The Global Health Imaging Case Report Competition is a collaboration between the Departments of Radiology at Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), along with the Perelman School of Medicine Center for Global Health. It was designed for medical trainees in low- and middle-income countries to present cases unique to their region. These free virtual webinar event features presentations by the finalists, and a keynote speaker.
Why participate?
These events provides a platform for networking, professional advancement, and learning while having fun (and potentially winning prize money).
Cash prizes:
1st Place - $1000
2nd Place - $500
3rd Place - $250
People’s Choice - $250
When does judging take place?
Presentations by selected participants will be judged by our panel of judges during the virtual event.
What do entrants need to do?
- Submit an abstract limited to 500 words
- The abstract PDF or Word document should be anonymized (no author details)
- Preference is given to cases that have not been published
MUST INCLUDE:
- Unique past medical and social history
- Brief description of the case and course of disease/treatment
- KEY MEDICAL IMAGES (for example: CT abdomen and pelvis showing a 9 cm abdominal mass)
MUST NOT INCLUDE:
- Name, department, institution and country
- Name of mentor and other team members
What else do entrants need to know?
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Submissions should be limited to one per trainee and three per institution.
- Each submission requires a mentor who is a consultant physician or equivalent level of training.
- All submitted abstracts will be reviewed and a subset will be selected for further consideration.
- Selected participants will be given further instructions to submit a complete case presentation that includes images.
- Selected participants will be invited to present their cases on the day of the event.
- Winners will be announced at the conclusion of the webinar.
- Appropriate patient consent should be obtained, and no patient identifier should be included in submissions.
Leadership
Hansel Otero, MD
Co-DirectorContact us
Farouk Dako, MD, MPH:
Farouk.Dako@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Hansel Otero, MD:
OTEROH@chop.edu