NATA Research & Education
Foundation
FREE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
for the
National Athletic Trainers'
Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia
St. Louis, Missouri; June 17 to June
21, 2008
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE FREE COMM ABSTRACT
SUBMISSION PROCESS
The NATA Research and Education Foundation has created
a new opportunity for undergraduate and master students to present their research
results at the NATA Annual Meeting. The new provision is called the Student Exchange Track. This option has been added to the traditional
submission, which will now be called the Peer
Reviewed Track. The main distinction
between the two tracks is the level of review applied to each. The level of scientific review applied to submissions
for the Peer Reviewed Track will
not change. Abstracts rejected from
the Peer Reviewed Track will not be transferred to the Student
Exchange Track. The Student Exchange Track will allow students
an option to share scholarly information without being subjected to a scientific
review of the content of the abstract. Submissions for the Student Exchange Track
must pass only a mechanical review, and all will be presented in Poster format
at the NATA Annual Meeting. The reasons for adding the Student Exchange Track are to encourage
more students to participate in the Free Communications Program, and to afford
more of our younger members the opportunity to participate in a forum for
information exchange at the national level.
The following chart provides details comparing the
features of each track. Be sure you
understand the features of each track before making your selection below. Please call the NATA Foundation office
(800-879-6282 ext.142) with any questions.
|
2008 FREE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM |
Student Exchange Track |
Peer Reviewed Track |
|
Eligible Participants
> Undergraduate Students
> Master’s Students
> Doctoral Students
> Faculty / Staff / Others |
YES YES NO NO |
YES YES YES YES |
|
Type of Abstract Allowed
> Original Research
> Case Report |
YES NO |
YES YES |
|
Review Process Applied
> Mechanical / Format Review
> Blinded Content Review |
YES NO |
YES YES |
|
Presentation Format Allowed >
Poster Presentation >
Oral Presentation |
YES NO |
YES YES |
|
Eligible for Student Awards |
NO |
YES |
|
Abstract Published in JAT |
NO |
YES |
|
CEUs Awarded for Presentation |
YES |
YES |
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS
DECEMBER 1, 2007
Select the
link below for the instructions for the track you prefer.
PEER
REVIEWED TRACK INSTRUCTIONS