2026 Ohio ACEP Poster Competition

Call for Posters - Ohio ACEP Poster Competition 2026

Ohio ACEP is now accepting poster abstracts for consideration for the 2026 Ohio ACEP Poster Competition. This year’s poster competition will be 100% virtual utilizing a showcase portal on the PheedLoop platform.

Any topics related to emergency medicine will be considered. 

Competition Categories

• Resident Research
• Resident Case Study
• Medical Student Research
• Medical Student Case Study

How to submit an abstract

1. Complete the online submission form.
2. Upload your abstract for consideration (incomplete submissions will not be 
   considered).
3. Authors will be notified if their abstract was accepted by the end of June and provided instructions to upload their material to the system for judging.

Online Submission Form

Abstract Criteria               Poster Submission Details

Winners will be asked to present their poster presentation using PowerPoint in-person at the Residents' Assembly & Medical Student Symposium on August 12.

Abstract Submission Deadline: June 11, 2026

Resident Representative & Councillor - 2026 Election

Interested in serving the Chapter as the Resident Representative to the Board of Directors or as the Resident Councillor?

The Resident Board Member and Councillor will be elected by ballot by majority vote of the Chapter's resident members in attendance at the Chapter's Residents' Assembly, on August 12, 2026.

To run for either of these leadership positions, candidates must be an Ohio ACEP/EMRA member and should plan to attend Ohio ACEP's Residents' Assembly on August 12. 

Application Deadline: June 10, 2026

Resident Representative to the Ohio ACEP Board of Directors

The Resident Representative to the Ohio ACEP Board will serve a one-year term, which will begin at the close of the 2026 Residents' Assembly and will end at the 2027 Residents' Assembly. Ohio ACEP Board members meet four times per year. 

Resident Board of Directors Representative - Application

The Resident Representative to the Ohio ACEP Board:

• Gives voice to the interests and concerns of Ohio's EM residents
• Is a voting member of the Ohio ACEP Board of Directors
• Serves as a Board liaison to the Ohio ACEP Candidate/Young Physician Committee
• Assists as a member of the Residents' Assembly and Medical Student Symposium Task Force
  
  

Resident Councillor

Ohio ACEP is also seeking a resident member interested in representing Ohio ACEP on ACEP Council, the representative body made up of ACEP's 53 chartered chapters which meets once a year for two days prior to the College’s annual Scientific Assembly (ACEP26). ACEP Council 2026 is scheduled to be held in Chicago, IL on October 3 & 4.

The Council votes on resolutions, elects members to the National ACEP Board of Directors, and ensures grassroots involvement in the democratic decision-making process.

Resident Councillor - Application

The Resident Councillor: 

• Represents Ohio's emergency physicians at ACEP Council
• Serves as the resident member of Ohio's Council delegation
• Votes on Council resolutions and ACEP Board candidates
• Learns how to make a positive difference through medical society governance
  
  

All Candidates should plan to register and attend Ohio ACEP's Residents' Assembly on August 12, 2026.

Location

The Ohio Union
1739 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
Directions & Parking Information

Accommodations

Ohio ACEP has a room block set-up at the following hotel which is less than 1-mile from The Ohio Union.

The Blackwell Inn
2110 Tuttle Park Place
Columbus, OH 43210
Room Rate: $164/per night (plus applicable taxes)
The  $194 rate reflected on the Blackwell Inn website includes taxes.
Group Rate Reservation Deadline: July 10, 2026
Reservations By Phone: 866-247-4003
Booking Group Code: ACEPMTGAUG26
Parking: Several self-park lots are nearby and valet parking is available.
Make your Reservation at The Blackwell Inn Online! 
If you are requesting a reservation after July 10, please contact the hotel directly for availability; 866-247-4003.

Exhibitors

2025 Residents' Assembly - Event Recap

Over 450 residents, medical students, residency faculty and leaders from Ohio ACEP gathered for the Ohio ACEP joint Residents’ Assembly & Medical Student Symposium on August 14, 2025. The event included a virtual poster competition with 30 entries organized into four categories, our annual Resident election and an exhibit hall with 28 exhibitors.

Presentations included: 

• The Financialization of Emergency Medicine
  Dr. Alison Haddock; ACEP President
  
  

• A Guide for Successful Shifts Your First Year Out of Residency
  Dr. Travis Ulmer; OhioHealth Doctors Hospital

• Beyond the Paycheck: Choosing a Job That Fits You
  Dr. Tamara Duclaire; MercyHealth - Anderson Hospital
  
  
• We don't take care of our own mental health well. Lessons from mistakes made.
  Dr. Jeremiah Escajada; MetroHealth Medical Center
  
  
• Pearls for Improving Documentation and Efficiency
  Dr. Michael Pallaci; Summa Health System
  
  
• Trash the Phrase: "Pump and Dump"
  Dr. Krystin Miller; The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
  
  
• Blast Injuries and Homemade Explosives
  Dr. Thomas Rench; Cleveland Clinic Akron General
  
  
• Stroke of Insight: Updates to the Management of Ischemic Stroke
  Dr. Maksim Kletsel; The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  
  
• Career Planning for Physicians
  Dr. Heath Jolliff; OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
  
  
• The Night Ranger's Path: Finding Fulfillment on the Night Shift
  Dr. Anita Goel; The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  
  
• Empowering the Next Generation to Financial Independence
  Dr. Simranjit Gill; Wright State University
  
  

• Oh $#!+ It's a Baby: Pitfalls of Pediatric Airway Management
  Dr. Anne Runkle; Nationwide Children's Hospital
  

• Cases from the Bouncebacks! files: If it’s not in the differential, it won’t be in the diagnosis
  Dr. Michael Weinstock; Adena Medical Center

Visit our Facebook album to view photos from our 2025 Residents' Assembly!