Veterinary Student Poster Competition
The AASV is pleased to offer the opportunity for fifteen veterinary students to compete for awards in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition, sponsored by United Animal Health. Based on scores received in the original judging of submitted abstracts, the top fifteen abstracts selected for poster presentation are eligible to compete in the competition.
Guidelines for preparing and mounting posters are available here. Please note the requirement to use the Infographic Style when designing the poster.
All posters to be judged must be mounted in the poster display area prior to 9:00 am on Sunday, March 2. Three judges who are not associated with the participating students or their projects will conduct the judging in the poster display area from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. The presenting student MUST be stationed at their poster for judging during the assigned time, and should be ready at their poster ten minutes in advance of the scheduled time. A ten-minute time slot is allotted to each poster for the judges to ask questions of the presenter and score the poster. The scoresheet used for judging appears below.
The results of the poster competition will be announced and the following scholarship awards will be presented by United Animal Health during the AASV/AASV Foundation Luncheon on Monday, March 3:
1st place poster: $500
2nd & 3rd place: $400 each
4th, 5th, & 6th place: $300 each
7th – 15th place: $200 each
(These scholarships are in addition to the $500 awards provided to each poster presenter, made possible by the Zoetis Foundation).
Student Poster Evaluation Scoresheet
Subject ______
- Original idea of student (4)
- Component of a larger study-student ideas incorporated (3)
- Confirmation of known information but possibly with a new twist (2)
- Confirmation of known information (1)
- Review (0)
Interest to Practitioners ______
- High interest and information immediately applicable (4)
- High interest but information not immediately applicable (3)
- Interesting and some components applicable (2)
- Less interesting or applicable (1)
- Not very interesting or applicable (0)
Subject contribution _______
- Significant contribution to industry knowledge(4)
- Moderate contribution to industry knowledge (3)
- Slight contribution to industry knowledge (2)
- Summary of current information (1)
- No real contribution (0)
Experimental Design Consistent with Expected Outcome ______
- Very consistent (4)
- Moderately consistent (3 )
- Only slightly consistent (2)
- Experimental design too simple or complex for expected outcome (1)
- Lacked experimental design (0)
Perceived Overall Effort _______
- Significant contribution to study (3)
- Worked hard individually with some advisor help (2)
- Average effort, possibly 50-50 with advisor or others (1)
- Mostly someone else’s work (0)
FRONT PAGE TOTAL _________________
| POSTER PRESENTATION | Poor (0) | Fair (1) | Good (2) | Excellent (3) |
| Eye contact when asked questions | ||||
| Posture | ||||
| Poster was organized and easy to follow (LAYOUT) | ||||
| Quality of poster (COLOR selection and BACKGROUND) | ||||
| Quality of poster (FONT) – can read easily from 3 feet away | ||||
| Quality of materials used (CHARTS, TABLES, PHOTOS) | ||||
| Project goal or problem was clearly stated | ||||
| Demonstration of a true understanding of the subject matter | ||||
| Displays understanding of possible applications of the topic | ||||
| Amount of relevant information covered | ||||
| Validity of data | ||||
| Project outcomes, recommendations, and conclusions were appropriate | ||||
| Personal enthusiasm about the topic | ||||
| Adeptness or ability to handle Q & A | ||||
BACK PAGE TOTAL |
OVERALL TOTAL: Front Page_________ + Back Page _________ = Final score _________