"The purpose of the AAP is to advance academic physiatry by providing leading edge programs, products, and services"

"Poster and Paper Hints"

Download a PDF of the Electrode Store Best Paper Instructions

This tutorial document is viewable using the free "Adobe Reader". Click the button below to install the latest version.

Electrode Store Best Paper Award Presentation

Electrode Store Best Paper Presentation Award Application Instructions

The Electrode Store Best Paper Award application must be submitted online HERE by 11:59 p.m. (EST) on October 15, 2010. Faxes and E-mails containing abstracts and applications will not be considered.

Platform Paper Presentations will include four categories: Medical Student; Resident; Fellow; and Faculty.

Through this effort, the AAP hopes to encourage young researchers and strengthen all investigation in the field of PM&R. These papers will be presented in addition to the other AAP platform papers.

ELIGIBILITY: Those submitting award papers must be: (1) a medical student mentored by a faculty in a PM&R department; (2) a resident; (3) a fellow in PM&R; (4) a faculty member in PM&R having less than five years post-residency training. The content of the submitted paper must be original research relevant to the domain of PM&R (literature reviews and descriptive case studies are not eligible for these awards). It must have a clearly stated hypotheses, appropriate research methodology and data analysis, and valid conclusions. The investigation in the paper must have been completed prior to the submission.

APPLICATION PROCESS: To enter the competition for the Electrode Store Best Paper Award, applicants must: (1) register and submit a Paper and Poster abstract online via www.physiatry.org. (2) Complete the detailed online submission form for the Electrode Store Best Paper Award (including submission of a longer version of the paper limited to 1,000 words). The longer version of the manuscript must include the following four sections:
Objective (background, purpose, hypothesis, and brief literature-based rationale for the study)
Design (description, subjects, methods, ethics, interventions, measures, data analysis)
Results (primary findings, data presentation, statistical analysis, significance, limitations)
Conclusions (importance and implications summarized)

All materials must be received via online submission by 11:59 p.m. (EST) on October 15, 2010.

REVIEW PROCESS: The AAP Program Committee will review the regular Paper and Poster Abstract Application (including short abstracts) independently of the Electrode Store Best Paper Award applications and will make overall decisions about which abstracts merit presentation at the AAP Annual Meeting. Omit identifying information in the test of the abstract or the award paper submission. Avoid any reference to location and/or name of the institution(s) within the text for purposes of blinded (masked) review.

AWARDS: The winners from each of the categories will be notified via email by December 20, 2010. Winners will be awarded a complimentary AAP Annual Meeting registration and a $250 monetary award. The winners will be featured during the 2011 AAP Annual Meeting.

Questions may be sent to Bernadette Rensing at BRensing@physiatry.org

Privacy Statement