Do not fold or staple. Abstracts which do not meet the requirements stated below will not be accepted . All abstracts except the AOA Fellowship presentations will be presented in a poster format . The information presented in the abstract must be original, not a duplicate, and not published previously. The abstract must be submitted through a medical organization or other recognized AOA organization, and should be authored by at least one osteopathic physician or full-time faculty member from one of the colleges of osteopathic medicine.
Students can be a co-author of an abstract.
Sponsorship of the research presented will be considered in the selection process. Research funded by the AOA Bureau of Research, completed at a college of osteopathic medicine, or which defines osteopathic principles and practices will be given priority consideration. Creating the heading Include a heading at the top of the abstract containing the following elements in the order stated. The person presenting the paper must be listed as the first author . When multiple abstracts are submitted, headings and authors names must remain consistent for proper indexing within the end of the year issue of the JAOA .