2009 Conference on Research in Medical Education

Call for Submissions: Symposium Submission Requirements

Structure

A Symposium must focus on research as it relates to topics of interest to medical educators. A Symposium should present diverse perspectives of research approaches, questions, methods, and/or applications in medical education. A Symposium is scheduled for one and a half hours. The organizer must be the moderator or a panelist and is responsible for selecting participants. A maximum of three panelists, one of which may be the moderator, can participate in the Symposium. 

Formatting Requirments

The formatting guidelines below should be easy to achieve using the standard formatting features of your word processing program. We strongly recommend using Microsoft Word. Examples of the formatting appear in boxes. For further examples, use a previous edition of the RIME supplement.

• All manuscripts must be double-spaced.
• Any tables or figures should appear at the end of the text, after the reference list.
• Be consistent with language or style choices throughout the text.
• Use common abbreviations (e.g., p, r, SD, R2) when values are given, but spell them out in the description of the statistical method. P values should be expressed as p = .05 (lower-case p, spaces on either side of sign, no 0 to left of decimal point). If in doubt, refer to the AMA Manual of Style 9th Edition for a complete list of statistical symbols or abbreviations and their proper format.
• Use first- or third-person, but use your choice consistently.

Please be sure that the manuscript has a title and that all authors' names are listed in the author line.

• Titles should be centered with title-style capitalization.
• Authors' names should be written as author's first name and last name. Do not provide titles or degrees. Authors' names should be separated with a comma, and the last author should be preceded with "and." The author list should be centered beneath the title in all-caps.

A symposium proposal should incorporate each of the following components: 

The Overview: The overview should not exceed one page and must define the points of discussion, stating the significance to research in medical education and indicating the perspectives to be expressed by the participants (e.g., research questions, unanswered questions, or research done to date). The title of the Symposium must be included on the overview. 

Panelists' Perspectives: No more than three panelists and one moderator may be included. For each panelist, there should be a one-page description delineating the perspective to be taken in addressing each of the key issues of the symposium. Agreement by the panelists to participate must be obtained in advance. 

Summary: The summary should include the following: Title, Names of the Organizer/Moderator and Panelists, and a 200-word description of key issues and positions to be taken.

Criteria For Selection

Issue Statement and Background

• Relevance to Medical Education Research
• Comprehensiveness
• Potential Impact/Generalizability

Nature and Treatment of Topic

• Identification of Research Issues
• Diversity of Panelists' Perspectives
• Connection to past research
• ID of future research

Quality of Organization

Potential for Success as a Symposium

Submission Deadline

All submissions must be received at the AAMC offices on or before February 20, 2009. Fax submissions are not acceptable.

If you have not received information regarding your submission by May 31, 2009, please contact ccoleman@aamc.org.

2009 RIME Electronic Manuscript Submission Form

Please list each author's complete name, credentials, and affiliation in the space provided on the submission form.

Submit your manuscript online using our RIME Electronic Manuscript Submission Form.

Symposium Checklist:

__ Complete and submit an electronic copy of the Symposium Submission Form and Symposium Proposal. 

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