2024 SSRFC Conference
October 18-20, 2024
Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The conference is a place for clinics to share their advancements and ideas with others to try to provide a better experience for patients nationwide!
Abstract submissions are now CLOSED!
Submission Window: 3/1/24 – 5/15/24 @11:59 PST
What can I submit?
Abstracts should be research-based, investigative, and/or educational. Abstracts can be submitted under a broad range of categories, such as:
Clinic Operations Medical Education
Nutrition / Food Preventative Care
QI Technology
Women’s Health SES Health Determinants
…and many more!
We are still finalizing hotel plans, but as soon as we have the hotel rooms ready, we will post them as well!
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Please follow the formatting set forth below. Abstracts which do not follow the formatting guidelines below will not be considered for acceptance to the conference.
- Abstracts need to be one page or less.
- May include up to ONE figure (Not included in the page count)
- References can be submitted on a second page if needed (Not included in the page count)
- All abstracts should be formatted with 12pt Times New Roman font and 1” margins.
- Please submit your abstract (without author information) in the text box provided on Openconf. If you have a figure or would like to submit a PDF version, once the abstract file has been made, you can go back into openconf using the submission ID to upload the file.
- Author names and affiliations should not be included in the abstract file. However, it is not a requirement to have a fully de-identified abstract; it is acceptable to have clinic name, city, patient population, etc. included in the abstract for clarity. However, please only include these details as necessary and within reason.
Abstract Submission Deadline: May 1, 2024 (11:59 PM PST)
Decisions Sent: June 15, 2024
**Abstract Submission FAQ Document**
Please reach out to Kim and Abby research@studentrunfreeclinics.org with any questions. We look forward to seeing all of your hard work!
Awards
This year we will be doing abstract awards. Please select if you would like your abstract to be considered for awards when submitting. Both research and QI projects will be considered. These will be awarded at the conference.
Awards will be selected in the following categories:
- Most Innovative Idea – This award will go to the researchers who bring a project with a new idea to the table.
- Specialty Care Achievement Award – This award will go to the researchers who have the most impactful project focusing on specialty care.
- Design Excellence Award – This award will go to the researchers who have the most well-designed project or study.
- Student Impact Award – This award will go to the researchers who have the most impact on student learning and advancement.
- Patient Impact Award – This award will go to the researchers who have the most impact on patient care in the project.
- Best Collaborative Project – This award will go to the researchers who display strong collaboration either between clinics or interprofessionally in their project.
- Outstanding Abstract – This award will go to the researchers who submit the best overall abstracts.
- Outstanding Oral Presentation – This award will go to the researcher who presents the best oral presentation.
Judging will occur first on the initially submitted abstracts. From here, finalists will be selected who will then be judged in person at the conference. All authors of abstracts selected for an award will receive an award certificate.
The 2023 Annual Conference of the Society of Student Run Free Clinics was held on October 21-22, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It brought together over 400 healthcare professional students, advisors, and professors to network, collaborate, and learn about the latest research and developments in individual free clinics.
2023 Award Winners
2023 Most Innovative Idea
Mary Overcash – UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine
“Cost Savings of Patient Assistance Programs at St. Vincent’s Clinic”
2023 Best Collaborative Project
Briana Clifton – University of Minnesota Medical School
“Characterizing Preceptor Effectiveness to Design Clinical Training Interventions: Perspectives of Current Students and Preceptors”
2023 Outstanding Abstracts
Iman Farooqi – Penn State College of Medicine
“A Quality Improvement project assessing implementation of an Influenza Vaccine clinic and attitudes towards vaccination at a student run free clinic in Harrisburg, PA”
Sahil Patel – UCF College of Medicine
“Assessing the Impact of Running a Volunteer Clinic on Student Clinical Performance”
Matthew Klein – Drexel University College of Medicine
“Contrasting medical student attitudes towards patients with history of substance use disorder before and after direct volunteer experience”
2023 Outstanding Oral Presentations
Marissa Carranza and Jessica Occhiogrosso – Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
“Creation of the RWJMS HIPHOP-Asylum Clinic, a Medical Student-Led Asylum Clinic for Central and Northern New Jersey”
Gabriel Lee – The Ohio State University College of Medicine
“PrEParing for a PrEP Clinic: Implementation of a Free Pilot PrEP Program at a Student-Run Free LGBTQIA2+ Clinic”
Alondra Soto González, Gabriel Camareno, and Claudia Ramírez Marcano – Universidad Central Del Caribe
“Enhancing waiting room experience at Clínicas Padre Venard Student-Run Free Clinic – Implications in the homeless community of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico”