Transition To Residency Symposium 2026
2026 TTR Symposium
The 2026 TTR Symposium will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 14th, 2026 from
2-5 pm ET / 1-4pm CT / 12-3pm MT / 11 am-2pm PT
Plenary Talk:
Do They Feel Prepared? What Transitional Year Residents Tell Us About Bootcamps, Training Gaps, and Readiness for Day One
Bradley Minter, MD, FACP
Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
The transition from medical school to residency remains one of the most challenging stretches in medical training, and best practices for transition courses are being established. This presentation reports findings from a 12-program, multicenter survey of Transitional Year residents examining how bootcamp attendance and prior competency-specific training relate to self-reported preparedness across ten clinical competencies identified by program directors as common areas of struggle. We will review the background and rationale behind the project, walk through our methods and results, and discuss the persistent gaps.
This is the ninth 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
Submissions are now closed for 2026
The 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. 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. See last year’s posters here.
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)
Optional but not included in word count:
Table and/or figures (Limit 2)
Online abstract submissions are due by 11pm ET on FRIDAY, August 28, 2026. Abstracts will be reviewed by at least 2 peers. Notification of the review outcome will be sent to the contact author by mid-September. The oral presentation will occur on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, during the symposium.
Please direct questions to the abstract lead Jaini Sutaria, MD.
Call for Coordinator of the Year Award
DEADLINE: 09/08/2026 at 11pm ET
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 Jacob Mack, MD