UAFP invites medical students and residents to submit family medicine-related abstracts in research, clinical inquiry, community projects, or educational programs for one of two 2026 poster sessions.

September 24, 2026 (Murray, UT) or November 13, 2026 (Ivins, UT)

UAFP is hosting two poster sessions in 2026, and each applicant may present at one session only. You may select your preferred session in the submission form.

*You must be a member of AAFP for your abstract to be considered. If you haven’t yet, you can join online here.

POSTER CATAGORIES

• Research – Summarize the results of a well-defined basic or clinical research project, including a hypothesis, dependent and independent variables, tests for measures of association, succinct discussion of data, etc. All work should be original. Projects may involve observational or interventional studies. If project involves human subjects, documentation of approval or exemption from an institutional review board (IRB) is required. This is the only category eligible for onsite peer review.
• Clinical Inquiry – Present a clinical scenario with discussion of an actual patient presentation or review of current evidence-based recommendations for a clinical topic. A clinical case presentation must include an introduction, case description, discussion of current practice guidelines for management of the patient, and conclusions. An evidence-based review need not be based on an actual patient presentation but must provide a systematic review of the best current research evidence to answer a clinical question. The presentation should provide an evidence-based answer on a topic relevant to family medicine and common practice and include an evidence summary, recommendations from others, and clinical commentary. 
• Community Project – Describe personal experience working on a community-based initiative to improve the health of a specific population (e.g. providing adolescent AIDS education, working with school nurses to develop asthma action plans, establishing a health care program for the homeless, etc.) Student/resident applicants must have served in a leadership role in the planning and execution of the project. The description should include an evaluation of the project. If project involves human subjects, documentation of approval or exemption from an institutional review board (IRB) is required.
• Educational Program – Describe an educational program or curricular innovation that has been evaluated for its impact on medical student or resident training. Student/resident applicant(s) must have played a substantive role in the creation, implementation, and/or evaluation of the target program. This may have been done in collaboration with faculty. Applicant needs to state specifically the role played in the program. If project involves human subjects, documentation of approval or exemption from an institutional review board (IRB) is required.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Materials must be received by UAFP by Friday, July 31, 2026 at midnight.

ABSTRACT SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

The UAFP Member Engagement Committee will review submissions after the deadline and notify accepted presenters by email no later than August 21.

Posters should be 36” × 48” (portrait or landscape). Easels and foam-core backing will be provided on-site. Presenters should plan to stand with their poster during the designated viewing period; specific timing will be sent with the acceptance notification. Review the poster creation recommendations to begin preparing your presentation.

Please note: Only those submissions in compliance with the instructions will be reviewed by the Member Engagement Committee.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

• Only one abstract per student or resident will be considered. You may be listed as a co-author on other submissions; for questions, contactmunozb@utahafp.org.
• All listed authors must be AAFP resident or student members at the time of submission.
• The subject of the poster must be of value to family medicine and within the scope of family medicine.
• Projects may be in progress or completed at the time of application. Submissions should clearly reflect current findings, outcomes, or progress to date.
• The project or research described in the application must reflect work done while the applicant was a medical student or resident.
• The subject of the poster presentation may be based on coursework or an extracurricular activity.
• Entries may not be taken from previously published papers. Those that are currently under review or will be submitted for publication in the future are acceptable.
• Cash prizes will be awarded to posters ranked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd by a judging panel, and attendees will select a separate People’s Choice award winner.

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Poster title
• Author(s)
• Contact information (if more than one author, please designate one primary contact for the online form)
• Short abstract (not to exceed 200 words) See examples from AAFP.
• IRB approval/exemption as an attached document (required if the project involves human subjects) 
• Grant: If the study was supported in full or in part by a grant, cite the grant number and granting organization at the end of the abstract.
  

QUESTIONS?

Please contact Barb Muñoz at (801) 736-0722 ext. 2, or at munozb@utahafp.org