The 49th annual GREAT Symposium will be held April 1-4, 2024 on the 5th floor of Nicholson Tower, 940 NE 13th Street. Trophies and travel awards will be given to the top presenters from the Oral and Poster Presentation Competitions, and a cash prize will be awarded to the winner of the Flash Talk Competition. 2023-2024 OUHSC graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and OSSM students are welcome to participate.
- Abstract portal will open on January 8, 2024
- Submission deadline is February 9, 2024. No late entries will be accepted.
2024 Abstract Submission Instructions - CLICK HERE
Online submission link
Competitive Oral Presentations
- Email your PowerPoint to Annie Smith (Annie-N-Smith@ouhsc.edu) by Monday, March 25th @ 5pm. This will be loaded onto the computer into the Nicholson Auditorium the morning of the presentation. *No changes to your ppt will be allowed after submission.
- You will be assigned a designated date & time to present at one of the GREAT sessions, tbd.
- If you created the PowerPoint on a Mac, be sure to use “Insert Picture” instead of copy-paste for figures.
On the day of your presentation:
- Arrive to your assigned session at least 10 minutes before it begins so the moderator and judges will know you are present. Introduce yourself to the moderator
- Oral presentations are 10 minutes with an additional 5 minutes to answer questions from judges and audience. Points will be deducted for exceeding the 10-minute time limit.
- A student moderator will break in after 9 minutes to tell you that you have one minute remaining. At 10 minutes, the moderator will again break in. Please conclude immediately. Failure to conclude immediately will result in a point deduction.
- The moderator will cut off the questions & answers at the allotted time.
- There will be 3 judges per session. See sample score sheet at the end of this document.
- Winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on Thursday, April 4th.
Competitive Poster Presentations
- Poster setup will be held Monday, April 1st from 9:00 am - 11:00 am in Room A on the 5th floor of Nicholson Tower. You will be assigned to a specific poster board number upon check-in.
- In additional to a general poster viewing session, you will be assigned a designated time to present to judges. The presentation schedule will be emailed to all great presenters as soon as submissions have been approved and judges are assigned.
On the day of your presentation:
- Arrive to your assigned session at least 10 minutes before it begins.
- You will have 5 minutes to present your poster and an additional 5 minutes to answer questions from judges.
Flash Talk Competition
Instructions
Evaluation Request
You can request a copy of your written evaluations by emailing the graduate college at gradcollege@ouhsc.edu or contacting Annie Smith (annie-n-smith@ouhsc.edu) within 2 weeks after great week concludes. Score sheets will not be available beyond that timeframe. We encourage you to get the feedback from your evaluations to learn and improve for your next presentation!