Medical Student Research Symposium poster guidelines

Symposium: Friday, February 2, 2024 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Poster guidelines
  1. The maximum poster dimensions of 60” width x 36” height must be respected.
  2. Material to affix your poster to the display boards will be provided to you by the conference.
  3. Limit the amount of printed material. Posters should not be elaborate, nor need they be expensive. If supplemental material is desired, you may hand out information sheets to those viewing your poster.
  4. Each poster must have a top label indicating the title of the poster, the names of the authors and their affiliations. The size of the characters for the title should be at least 0.8” (2 cm) high.
  5. Poster text should be large enough to be read from a distance of 3’ (1 meter) or more. This is possible using font size 30-50.
  6. Keep illustrative material simple. Charts, drawings and illustrations are usually similar to those used in making slides. Simple use of color is effective for adding emphasis.
  7. Simple "Introduction" and "Conclusion" sections are usually helpful. When feasible, use graphs for demonstrating qualitative relationships, use tables for precise numerical values.
  8. Do not fold posters; try to carry them in an appropriate container.
  9. Conference staff will be present to assist you.
  10. Poster numbers will be provided by staff and will be available on your poster board.
• Poster installation and removal times

  Poster Judging will take place in two sections, from 9 a.m. - noon and noon - 3 p.m. You will be notified via email with your judging section.

  Mounting times -
  Friday, February 2, 2024 – 8 - 9 a.m.

  Removal times -
  Friday, February 2, 2024 – 3 - 4 p.m.

  Posters not removed by 4 p.m. will be collected by the Office of Medical Student Research.

• Microsoft PowerPoint 5' × 3' poster templates

  You may download poster templates from the links below. Poster templates (downloads are Microsoft PowerPoint pptx format)

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• Printing your poster

  You are responsible for the cost of printing your poster. The department of Medical Communications, located in room 1367 can print up your poster for you in a 2 business day turnaround time. To have them print your poster, please follow the steps below to submit your order:

  • Please submit a work order through the work order system at: https://shop.prod.wayne.edu/biomedcom/biomedcom/ or you can use the "Place an order link" button on this page (opens new window)
  • Select: Digital printing > Large format inkjet printing > Select the type of substrate you would like to use - please make sure it measures 60"×36" (5'×3')
  • Upload your file. We can accept any type of file, but its important to specify wether it was created on MAC OS or Windows OS
  • In the comments, its very helpful to state this is for MSRS, and whether your file was created on MAC OS or Windows.
  • Basic paper/indoor banner and fabric does not come with a tube. It is enclosed in a protective plastic sleeve.
    Heavyweight/semi-gloss/high gloss comes with a tube.
• Flickr galleries of previous symposiums

  Visit the Flickr gallery links to the 2023 and 2020 MSRS events to view the format and presentations.

  Note: the department of Medical Communications will be photographing the event. They may ask you if you would like to contribute a few minutes to speak about your research (you are not obliged to do so but it could be valuable for you and potential medical student applicants).