OUSCM Clinical Vignette Symposium
The 2026 Clinical Vignette Symposium will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm in the OU-Tulsa Schusterman Learning Center.
All accepted posters will be displayed in the Learning Center’s Founders Hall during the event. All accepted posters can also be uploaded to the Open Science Framework presentation platform to be available for viewing. More information on how to view the online posters will be available as the symposium date approaches.
Top three winners will be selected.
Recent literature recommends not including race in case descriptions unless it is relevant to the case. For this reason, consider omitting race from your abstract. For more information, see this article.
Abstract submission deadline for 2026 CVS is Friday, January 16, 2026.
Click here to view the 2026 CVS Book Of Abstracts
Click here for abstract submission information.
Click here for abstract submission portal.
Click here to view the Clinical Vignette Sympsium 2025 posters.
Take a look at previous year's abstract books:
Clinical Vignette Symposium 2025
Clinical Vignette Symposium 2024
Who participates in the Clinical Vignette Symposium?
Current fellows, residents, or students at the OU-TU School of Community Medicine are welcome to submit up to two abstracts of case reports to the symposium. Deadline to submit is Friday, January 16, 2026.
How does this work?
Fellows, residents, or students submit up to two abstracts of case reports through the submission website. Abstracts are limited to 400 words. Abstracts can be submitted here.
All abstracts should be reviewed by your faculty mentor before you submit. Don't know who that is? Check with your department chair.
Faculty reviewers in a related field will review the submissions to determine if they meet best practices. You will be notified if the abstract has been accepted or rejected. This gives you ample time to prepare a poster.
What are the reviewers looking for?
Faculty reviewers in your field, or in a related field, will review all of the case report abstracts that are submitted. Some case report abstracts will be accepted and some will be rejected. We want your case report abstract to be accepted - here are some tips.
Reviewers will consider the following questions as they read through the case report abstract submissions:
Confidentiality: Did the author ensure confidential information is not revealed?
Teaching point: Does the case convey a salient educational message? What will your colleagues take away from your case report?
Language: Is the abstract well written and grammatically correct? Abstracts that indicate "the work is in progress" or "the results will be discussed" are unacceptable.
Don't forget - all case report abstracts should be reviewed by your faculty mentor before you submit.
What about the day of the symposium?
The 2026 Clinical Vignette Symposium will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm in the OU-Tulsa Schusterman Learning Center.
All accepted posters will be displayed in the Learning Center’s Founders Hall during the event. All accepted posters can also be uploaded to the Open Science Framework presentation platform and available for viewing for the entire week. More information on how to view the online posters will be available as the symposium date approaches.
Top three winners will be selected.
Tell me more about the poster!
Once the poster is designed and reviewed by your mentor, it is time to print. The OU Schusterman library poster printing deadline is Friday, March 5th 2026 at 5:00 pm. Posters should also be submitted to OSF.
Here are some tips on preparing a poster presentation.
Why should I be a part of this?
The Clinical Vignette Symposium is your opportunity to present your most interesting case to your faculty and peers. Faculty from the OU-TU School of Community Medicine will serve as judges and you should be prepared to make a positive and lasting impression. Participating in the symposium will also look great on your CV.
Clinical Vignette Symposium 2026 Winners
FIRST PLACE
Back Pain Leads to New Diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Pregnancy
Presenting Author: Ashlyn Kamrath, MD
OU School of Community Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Co-authors: Marisa Michealson, MD, Allison Huebert, MD, FACOG, MPH
SECOND PLACE
Name That Rash: A Case of Eczema Herpeticum
Presenting Author: Ayah Saleh, MD
OU School of Community Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Co-authors: Mary Ellen Jensen, MD, Caleb Hurst, DO
and
Dermatitis Herpetiformis with Atypical Presentation and Co-Occuring Sjogen's Syndrome: A Diagnosis Challenge
Presenting Author: Olgaby Martinez, BA
OU School of Community Medicine
Co-authors: Saramarie Azzun, BS, David Adelson, MD
THIRD PLACE
Congenital Hyperinsulinism Requiring Total Pancreatectomy
Presenting Author: Abby Hamilton, MD
OU School of Community Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Co-authors: Carrie Wallace, BS, Laura Campion, MD, Michelle Condren, PharmD, Keith Mather, MD, Laura J Chalmers, MD
and
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting: Salvage After Complicated Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Presenting Author: Brice Koons, BS
OU School of Community Medicine
Co-authors: Tejesh Guddanti, MD, Geoffrey Chow, MD, FACS
ORAL PRESENTERS
Medical Child Abuse Operating under Guise of Neurodevelopmental Disorder and Pica
Presenting Author: Brandon Betsch, MD
OU School of Community Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Co-authors: Michael Dunlap, DO, Hilary Redemann, DO
and
Multifactorial Metabolic Acidosis and Its Fatal Consequences
Presenting Author: Kaleb Blackwell, DO
OU School of Community Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-authors: George Hunihan, MD
