If you have trouble uploading your abstract, please contact the Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences Continuing Medical Education office at cme@dmu.edu.

Important Dates

  • Poster abstract submission deadline: Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 11:59 pm CT
  • Final instructions via email: Thursday, March 27, 2025. All poster abstracts are invited to participate in the Symposium. No financial compensation is provided.

INSTRUCTIONS

The planning committee for the Mercy College of Health Sciences 18th Annual Research Symposium invites you to submit a poster abstract. The Symposium will provide an engaging forum to discuss the latest opportunities, resources, and strategies for helping medical professionals and first responders process trauma. 

The committee is looking for poster abstract proposals on medical professional and first responder trauma topics. We are also open to healthcare-related projects, even if they do not directly address the Symposium's main theme. The Symposium is an excellent opportunity to share your work with colleagues from diverse healthcare fields.

The committee is particularly interested in poster abstracts dealing with research issues in the following areas:

  • Trauma-informed care 
  • Mental health and PTSD
  • Complex and compound trauma 
  • Holistic health and healing 
  • Support structures for trauma care
  • Best practice trauma healthcare protocols

The Symposium will be held on Monday, March 31, 2025, at Mercy College’s downtown Des Moines campus.

To learn more about the Symposium, visit the registration website. 

ABSTRACT GUIDELINES

Abstracts should follow these requirements:

  • The title is limited to a maximum of 10 words.
  • The abstract is limited to a maximum of 500 words.
  • Presentation learning objectives should align with the educational approach of the Symposium.

Consider the following questions when preparing your abstract.

  • Does the abstract clearly state the project's aim (i.e., a question, issue, or problem)?
  • Is the significance of the research clearly stated?
  • If relevant, are the methods, data collection, and analysis procedures well-designed and appropriate to the question addressed?
  • Are the conclusions justified about the data and/or analysis/description?
  • Is the abstract written clearly and organized well?

Questions

Ryan Marr, MDiv, PhD
Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mercy College of Health Sciences
ryan.marr@mchs.edu 
515-643-6679

Submission Form

 

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Two poster presenters per abstract are permitted.
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