OMED Research Abstracts & Poster Presentations

Research track

Research opportunities abound at OMED

The OMED Research Poster Presentations features an informative poster session/competition.

OMED 2024 poster winners | Past OMED research tracks

Call for OMED 2025 Research Abstracts

The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Research Abstract & Student Poster Competition and the Bureau of International Osteopathic Medicine (BIOM) Abstract Competition are a single, combined competition. Please review the abstract criteria carefully for detailed information about submitting your abstract.

The AOA’s virtual poster session and competition provides an opportunity for researchers, both new and experienced, to share their research with a broad audience. As part of the competition, the AOA Bureau of International Osteopathic Medicine (BIOM) provides an opportunity for osteopathic medical students to share their research experiences as they relate specifically to healthcare internationally.

The virtual Poster Session is integral to the Osteopathic Medical Education Conference (OMED) experience. Investigators interested in participating will submit an abstract of their research project. Approved abstracts are published online in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM).

The non-international and international virtual Poster Sessions will include a student poster competition. Students must enter the competition when they submit their abstracts.

Abstract submissions will open on March 15, 2025.
The deadline for submissions is June 16, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT.

Please download and review the abstract criteria prior to submission.

Submit an abstract

Please note that The AOA does not accept literature reviews, policy analyses, case studies or narrative medicine essays as described below:

Case studies that generalize results without supporting data, focusing on specific cases like individual patients or ailments.
Literature reviews that do not involve new data collection, hypothesis testing or data analysis. Instead, they provide an objective evaluation of existing ideas to understand the current state of knowledge on a particular topic.
Policy analyses that summarize existing and/or proposed policies and aim to inform and influence the policymaking process by communicating with policymakers, stakeholders and the public.
Narrative medicine essays which combine medical practice with personal narratives and reflections, focusing on the human experience in health care but without the empirical research or analysis typically required for scientific studies.

Research abstract eligibility requirements

Research abstracts (non-international) must be authored by:
1. At least one osteopathic physician or faculty member from a college of osteopathic medicine that is accredited by the AOA Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or
2. A student at a college of osteopathic medicine that is accredited by the AOA Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or
3. Individuals in other areas of scientific or public health research.
Research abstracts (non-international) must be submitted through a medical organization or other AOA-recognized organization.
Research abstracts for the student poster competition must be submitted through a college of osteopathic medicine accredited by the AOA Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.
International research abstracts must be:
1. Based on an international health research project that aligns with 2g listed in the abstract criteria.
2. The PI must be a medical student at a college of osteopathic medicine accredited by the AOA Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, whose project is submitted through their college of osteopathic medicine.
3. The project must be approved by an appropriate faculty/staff member at the author’s school.

Research abstract submission requirements

The PI must fulfill the requirements listed under the research abstract eligibility requirement above.
If the PI is a student participating in the student competition, OR the international competition, the PI must affirm their intent to participate in the poster competition (if their abstract is accepted) at the time their abstract is submitted.
The PI must submit a research abstract by the due date.
The PI must submit a signed copyright form by the due date.
The PI must submit all required documents under the research abstract submission instructions.

Submit an abstract

OMED 2024 AOA research poster presentations

OMED 2024, held Sept. 20-22 in San Antonio, Texas, for the AOA Research Poster Presentations featured:

Research abstracts highlighting the latest findings from new and seasoned researchers. Approved research abstracts will be published in the Dec. 2024 edition of the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. See 2024 Research Posters in the Poster Gallery.
An informative and enlightening student poster competition. See poster winners from 2019-2023.