STUDENT MEDICAL SUMMIT
7th February 2026
ELIGIBILITY
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PARTICIPANT
To participate in this conference you must be a registered student in an undergraduate course or graduate entry medicine in any 3rd level institution in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
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RESEARCH
Any research related to health and medical science is welcome, which includes (but is not limited to) the following fields: Medical Science, Radiography, Physiotherapy, Nutrition and Food Science, Veterinary Medicine, Public Health, Dental Science, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering.
The presenting student must have completed this research during the course of their undergraduate studies including summer projects.
Research completed at any stage in the last 5 years is eligible.
STRUCTURE OF COMPETITION
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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION STAGE
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel, and some reviews may be suggested beofre acceptance.
The call for abstracts will is now closed and successful applicants have been contacted.
PRESENTATION
At this stage, individual participants will be asked to design a research poster that will be featured in the gallery. Poster templates will be circulated upon abstract acceptance.
Following presentations to the judges, 5 finalists will be announced and asked to present again to the conference and a final panel of judges.
FINAL ROUND
The five finalists will then be given seven minutes to present their project. From these presentations, the Final Panel of judges will select the winner of the 'Irish Undergraduate Medical Researcher of the Year'.
FEES
There is no initial abstract submission fee.
Successful applicants are required to pay a registration fee.
This fee contributes to the cost of event hosting and abstract publication.
ABSTRACT PUBLICATION
We are delighted to be working with the Irish Medical Journal again this year, who will be publishing accepted abstracts in their issue following the Summit.
Last year's published abstracts are available to view here.
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If you have any additional queries, please contact info@studentmedicalsummit.org
INFO FOR PARTICIPANTS
STUDENT RESEARCH FOCUS
The Student Medical Summit is an opportunity for students to present their research on a national level.
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It provides students with the chance to showcase their results in front of some of the country's leading academics and a large audience of their peers, while simultaneously competing to be named 'Irish Undergraduate Medical Researcher of the Year'.
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Abstract submission is now open for the 2026 Student Medical Summit.
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IMPORTANT: Please review the information below and the abstract guidelines prior to submission. Abstracts not properly formatted will be rejected without review.
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