Not doing a poster

[kendrick lamar]

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I noticed a lot of kids in my class are doing poster presentations for mid-year and it was something suggested last year, however, I had my retail and institutional rotations around the time poster submissions were due (Oct 1), so I really had no idea what I wanted to do and not much support from my preceptors either. I'm on an academic rotation right now, working on something I am very passionate about and introduced to great project ideas-however, it is too late to submit a poster presentation idea as the deadline was on the 1st. My professor, however, wants to submit my work to IRB and he's suggested places where I could write and get published. Does not having a poster create a big disadvantage for residency applications?

 

[pearljam5a1]

Not presenting a poster will not automatically disqualify you from interviews. I didn't - I also had no research whatsoever on my CV. Build up the parts you are strong in and differentiate yourself from other candidates in whatever way you can.

 

[deleted205891]

Many people don't have posters. If you have other positive experiences (work, professional orgs, community involvement, etc...) you should be fine. Plus, that IRB submission will still look impressive.

 

[joetrisman]

YMMV depending on where you apply. A lot of academic medical centers want research, pubs, mues, poster presentations, teaching, etc. Miss a check box, miss an interview. With community hospitals you could definitely have a lot less on your cv.

 

[desklamp]

I noticed a lot of kids in my class are doing poster presentations for mid-year and it was something suggested last year, however, I had my retail and institutional rotations around the time poster submissions were due (Oct 1), so I really had no idea what I wanted to do and not much support from my preceptors either. I'm on an academic rotation right now, working on something I am very passionate about and introduced to great project ideas-however, it is too late to submit a poster presentation idea as the deadline was on the 1st. My professor, however, wants to submit my work to IRB and he's suggested places where I could write and get published. Does not having a poster create a big disadvantage for residency applications?

I can tell you with fairly high certainty that if you can at least begin the IRB submission process and/or start the publication, you can put this on your CV as "publication in progress" and this will just as valuable, if not more valuable, than an abstract at ASHP. Even more so if the pub is accepted to a peer reviewed journal. Push through this project as quickly as you can.