National Abstract Competitions Volunteer Opportunities

The American College of Physicians invites you serve as a member of the Abstract Review Board for the 2024-25 ACP National Abstract Competitions.

Review abstracts submitted by ACP Medical Students, Resident/Fellows, or Early Career Physicians in the following categories: Clinical Vignette, Basic Research, Clinical Research, Quality Improvement/Patient Safety, High Value Care, and Physician Well-being and Professional Fulfillment.

Estimated Time Commitment: Abstracts are sent to the ARB in mid December.  Each reviewer is assigned up to 30 abstracts to review.  Reviewers receive 5 - 6 weeks to complete the reviews.

Qualifications to Review Medical Student or Resident/Fellow Submissions: Volunteers must be ACP members in good standing with strong English-language verbal and written communication skills. In addition, you must be at one of the following levels in your career: PGY3 resident, chief resident, subspecialty fellow, or a post-training internal medicine or subspecialty physician. (PGY3 residents should only volunteer to review Medical Student abstract submissions.)

Qualifications to Review Early Career Physician Submissions: Volunteers must be ACP members in good standing with strong English-language verbal and written communication skills.  In addition, you must be an internal medicine or subspecialist physician who is 16 or more years out of medical school. Please check back in October for a link to volunteer.

Poster Judging - ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025

If you plan to register and attend the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans, LA, and would like to volunteer as a Poster Judge, please check back in February 2025 for additional information and a link to the sign-up form.