NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC POSTER

COMPETITION
2016
AMSA-Indonesia
Pre Research Poster Competition
AMSC Philippines 2016

The Official Guideline

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NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC POSTER COMPETITION (NSPC) 2016

AMSA-INDONESIA
PRE RESEARCH POSTER COMPETITION AMSC PHILIPPINES 2016

National Scientific Poster Competition (NSPC) 2016 AMSA-Indonesia is one of the work
programs initiated by Secretary of Research AMSA-Indonesia 2015/2016, which aims to develop
skills and enthusiasm in the field of research among AMSA-Indonesia members. This national
competition is opened for all members of AMSA-Indonesia and the winner will represent
AMSA-Indonesia in the Research Poster Competition of Asian Medical Students
Conference 2016 which is held by the AMSA-Philippines.
NSPC is a pre-conference competition which is carried out to prepare AMSA-Indonesia for its
participation in the Research Poster competition of the Asian Medical Students Conference
(AMSC) Philippines 2016. Therefore, with the official opening of NSPC 2016 submission, it
also marks the start of the Pre Research Poster Competition AMSC Philippines 2016.

OVERVIEW OF THE THEME

The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow,
live, work and age (WHO, 2015). These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money,
power and resources at global, national and local levels. The social determinants of health are
mostly responsible for health inequities - the unfair and avoidable differences in health status
seen within and between countries. Researches which study the effects, implementation, and
outcomes of the Social Determinants of Health allow medical students to better learn from each
others experiences in a concrete way.

For more in-depth information of the theme proposed, you may check out these following
references:
1. Social

Determinants

of

Heath

from

the

WHO.

http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/
2. TEDX

talk

on

SDH

from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qykD-2AXKIU

Dr.

Claire

Pomeroy.

NSPC 2016 GENERAL GUIDELINE

Participant Qualifications
1. All participants and main authors must be currently enrolled in any medical school in
Indonesia and also registered as members of AMSA-Indonesia. However, they are
allowed to have faculty members as co-authors and/or advisors.
2. Only a maximum of three people in one team is allowed with appointing one person as
the main author.
3. The team is allowed to have members from different AMSA-universities.
Study Guidelines
1. NSPC 2016 only accepts the following types of scientific poster submission:
a. Systematic review or meta-analysis,
b. Research study.
2. Studies should be original works which present a significant new contribution in the
biomedical, clinical and/or community fields.
3. Studies should not have been published in a journal or are in the process of peer review.
4. Studies should have been performed within the past 5 years.
Submission and Competition Procedure
1. Participants must send their digital copy of the scientific posters along with the
registration

forms

to

academicandresearch@amsaindonesia.com

and

sky.felixlee@gmail.com with the subject heading as NSPC 2016 (main author) on

or before April 30th 2016, 23:59 GMT +7 / WIB. Example: Research Poster Felix
Lee

2. The research poster file should be saved with the following file name: Scientific Poster
(short title). Example: Scientific Poster Effectiveness of SMS Message Reminders
in TB DOTS Compliance. For larger files, a link to a Google Drive or Dropbox folder
must be included.
3. Participants are required to fill out and sign the registration form which is attached in the
AMSA-Indonesia mailing list. Please save the form afterwards in .pdf file format.
4. An acknowledgment e-mail will be sent upon receipt of the entry.
5. Participants are also to submit a physical copy of the scientific posters to the following
address:
Felix Lee
Ruang Kemahasiswaan AMSA-UI
Gedung C Rumpun Ilmu Kesehatan Lantai 4
Kampus Baru UI Depok
Depok 16424
Indonesia
on or before May 6th 2016, 23:59 GMT +7 / WIB (POSTAL STAMP).
6. The winner of this national competition will be announced on May 24th, 2016 via
AMSA-Indonesia mailing list.
7. Winner of NSPC 2016 shall receive a 400,000 IDR cash award and certificate.
Moreover, first and second runner up of NSPC 2016 will also receive certificates.
8. If the winner of NSPC 2016 is invited by the AMSC 2016 committees to present the
scientific poster at the conference, the team is obligated to attend AMSC 2016 in the
Philippines for presentation and also Musyawarah Nasional 2016 AMSA-Indonesia in
Universitas Sebelas Maret, Solo for pre-conference presentation and evaluation.

Entry Requirements
1. Participants are to submit their posters with the contents as follows:
a. Sections:
i. Title and Authors
ii. Background of the study
iii. Methods
iv. Results and discussion
v. Conclusion
b. References (APA System)
c. Format:
i. Poster size: 30 x 40
ii. Portrait format
iii. Please ensure that there are no pixelated printouts.
iv. Use English language. For vernacular, closest translations must be
provided.
v. For screening and preventing any bias, schools and affiliations must be
omitted.
Contest mechanics
1. Three judges are invited to evaluate all e-mailed entries based on the criteria below:
a. Introduction and Explanation of the Research Question (21%)
This includes statement of the problem, background of the study,
significance of the study and objectives of the study.
b. Adherence to theme (12%)
c. Procedures used: Materials and Methods (20%)
This includes research design, explanation of methods and
statistical analysis.
d. Data Presentation (6%)
e. Discussion of Results (12%)
f. Conclusion and Recommendations (17%)
This includes concluding statements, relation to the objectives and
relation to the presented results.
g. Design of the poster itself (12%)

CONTACT DETAILS:
FELIX LEE
Secretary of Research AMSA-Indonesia 2015/2016
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia
Official e-mail:
academicandresearch@amsaindonesia.com
Personal e-mail:
sky.felixlee@gmail.com
Phone
Line ID
Skype ID

: +628121044368
: sky.felixlee
: sky.felixlee

NSPC 2016 TIMELINE:

Open submission

: March 25th, 2016

Digital copy deadline

: April 30th, 2016

23:59 GMT+7/WIB
: May 6th, 2016

Physical copy deadline

23:59 GMT+7/WIB
(Postal stamp)
NSPC 2016 winner announcement

: May 24th, 2016

AMSC 2016 finalists announcement

: June 3rd, 2016

AMSC 2016

: June 28th July 5th, 2016

(the Philippines)
: June 30th, 2016

Finals of Research Poster (AMSC 2016)