The 2025 Global Health Annual Conference at WashU is now accepting abstract submissions for poster presentations during the conference poster session. The poster session will be held on Thursday, May 1st from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Farrell Learning & Teaching Center Atrium on the Medical Campus. We encourage submissions that highlight the impact of global health research and programs, including but not limited to using the Translational Science Benefits Model to demonstrate how your work translates into real-world benefits across health, economic, policy and social domains. Consider highlighting collaborations, implementation efforts, or dissemination strategies that have extended the reach and impact of your research to not only advance science but also influence society.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, March 7, 2025, 11:59 p.m. (CDT)
Notification of Abstract Decisions: Friday, March 28, 2025
Poster Session: Thursday, May 1, 2025, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
- Abstract text is limited to 250 words or less (excluding section headers)
- You may include 1 figure or table to accompany your abstract
- Structured format for research abstracts:
- Background: study objectives, hypothesis, or a description of the problem
- Methods: study design, including a description of participants, procedures, measures and appropriate analyses
- Results: specific results in summary form
- Conclusions: description of the main outcome of the study
- Structured format for abstracts about policies, programs, interventions and other types of research evaluations:
- Issues: a short summary of the issue(s) addressed
- Description: description of the project or program
- Lessons Learned: description of the results of the project or program
- Recommendations: brief statement of next steps
Select global health faculty will judge the posters presented during the poster session, and awards will be given in three different categories:
- Pre-doctoral researcher (undergraduate, graduate and health professional students)
- Post-doctoral researcher (fellows, early stage investigators and faculty)
- Impact presentation, including but not limited to abstracts incorporating the Translational Science Benefits Model
Awards will be presented at the end of the poster session on May 1st and will include a certificate of achievement and a $200 gift card for personal use. Awards will go to the first author of the abstract.
- Can I have multiple submissions? Yes, you may submit multiple abstracts. Please consider that you will need to have presenters at each poster that is accepted.
- Who can submit an abstract? We invite students, faculty, staff, and community organizations to submit abstracts that relate to global health. You do not need to be affiliated with WashU to submit.
- How will I find out if I have been accepted? We will notify the lead abstract author by email on March 28, 2025.
- I will present/have already presented this work at another conference. Can I still submit this abstract for the 2025 Global Health Conference? Yes, we welcome submissions regardless of whether they have or will be presented elsewhere.
- What are the guidelines for creating a poster? We will send the guidelines for poster presentations, including recommendations for poster printing, to the lead authors when they are notified of their acceptance.
- What will my participation as a poster presenter entail? If accepted, you will be responsible for having your poster printed, hanging your poster at the conference by 9:30 a.m. on May 1st, and having someone present/discuss your poster from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. on May 1st at the Farrell Learning & Teaching Center Atrium. We will also need your acceptance to present the poster by April 4th.