Posters will be displayed on 4’ by 8’ fabric bulletin boards. All posters must be received by MAFP no later than 9:00 am on Friday, June 10, 2022. If a poster is not displayed by this time, it will not be judged. Randomly selected members of the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors will judge all poster submissions.  Awards for top posters will be presented during the Missouri Mingle at the end of the conference on Friday, June 10, 2022. You do not need to be present to win.

Winners will receive $300 for first place, $200 for second place, and $100 for third place.  In addition, winners may be invited to present their poster at the MAFP’s Annual Fall Conference, November 11-12, 2022, at Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale.  The MAFP Education Commission will review submissions and determine who will present at the conference.

Please use the following criteria when creating your poster:

• ORIGINALITY: How original is the concept presented in this poster? Or, how original is the new approach to an old problem?
• SIGNIFICANCE: How significant are the poster’s conclusions in increasing understanding of a disease process, or in improving the diagnosis or treatment of a disease state or in improving quality or efficiency?
• PRESENTATION: How logical are the ideas presented in this poster? How interesting is the manner of presentation? Is the abstract clearly written and free of significant grammatical errors?
• METHODS: If applicable, how suitable is the research design for the stated objectives, and how appropriate are any statistical techniques applied?
• VISUAL IMPACT: How effective is this poster visually? How valuable is each figure and graph in furthering viewers’ understanding of the research subject?