If you want to present your work in an oral presentation session at MEDICS, you need to submit a scientific abstract. Depending on the subject of your abstract, you must send it under one of the following categories:

• Fundamental Sciences
• Clinical Medicine
• Surgery

In the following section, we provide you with useful advice regarding the structure of your abstract, based on the three types of presentations included in the congress: case report, original study & meta-analysis and review.

1. The Case Report abstract should contain the following: introduction, case presentation, discussions. In the introduction, you should briefly present the scientific background and its importance for the larger population. The case description should provide information regarding the chief complaint, physical examination, para-clinical investigations, differential and final diagnosis. The discussions should emphasize the importance and hallmarks of this clinical case.
2. The Original Study abstract should contain the following parts: introduction, methods and materials, results, conclusions. In the introduction, you should explain the reason for performing this study. The materials and methods section should briefly describe the population included in the study (human or animal test subjects), the performed actions, the data analysis. In the results section, you should include the outcome of the data analysis. The conclusions should emphasize the importance of this original study.
3. The Review / Meta-Analysis abstract should include the following parts: background, objectives, methods and materials, results, conclusion.

Our scientific committee will evaluate all abstracts. The members of the committee are specialists in one of the three following fields: Fundamental Sciences, Clinical Medicine and Surgery. The review process is double-blind, which means that the identities of both the reviewers and the authors are concealed from each other.

Your abstract will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

1. Basic linguistic cohesion;
2. Scientific Validity – a plausible explanation of your findings;
3. Statistics – use of adequate statistic tests and appropriate interpretation of their results;
4. Applicability – how you position your work relative to current medical practice;
5. The particularity of the Study – a reflection of the study’s novelty factor.

It is important to remember that, if your abstract is selected, you will present your work in one of the Oral Presentation sessions, which will take place on Sunday, 18 April 2021. We will no longer organize Poster Presentation Sessions. 

Remember that the abstract body must not exceed 300 words. Last but not least, be careful to select relevant keywords – this will make it easier for people that may be interested in your work to find it in the abstract book.

This year we are introducing Pitch Presentations at MEDICS. These are replacing our well-known Poster presentations, offering an engaging alternative in a virtual environment. A Pitch Presentation is a 3-minute, prerecorded talk on a specific subject. This year, at MEDICS, we will organise our Pitch Presentation competition on the theme: “Solve a Problem in Medicine”.

You can choose any subject you’d like, from technological innovation to public health awareness. To register, you will need to complete the abstract submission form, answering a few questions about your idea:

1. What is the problem you wish to solve?
2. At this present time, what is being done for this medical issue?
3. Are there currently any new initiatives or actions that might help your cause?
4. How do you envision the proper course of action for tackling this problem? 
5. Who would benefit from your proposed solutions? What would their impact be? Would they only benefit the targeted population or would they extend to the average Joe?
6. Are the measures you pitch only useful in solving the matter at hand, or can they also benefit other medical sectors?

If selected, you will be asked to make a recording of yourself, pitching your idea. Feel free to get as creative as you wish when you are recording your pitch, but please do keep your face in the video for the entire duration! The video can be accompanied by digital support prepared by the participant (pptx, Prezi etc.).  You are allowed to use props. Also, you can film with a friend or include more people in your Pitch Presentation! However, those presenting alongside you will not be considered coauthors of your pitch.

Once your Pre Recorded Pitch Presentation Video is done, you can upload it on our website from your account – click on the “My Account” icon and access the “Upload my pitch” tab. Make sure you send your video in by 5 April 2021 (23:59 GMT +2).

The pre-recorded video of your pitch will be posted on our website, alongside every other video from our enthusiastic pitchers. The presentations will be available for viewing for all of the duration of the event and 10 days after its end.

There will be two popularity prizes: Freshest Idea and Best Speaker, both chosen by the participants at MEDICS. One additional prize, the Organiser’s Prize, will be awarded by the MEDICS Organising Committee.