POMA's Annual Clinical Writing Contest

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POMA's annual clinical writing contest is open to all students attending a Pennsylvania college of osteopathic medicine and all osteopathic interns/residents training in Pennsylvania.  Winners are announced and prizes awarded during the POMA's Annual Clinical Assembly and winning manuscripts are published in the Journal of the POMA.

 

About the Writing Contest
All Pennsylvania osteopathic medical students and residents training in Pennsylvania are invited to submit their research paper into POMA's annual writing contest.  The 2023 contest is open - submissions are due by March 15, 2023!  Finalists are notified in early April and the winners are announced during the opening session of POMA's Annual Clinical Assembly which will be held May 3, 2023 at Kalahari.

Submit Your Research Paper Today!

 
Contest Rules and Regulations

• Contest open to all osteopathic students attending a Pennsylvania COM and all osteopathic interns/residents training in Pennsylvania.
• Eligible entries must be research based, NOT case reports.
• Length of entries: 2,000 to 4,000 words. Entries under 2,000 words will not be eligible.
• Residents must have their DME and/or residency program director sign off on their paper for appropriateness of submission. Students may have the Dean or his/her designee (including a mentor) sign off on their submission.
• Each entrant must supply a photograph, CV or short biography, and three multiple choice/true-false questions with answers relating to their paper with entry.
• Entrants should see the guidelines for original articles as specified in The Journal’sInformation for Contributors”.
• Articles previously published in other journals are not eligible.