Osler SymposiumJohn P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine

 3rd Annual Osler SymposiumSaturday, April 18, 2026
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

UTMB Health Education Center 1st and 2nd Floor (1.200/1.202 and 2.206/2.220)

Announcing the 3rd Annual Osler Symposium Call for Abstracts and ePoster Submissions.

Date: April 18, 2026

Time: 10am - 3pm

Location: Health Education Center, 1st and 2nd floor (1.200/1.202 and 2.206/2.220)

Theme: Topics in the History of Medicine and Historical Figures in Medicine

Deadline: 5pm, December 1, 2025

 

Application requirements:

  • The abstract cannot exceed one (1) page in length and submitted in MS-Word format with 12-point font and begin with the complete title and author’s name.
  • Three (3) learning objectives must be given after the abstract.
  • You must have a faculty sponsor.
  • Only one (1) submission per primary author will be accepted. (i.e. you cannot present more than one abstract).

Application link: click here

 

If you have already submitted an abstract to the American Osler Society (AOS) Annual Meeting (May 1-4, 2026), please consider submitting your abstract to the UTMB 3rd Annual Osler Symposium.  To view past AOS accepted abstracts  click here.  Abstracts not accepted for presentation at the AOS will be considered for presentation either as an oral presentation or ePoster presentation. For ePoster examples, click here. 

 

For more information about the American Osler Society, click here and see important announcements below.

 

For questions, please contact Dr. Bernard Karnath, M.D. at bmkarnat@utmb.edu

 

Important Announcement from the American Osler Society

One of the major goals of the American Osler Society is to increase the engagement of medical students and residents in the humanities (see the attached call for abstracts).

With the support of the AOS Board of Governors and AOS membership,  several new initiatives have been funded to encourage more active participation by medical students and residents at the AOS Annual meetings.

These initiatives include:

Day of week of AOS meeting: The 2026 meeting of the AOS is from Friday, May 1st to Monday, May 4th. Medical student and resident presentations will predominantly be on Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, so that these trainees will not have to miss significant class, surgery or clinic time to attend the AOS meeting. 

The Molina Travel Awards: The AOS is aware that many medical students have difficulty funding travel to AOS meetings. This year the AOS is providing 10 Molina Travel Awards for the 10 best graded medical student abstracts. These awards are for $500 US each. The expectation is that having these awards will encourage more medical students to not only submit abstracts but be able to attend AOS meetings. 

Resident Travel Awards: The AOS is also aware that many residents have even more difficulty finding time and funding travel to AOS meetings. This year the AOS is providing 2 Resident Travel Awards for the 2 best graded resident abstracts. These awards are for $500 US each.

Best Medical Student and Resident Presentations: There are also prizes for the best 3 medical student and resident presentations. First prize, $1000, second prize, $750 and third prize $500. The expectation being that the existence of these prizes will also both help encourage more medical student and resident participation and increase the quality of the medical trainee presentations.