2026 Mid-Atlantic Clinical Research Symposium

Date: September 19, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST
Location: Zoom
RAP-EMCC is hosting its fourth annual Mid-Atlantic Clinical Research Symposium on September 19th, 2026! This event is co-sponsored by both the Departments of Emergency Medicine from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and The George Washington University School of Medicine in an effort to help undergraduate and medical students present their clinical research. Abstract submission is now CLOSED. Abstracts are due August 19, 2026, at 11:59 PM. 

Questions: Contact [email protected].
Submission Eligibility & Criteria
  • Scope: Must involve human subjects and report clinical outcomes. Any subject (including EM and Critical Care) is welcome.
  • Exclusions: Basic science or animal studies will not be considered.
  • Previous Work: Previously presented abstracts are allowed.
  • Formatting:
    • Title: Max 100 characters.
    • Body: Max 2,100 characters.
    • Authors: Up to 20 authors permitted.
    • Visuals: No tables, graphs, or images.
  • Required Sections:
    • Title: Concise, relevant to research content, avoid abbreviations.
    • Objectives: Clearly state research goals.
    • Methods: Describe key study methods (design, setting, participants).
    • Results: Summarize key findings.
    • Conclusion: Provide a supported conclusion.
Key Dates
  • Notification of Acceptance: Mid-July to Mid-August 2026.
  • Withdrawal Deadline: September 12, 2026.

 2026 Judges

Dr. Quincy Tran
  • RAP-EMCC Director
  • ​Professor of Emergency Medicine and Program In Trauma of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. 
  • Academic interest in improving the care for critically ill patients who are in the Emergency Departments. 
Dr. Ali Pourmand
  • Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C.
  • Research focus on the current understanding of evidence-based medicine and clinical medicine through multidisciplinary collaboration across the School of Medicine and across the GWU campus. 
  • Projects: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=pourmand+a&sort=pubdate
​Dr. Jennifer Walker​
  • Critical Care and Emergency Medicine physician in the Baylor Scott and White Health System in Texas
  • Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University
Dr. Trager Hintze
  • Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
  • Board-certified critical care pharmacist.
  • Current scholarship centers on medical education practices and pharmacology for critically ill patients. ​
Dr. Jessica Downing
  • Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine and the Program in Trauma and Critical Care at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
  • Works clinically in the Critical Care Resuscitation Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center and in the intensive care unit at the University of Maryland’s Capital Region Medical Center, an academically affiliated community hospital.
  • Dr. Downing has interests in critical care systems organization and care delivery, hemodynamic monitoring, and resuscitation.​​
Dr. Rahul Kashyap
  • Medical Director of Research at WellSpan Health with additional focus on Oncology, Heart and Vascular, Critical Care and Precision Medicine. 
  • Associate Professor of Medicine and Faculty at Drexel University College of Medicine, Research Scientist (suppl.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester.
  • Special interest in clinical research methodology, systematic review, meta-analysis, AI in medicine and social media research.
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