Abstract due date for Education Day 2010: February 1 at 5pm.

Abstract Category

• Curriculum development projects: summaries of curricular innovations and their outcomes. Please use this template.
• Research projects: summaries of research designed to test hypotheses in medical education. Please use this template.

If it is difficult to decide which category is most appropriate please contact Jody Steinauer, chair of the AME Scholarship Working Group, Steinauerj@obgyn.ucsf.edu.

Length, Structure, and Selection Criteria

• Abstract must not exceed 300 words, including references, but excluding title and authors.
• Type the abstract title IN ALL CAPS and BOLDED. Make the title brief, but clearly indicate the nature of the study; do not use abbreviations. Type author(s) name(s), institutional affiliation(s) and email(s) in upper and lower case letters, two spaces beneath the abstract title - omit professional titles.
• Organize the text of the abstract into the categories below, with each section heading in BOLD CAPS. These categories with mirror Glassick's criteria for scholarship in teaching and learning,* which will be also used in the peer review process.

Curriculum Development Project		Research Project
PURPOSE: Clearly describe the project's goals and objectives.		PURPOSE: Provide a clear statement of the study's goals including what hypothesis was being tested
BACKGROUND: Describe how the curriculum innovation was informed by knowledge of previous scholarly work or knowledge of educational principles.		BACKGROUND: Describe the project's importance and how it extends what is known from prior scholarly work in this area.
METHODS: Describe the approaches used to teach in this setting and how these approaches have been adjusted to the particular features of the material, setting, and learners.		METHODS: Describe the study's subjects, procedures and methods used for data analysis, linking them to the study's purpose.
EVALUATION PLAN: Describe the outcomes that will tell you whether your curriculum is effective.		RESULTS: Summarize the study's key results, including the results of analyses done to test the primary research hypothesis.
DISSEMINATION: Describe your plans for making the results of your curriculum project available to colleagues (talks, posters, publications, websites, etc.).		DISCUSSION: State concisely the data-driven conclusion of your project and how the results of the project are being (or will be) made available to colleagues (talks, posters, publications, websites, etc.?).
REFLECTIVE CRITIQUE: Describe the steps taken to solicit feedback regarding your curriculum project and how it has been (or will be) modified based on the feedback.		REFLECTIVE CRITIQUE: Describe the steps taken to solicit feedback regarding your research project and how it has been (or will be) modified based on the feedback.