how to make a poster - university of colorado denver to poster board general tips ! use bullets...
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How to Make a Poster Rita Lee, MD Associate Director, MSA
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Anatomy of a Poster General Guidelines
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Title Authors, Affiliations
Introduction: Background Aim/Hypothesis
Methods
Results Conclusions
Limitations
Disclosures
References
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Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
“The MSA is the best educational program ever.”
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Criterion for Judging � Significance
� Question asked � Background Literature review
� Methodology � Results � Conclusions/Limitations � Clarity � Disclosure
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Significance Why did you do the study? What is the specific question you are asking? What does it add to what we know?
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Title Authors, Affiliations
Introduction: Background Aim/Hypothesis
Methods
Results Conclusions
Limitations
Disclosures
References
0
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4
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Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
“The MSA is the best educational program ever.”
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Significance � Background literature review is used to
show: � The topic is important � This project is creative and new versus
retread of something old
� Main question/hypothesis is clearly stated
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Methodology How did you go about answering your question?
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Title Authors, Affiliations
Introduction: Background Aim/Hypothesis
Methods:
Results Conclusions
Limitations
Disclosures
References
0
2
4
6
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
“The MSA is the best educational program ever.”
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Methodology � Clearly state your methods � Depending on methodology, may
include: � Sample design � Literature search strategy � Statistical Analysis � Selection of design/composition
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Results What did you find out?
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Title Authors, Affiliations
Introduction: Background Aim/Hypothesis
Methods
Results Conclusions
Limitations
Disclosures
References
0
2
4
6
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
“The MSA is the best educational program ever.”
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Results � Present data highlights
� Best to use charts/graphs/photos rather than a lot of text, if applicable
� Text boxes for quotes, if applicable
� Do include summary information or key findings
� Do NOT include every little piece of data gathered
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Conclusions What do the results mean? How do they compare to what we already know? What are the implications?
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Title Authors, Affiliations
Introduction: Background Aim/Hypothesis
Methods
Results Conclusions
Limitations
Disclosures
References
0
2
4
6
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
“The MSA is the best educational program ever.”
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Conclusions � Summary of main findings � Conclusions
� What do the results tell you?
� Implications � In the context of what we already know,
what does this mean?
� Discuss limitations � Future Directions
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Clarity Is the poster appealing? Quality visuals, consistent formatting, major concepts highlighted, reader-friendly fonts
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Sample Busy Poster
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Sample “Clean” Posters
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Disclosures Does the presenter provide a disclosure statement for funding support and/or conflicts of interest?
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Disclosures � Dr. Y has research sponsored by Pfizer,
Merck, GlaxoSmithKline and is on the speaker’s bureaus of Takeda, Abbott, AstraZeneca, and Genzyme.
� Dr. X has no conflicts of interest.
� This may be on a separate piece of paper attached to poster board
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General Tips � Use bullets instead of long sentences or
paragraphs � Keep it clean and simple � Aim for 40 point font in final printout
� Should be easily readable from 4 feet away � Acknowledgements, Disclosures, and
References may be smaller font (or on a separate piece of paper)
� NOTE: IF you elect to have your poster printed, make sure everything lines up � Small errors are magnified when translated from
PowerPoint slide into a 36 by 48 inch poster
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Available on MSA Website: � Poster Assessment Rubrics � Capstone Poster Instructions � Sample Posters � PowerPoint poster templates
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Questions? Need help? Contact your MSA Associate Director