All abstracts are reviewed and scored by departmental faculty. The top four abstracts from each group are invited to present their research orally during the department's Celebration of Science Day each May, where the top two scoring abstracts in each group receive cash prizes.
2025 Competition Rules
The online submission portal for the 2025 Department of Medicine Trainee Research Competition is now open and ready to accept your abstracts. The deadline for abstract submissions is 5 p.m. on March 24, 2025. Abstracts submitted after the deadline will not be accepted, so please plan accordingly.
Please follow these instructions:
- Go to the Department of Medicine Intranet at Research Competition Submission
- Visit https://portal.medicinedept.iu.edu
- Log in using your standard IU username and password
- On your dashboard, you will see a tile for Research Competition in your “Favorites” group
- Click on this tile and it will bring you to the “Research Competition Abstract” page
- Complete ALL sections (coworker acknowledgements are optional)
- You can cut the text from another document and paste it into the abstract text sections
- There is a 3000-character (approximately 500 word) length restriction for the abstract text content as a whole
- You can submit ONE table, graph, figure, etc. in the supporting documentation area – THESE MUST BE CONVERTED TO PDF FORMAT BEFORE UPLOAD
- When complete, a notification will be sent to you as confirmation of submission
- Please note that your listed primary mentor will also receive a notification of submission and will be asked to verify their participation in the abstract development and your role(s) in the research project. However, you can still submit your abstract without having a listed mentor.
If you have difficulties submitting your abstract, please contact DMED Applications at dmedapps@iu.edu. All abstracts will be reviewed and scored by departmental faculty with the top four abstracts from each group invited to present their research orally during the Department of Medicine’s Celebration of Science Day on May 30, 2025.
The top two scoring abstracts in each group receive cash prizes. But if you cannot attend in person to present your abstract on these dates, you cannot enter the competitions.
Key Dates & Deadlines
March 24 - Close of applications
April 28 - Announce finalists
May 30 - Finalists will present in one of three sessions (Resident, Post-doc, Fellow) on Celebration of Science Day