Accepted abstract at nat’l conf but can’t go...does that look bad?

[tictac123]

M3 here...I was fortunate enough to do a case write up with a resident and the abstract was accepted at a national conference! I am one of the authors but I’m unable to go due to a family obligation. I am still excited to put it on my resume but wonder if it looks any different for residency apps whether I physically go to the conference or not.

I assume the main thing that matters is I’m an author and can talk about it etc but just wanted to see if I should be trying to miss an important family event for this or not. Thanks in advance for the replies and sorry for being a neurotic med student!!

FWIW, the residency program provides funding for the resident (makes sense) but I do not get any funding for flight, stay etc.

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[deleted915325]

It won’t look bad if you don’t go. But you also can’t really put it on your CV if you don’t present it. Unless the abstracts for the conference are published, in which case you would put the citation for the abstract

 

[tictac123]

It won’t look bad if you don’t go. But you also can’t really put it on your CV if you don’t present it. Unless the abstracts for the conference are published, in which case you would put the citation for the abstract

Oh hmm my residents said I can put it as a “presentation at a national conference” regardless since I was an author? I should probably double check with them haha thank you for the reply though!

 

[whoknows2012]

It won’t look bad if you don’t go. But you also can’t really put it on your CV if you don’t present it. Unless the abstracts for the conference are published, in which case you would put the citation for the abstract

An abstract you worked on but didn’t present can (and should!) absolutely be on your CV. It’s even better if you make it clear you didn’t present it (ie presented by x) that way it makes it clear you worked on it but didn’t present it.

Another option is to list it under research activities (And explain your role, which actually you should be doing regardless) if you didn’t feel comfortable listing it under conference presentations.

I was a reviewer of apps and interviewer for a large academic IM program and if I came across this I would find this totally kosher

 

[deleted915325]

Oh hmm my residents said I can put it as a “presentation at a national conference” regardless since I was an author? I should probably double check with them haha thank you for the reply though!

Yeah I was always told not to put a poster presentation on my CV unless I was the one who actually presented it or if I wasn’t the presenter than I could only put it if the abstract was published. @whoknows2012 seems to have more experience though with apps so he/she is probably right. You might want to confirm though bc it might look like padding if you have other stuff. Putting it under research experiences and describing your role and mentioning that it was presented might be a safer bet

 

[Goro]

M3 here...I was fortunate enough to do a case write up with a resident and the abstract was accepted at a national conference! I am one of the authors but I’m unable to go due to a family obligation. I am still excited to put it on my resume but wonder if it looks any different for residency apps whether I physically go to the conference or not.

I assume the main thing that matters is I’m an author and can talk about it etc but just wanted to see if I should be trying to miss an important family event for this or not. Thanks in advance for the replies and sorry for being a neurotic med student!!

FWIW, the residency program provides funding for the resident (makes sense) but I do not get any funding for flight, stay etc.

Nope

 

[TakotsuboOkazaki]

On 2 abstracts accepted for posters so far. Presented neither of them. (2nd and 5th author). Both on my CV. Presenter listed.

I can see it being a bit like fluff, but I understand the projects and can explain my role if pressed on it.

Perhaps if I get more substantial research I can exclude those, but I need all I can get right now! CV is more skimp than my last scoop of chicken at Chipotle (like c'mon give me a little more than that...).

 

[Dr G Oogle]

Definitely can put it as abstract on your cv. Not fluff unless you list every single abstract you’ve been on whether you presented or not when you’ve been on 30+, than it’s just padding. For an ERAS app definitely kosher. Just be prepared to talk about the project

 

[GoSpursGo]

Agree with others, this can be on your CV and is totally kosher. I put it something like this:

Dr. A*, Dr. B, tictac123, Dr. C. Abstract title. Conference title. City, State. Date.
*Presenting author

 

[whoknows2012]

On 2 abstracts accepted for posters so far. Presented neither of them. (2nd and 5th author). Both on my CV. Presenter listed.

I can see it being a bit like fluff, but I understand the projects and can explain my role if pressed on it.

Perhaps if I get more substantial research I can exclude those, but I need all I can get right now! CV is more skimp than my last scoop of chicken at Chipotle (like c'mon give me a little more than that...).

This is the point. When you get more substantial research these less important abstracts and presentations begin to fall off. I don’t include my 3rd author or 2nd author or non published abstracts in my CV. Only publications and published recent 1st author abstracts fwiw (but I’m at the pgy7 finishing fellowship applying for jobs stage of my career/training)

 

[CherryRedDracul]

If you worked on it, it goes on your CV. Simple as that.

 

[tictac123]

Thank you so much for all the replies! I’ll be sure to put it in the appropriate place on my CV!!