Call for Abstracts - CLOSED

Graduate Nursing Student Academy Conference

The Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) invites abstract submissions that characterize the conference theme along with the conference objectives. 

This year we are looking for abstract submissions for poster and podium presentations.

Theme

Nurses Championing Change Through Innovation, Adaptation, and Trust

Conference Outcomes

  • Develop your capacity to lead in professional settings as a graduate prepared nurse. 
  • Assess and sharpen personal skillsets around graduate education, innovation, adaptation, and trust.
  • Identify leadership development and mentorship opportunities appropriate for your nursing career path.
  • Reflect on and navigate the challenges and growth opportunities unique to the graduate student experience, building resilience and honing tools for lifelong professional and academic success.

This conference is intended to provide a professional development opportunity for graduate nursing students studying topics of all kinds. High-quality abstracts for any research or practice topic of interest to the nursing discipline will be considered. However, of particular interest are poster presentations or podium presentations that reflect innovation and address key topics including:

  • Leadership development
  • Nursing innovation
  • Mentoring
  • Access, connection, and engagement
  • Social determinants of health
  • Adaptive strategies for navigating change in healthcare
  • Faculty development 
  • Connecting with the next generation of nurses
  • Healthcare administration
  • Resilience and wellbeing
  • Building trust in healthcare teams and systems

Preparing Your Abstract for Submission

  • The abstract should include background information and address methods, programs, or practices. Strong submissions will demonstrate relevance to the conference theme. It also should include implications or recommendations for others who may be considering a similar approach.
  • Abstracts may highlight original research, quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice, or programmatic innovations. Formatting of the abstract should be consistent with the type of project being presented. 
  • Abstracts may have been presented elsewhere or published within the past two years. If this is the case, please update the material and make it unique to this event.

  • Abstracts may be submitted for a poster or podium presentation.
  • Projects in progress may be considered for a poster presentation. Please identify the project as completed work or ongoing work.
  • Podium presentations will be in the form of 15-minute presentation with a scheduled time for live questions and answers. Presenters will be provided with a laptop computer and LCD projector. 
  • Poster presentations are presented on double-sided poster boards. Poster must not be any larger than 48”H x 48”W.

  • All abstracts must be submitted electronically through AACN’s submission website by creating an account to upload an abstract.
  • Only a complete submission is eligible for review; ensure that a completed abstract is evident in your submission.
  • A confirmation email will automatically be sent to the email provided for the primary author once the abstract has been fully submitted. 
  • Submissions must include:
    1. Title
    2. 300-word description
    3. 1-2 learner outcomes (e.g., “Identify strategies for…”)
    4. Contact information for primary author
  • Submitters may access the site as often as they like to modify their submission until the final submission deadline, Friday, May 2 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Submitters have control over when the abstract is finally submitted.

Submit an Abstract

  • All abstracts are due on or before 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, May 2.
  • Once the abstract is finally submitted (by hitting “submit & review changes” then “finalize” on the website), the submitter will receive an email message confirming receipt of the abstract. If an email confirmation is not received, the abstract was not entered into the system, and the submitter will need to go back and submit fully.

Submit an Abstract

  • Each abstract is peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
  • Reviews are blind; hence, reviewers do not see names of submitters or school affiliations.
  • To increase the probability of an abstract being selected for presentation, please read the scoring rubric the reviewers follow.

Abstract Rubric

  • Authors will be notified about the status of their submission(s) via email no later than Friday, May 30. This will provide sufficient time to meet the conference registration deadline and the June 30 hotel cutoff date. 
  • The primary presenting author is required to either accept or deny the presentation invitation form.
  • The author’s failure to return the “intent to present” information by Friday, June 6 will disqualify the abstract from presentation.


Questions

Please direct questions to Marta Okoniewski at mokoniewski@aacnnursing.org or 202-463-6930 ext. 220.

For questions, contact the student services team today!

Phone: 202-463-6930     |       Email: gnsa@aacnnursing.org     |    Website: www.aacnnursing.org/gnsa