1. Expanding Knowledge in Health Education Preparing a Scientific Poster Kathryn M. Kuntz BS, RDMS, RVT Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program Director, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

2. How Can Student Posters Enhance The Educational Experience?

3. Using the Cognitive Ladder H Scientific poster preparation challenges students to use all levels of the cognitive ladder –knowledge –comprehension –application –analysis –synthesis –evaluation

4. The student will..... H take responsibility for their own learning H enhance their appreciation for scientific literature / research in the field H build on the foundation gained during didactic courses H go beyond the basic objectives of the course material

5. The student will..... H further develop critical thinking skills H learn to collaborate with mentors in preparation for postgraduate clinical practice H develop creative/artistic qualities H receive constructive critique from their peers

6. Getting Students’ Engaged in Preparing a Poster “The poster should be a labor of love... not just another assignment”

7. Getting Students’ Engaged in Preparing a Poster Let me rephrase that... “The poster should be a labor of love for the student... not an assignment for the teacher!”

8. Getting Students’ Engaged in Preparing a Poster H Competition –it can be healthy –can be in the form of grades –possible financial reward for “contests” H Peer Recognition –from faculty or classmates u more visual than a “paper” or test scores –presents the student and their program in a positive light

9. Getting Started Before you start you must know the specifications for your poster if you are submitting for grading or competition.

10. Making a Terrible Poster H Some posters are badly designed –confusing illustrations/ graphics –disturbing color combinations –messy H The majority of posters that are bad are because of too much material –huge amount of text in tiny font

11. This Title Too Small and Hard to See This font is hard to read and the color is disturbing

12. Using Fonts  Some General Rules of Thumb –Block Style is better than type style – Bold vs non-bold –Sentence case capitalizes the first word and proper nouns –Title Case Capitalizes All Words –ALL CAPS IS NOT RECOMMENDED –Black or white text preferred over colored text – Italics for emphasis only

13. Rules, cont’d. H Text should be readable from a distance of 1-3 meters H Use short, concise text and film captions –viewers spend less than 1 minute at a poster! H Info should be readable from top to bottom or bottom to top H A good picture is worth a thousand words

14. Rules, cont’d. Shadow, and are  Unusual Fonts, Shadow, underlining, and background fills are not recommended H Use · Bulleted text  With  Caution

15. Making an Award Winning Poster H Three Key Steps ¶ Choose the Content · Research the Topic ¸ Prepare the Poster

16. Key Steps in Preparing a Poster H Step 1 Choosing the Content –Topic u is the most difficult and most important step u must have overall interest and value to your profession u must have originality of thought OR u well-researched review of known material

17. Key Steps in Preparing a Poster H Step 2 Researching the Topic –Collect data using current resources u literature search, journals, textbooks, etc. –Use the Internet with care u peer-reviewed or reputable sources only –Locate related photographs, tables/graphs, etc. u access sponsoring college/program’s resources u understand opportunities at your college/program u work with a mentor –beware of physician mentors! They often have different budget guidelines

18. Key Steps in Preparing a Poster H Step 3 Poster Layout –keep it simple u minimal use of text / maximum use of illustrations u highlight key points –size consideration u know your limit u use a sketch or mock-up for placement –be creative! u color, illustrations, cartoons, etc.

19. A Catchy Title and A Good Graphic Extending Your Knowledge of Neck Ultrasound

20. Putting It All Together H Use the art or graphics departments at your college/program for: –ideas and suggestions u they may have posters and graphics on display –supplies u poster board, etc. –check on billing policies for your college/program

21. Putting It All Together, cont’d. H Use digital photographs of images H Use your college/program Visual Information Dept. for: –special needs photographs you could not get H Use Your Own Computer for: –typing your text and captions –graphics at your own comfort level

22. Typical Cost H Art Department –average cost of supplies $100.00 H Visual Information –average cost of photographs $ 50.00 H TOTAL $150.00

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25. “It takes intelligence, even brilliance, to condense and focus information into a clear, simple presentation that will be read and remembered. Ignorance and arrogance are shown in a crowded, complicated, hard to read poster. -Mary Helen Briscoe

26. Getting Started Today H Pass out evaluation/grading criteria H Set the ground rules –you will work in pairs u form your own twosome –due date u November 12th –poster size u of your own choosing u no larger than a standard poster board

27. Today, cont’d H Meet with your partner to choose a topic –only faculty selected topics may be chosen H Agree on a plan –when you will meet –dividing up the work u computer text u graphics u obtaining the images u etc.

28. Topics H Infant Hip Dysplasia H Neonatal Brain H Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis H Appendicitis H TIPS H Parenchymal Liver Disease H Portal Hypertension H Renal Transplant H Calf Veins / DVT H Venous Incompetence H Arcuate Ligament Syndrome H Prostate Ultrasound H Shoulder/Rotator Cuff

29. Topics, cont’d. H Tissue Harmonics H Ovarian Mass Doppler H Umbilical Artery Doppler H PUBS H Ectopic Pregnancy H Scrotum/Testicles H Upper Extremity DVT H Temporal Arteritis H Perforator Veins

30. At Your Next Class H We’ll tour the Poster Lab H You should have: –met with your partner and chosen your topic –done some preliminary research on your topic u you must submit your topic by the next class u you must submit your group’s NEATLY TYPED action plan –your schedule to meet –division of work –etc.

31. At Subsequent Classes H You should plan to: –work on your poster –work should be done in our classroom u Siebens 1128 u please clean the room and the end of your class sessions –any “off campus” work during our regular class-time should be pre-approved