2023 TTR Symposium
The 2023 TTR Symposium will be virtual on Tuesday, October 3rd from 2-5 pm ET
This is the sixth iteration of a well-received symposium that started in late 2017. The Symposium is Free to all attendees and will be an interactive half-day with a plenary speaker, breakout sessions, poster/oral presentations, and networking opportunities.
Please consider attending if you:
Currently have a transition to residency/capstone/bootcamp program or are developing one
Are interested in building collaborative relationships with other programs
Would like to learn more about innovative approaches to teaching learners during the transition to residency timeframe
Would like to present your curricular work to others in the form of a virtual poster session
Call for Abstracts (closed for 2023)
The 2023 Transition to Residency (TTR) Symposium is a forum for educators from around the country to share their innovative approaches or research related to TTR courses. This year’s meeting will include both virtual narrated posters that are posted on the TTR Course Educators website (see last year’s posters here) and two live oral presentations that will be presented during the symposium.
Abstracts are limited to 3000 characters w/spaces (~500 words) and must include the following components:
Objective: purpose of innovation, or research question
Background: importance/relevance of innovation or research
Design and methods
Outcomes or results
Conclusions including strengths, limitations, and transferability
Required but not included in word count:
Title
Author(s) and affiliated institutions
References (Limit 5)
Two of the abstracts will be selected for a live oral presentation during the symposium. The other invited presenters will be asked to submit a PowerPoint of their poster paired with a 5-minute oral presentation to be included with our virtual posters.
Decisions will be made by SEPTEMBER 7th, 2023. The contact author must register for and participate in the symposium. They are also expected to review questions and comments on the poster discussion board 1 week before and 1 week after the symposium.
Please direct questions to the abstract lead Kathryn Mutter, MD.
Call for Coordinator of the Year award
(Closed for 2023)
The TTR Coordinator of the Year award seeks to recognize the efforts of the amazing Transitions to Residency (TTR) course coordinators who make invaluable contributions to the courses they run. Course coordinators have a long tradition of unrecognized leadership in medical school courses and we are seeking to identify and recognize course coordinators who have made significant contributions to their Transitions to Residency Course through innovative efforts or novel approaches.
Achievement Measures:
To receive recognition through this award the coordinator must have helped design and implement innovations that made a significant impact on the health and well-being of the student community of the course
The nominees should be currently or recently active in their course
Their efforts should have had a demonstrable impact on the course and student experience
Nomination Process:
Nominations may come from co-coordinators, staff managers, course directors, Deans, medical students, or residents. A nomination should include a letter (no more than 1 page) summarizing the individual’s contribution and a copy of the nominee’s resume/CV. Emphasis should be placed on specific course innovations and their impact in improving the transitions to residency course.
Please direct questions to the award lead Jon Goforth, MBA.
