registration for this event, attendees receive:

• Program materials
• Full access to all event activities

Registration is now closed.

For any problems with registration, please email Alyson Farrar or Dr. Jim Mahaney at ResearchDay@vt.vcom.edu. 

Agenda

Research Day Agenda (PDF)

Program

How do I participate?

Attendees are invited to share their research in poster format.  Poster abstracts must be accepted for the event for posters to be displayed.  The Via Research Recognition Day features an optional poster competition with distinct categories: Research by a medical resident, biomedical research by a faculty member, biomedical research by a student, clinical research by a faculty member, clinical research by a student, educational research by a faculty member and educational research by a student.  For the competition, students are defined broadly as any student in training, including undergraduate, graduate, medical and post-doctoral students.  The resident research category is reserved for physicians currently in residency, internship and/or fellowship training.

Abstracts must be submitted electronically to ResearchDay@vt.vcom.edu using the completed Abstract Submission Form linked below.  The final deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday, November 8, 2023.

(Abstract submissions are now closed)

Please note due to limitations in space, no extensions for abstract submission will be granted.

When an abstract is accepted, the submitting author will receive further instructions on poster submission via email.

ҹɫ���� provides free poster printing for any meeting attendee with an accepted abstract.  Details will be sent to submitting authors with the abstract acceptance email.

Free ҹɫ���� Poster Printing Deadline (if in person conference) is January 26, 2024, at 5 p.m.

For questions about abstract submissions or participation in the poster competition, please email Alyson Farrar or Dr. Jim Mahaney at ResearchDay@vcom.vt.edu. 

What will this conference offer?

The Via Research Recognition day is a forum for health professionals and scientists at academic institutions, teaching hospitals and practice sites to present or benefit from new research innovations and programs intended to improve the health of all humans. By attending the sessions with the speakers, participants will have the opportunity to learn cutting edge information in the physiological bases of osteopathic manipulative therapy efficacy, new trends in physician-based research networks, and how to develop innovative research projects with high impact for human health. By attending the poster session, participants will also learn about the biomedical, clinical and educational research activities at ҹɫ���� and its partner institutions and will have ample opportunity to identify new collaborative research opportunities.

Who should attend?

Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, public health professionals, medical residents, health professions students and others interested in primary care issues and research.

Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the ҹɫ���� Medical Education Department to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. All participating faculty are expected to disclose to the participants any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations.