The Donald W. Seldin Research Symposium is the annual resident and fellow research day hosted by the Department of Medicine. Started in 2015, it has rapidly become the flagship research event of our program. The goal of the Seldin Symposium is threefold:
- to highlight interesting cases residents see and important research residents partake in
- to promote the research mission of the Department of Medicine and residency program
- to foster and forge research collaboration within the department and the residency program
The Seldin Symposium is typically held in the Spring. Almost all abstracts are accepted for presentation. Clinical and basic research, case reports, high-value care and quality improvement initiatives are presented in poster format and are independently judged by several members of the department of medicine. Participants present their posters to faculty judges and invited guest judge during sessions held on Thursday (in 2019, we had >100 submissions). Grand Rounds delivered Friday morning by an esteemed and prominent researcher (guest judge) within the world of medicine.
In support of your scholarly achievements and to enable the extension and publication of your work, as Seldin Scholar or Foster Fellows the resident/fellow – faculty mentor collaborative teams will receive modest financial recognition. This is made possible by way of a generous gift to UTSW and the Department of Internal Medicine.
The highest scoring projects, the Foster Fellows, are presented in a short oral format the Friday following the Seldin Symposium at Grand Rounds. A panel of judges votes on the most impressive project, which is awarded the Seldin Scholar award. The vision of the Seldin Symposium is to have all residents (and Fellows) present at least one academic work every year. Work presented at the Seldin Symposium can be reported on one's CV and fellowship application.
Abstract submission is now open.
https://redcap.link/2021seldin
Please fill out the form to submit your abstract for the 2021 Seldin Research Symposium
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Open to all Internal Medicine Residents and Fellows
- Free submission
- Virtual Poster presentations
- Great opportunity to network and present your work
- Limited to two first author submissions with more being considered on a case-by-case basis space permitting (contact Ezim Ajufo for inquiries)
Abstract submissions should be no longer than 350 words and should not contain any tables, graphics or images. You may submit abstracts in the following categories:
- Research/QI
- Basic Science
- Clinical Science
- QI/High Value Care
- Clinical Vignette
Research and QI abstracts should have the following sections headings:
- Background
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
Clinical Vignettes should have the following section headings:
- Case presentation
- Discussion
2021 Seldin Symposium Dates.
*** Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to 3/7 ***
- 1/25/2021 - Abstract submissions open
- 3/7/2021 - Abstracts submissions due
- 3/15/2021 - Poster submissions open
- 4/5/2021 - Poster submissions due
- 4/15/2021 - Seldin Symposium Poster Sessions
- 4/16/2021 - Seldin Symposium Keynote Grand Rounds
- 4/23/2021 - Foster Fellow presentations
Previous Symposiums
Seldin Research Symposium: Abstracts 2020
Seldin Research Symposium: Abstracts 2019
Seldin Research Symposium: Abstracts 2018
Seldin Research Symposium: Abstracts 2017
Seldin Research Symposium: Abstracts 2016
2021 Keynote Speaker
Robert M. Califf, MD, MACC
Head of Clinical Policy and Strategy for Verily and Google Health
Adjunct Professor, Duke University and Stanford University
2020 – Grand Rounds Speaker
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Goldstein was unable to present at Grand Rounds.
- Joseph Goldstein, M.D.
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Internal Medicine
Chair, Molecular Genetics
"How to Solve a Scientific Puzzle: Clues from Stockholm and Broadway"
2019 – Grand Rounds Speaker and Guest Judge
- Markey McNutt, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development
"The Genetic Basis of Heritable Disease"
2018 – Grand Rounds Speaker and Guest Judge
- Michael Brown, M.D.
The W.A. (Monty) Moncrief Distinguished Chair in Cholesterol and Arteriosclerosis Research
Regental Professor
Paul J. Thomas Professor of Molecular Genetics
Director, Jonsson Center for Molecular Genetics
Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1985
"Controlling Cholesterol"
2017 – Grand Rounds Speaker and Guest Judge
- Marlene Rabinovitch, M.D.
Dwight and Vera Dunlevie Professor in Pediatric-Cardiology
Staff Scientist, Vera Moulton Wall Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Stanford University School of Medicine
Robert L. Johnson, Jr., M.D., Lectureship in Internal Medicine, hosted by Dr. Connie Hsia, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
“Crossing the Intersection of Genetics and Inflammation to Find a Cure for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”