In This Issue

• Abstract Competition: Call for Judges!
• Announcing the 2025 Doctor’s Dilemma!
• Oregon ACP Abstract Competition
• Oregon Chapter Scientific Meeting
• Donate to Oregon ACP!

Abstract Competition: Call for Judges!

The 2025 Abstract Competition will again have two rounds of judging this year – and round one is quickly approaching us!

Round 1 Judging will be judging the virtual submissions received from students and residents. This will be done from the comfort of your own home and you’ll have approximately 10 days to complete. We anticipate sending round 1 entries for judging on September 5, and judging forms will be due back on September 15.

The 2025 Abstract Competition will take place on October 22 at OHSU Hillsboro. Judges will be asked to arrive at approximately 2 p.m. and we plan to be completely finished by 8 p.m. Dinner will be provided.

Sign up as a judge now for EITHER virtual pre-judging, in-person judging for the second round, or both! We would love to have you!

Announcing the 2025 Doctor’s Dilemma!

Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

Location: Kennedy School

5736 NE 33 Ave NE

Portland, OR 97211

Eligibility: 

Each Internal Medicine Residency Program in Oregon may enter one team for competition. Teams must consist of three (3) players. Teams should consider having an additional fourth player who serves as the alternate.

The recognized Residency Programs are: 

• Legacy Health System 
• Legacy Health System Salmon Creek 
• Oregon Health & Science University 
• Oregon Health & Science University Hillsboro
• Providence Portland Medical Center 
• Providence St. Vincent Medical Center 
• Samaritan Health Corvallis 

It is up to each program to determine how it will identify the team from that program. The first-place team from Oregon will advance to the Doctor’s Dilemma National Competition San Francisco April 16-18, 2026 Oregon ACP covers up to $1,000 per person for our national competitors.  

Competition Rules: 

Oregon ACP models after National ACP for our competition, and we follow the national ACP Rules. National ACP Rules can be found here. 

Space is LIMITED! All competitors and guests must be registered in advance. You must be an ACP member to compete!

2025-2026 Oregon ACP Abstract Competition!

Date: October 22nd, 2025

Location:

OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center

335 SE 8 Ave

Hillsboro, OR 97123

Important Dates:

• Submission Portal: Open Now
• Submission Deadline: September 1st, 2025 11:59 PM PST (all names must be included) 
• Competition: October 22nd, 2025, 3:00PM to 7:30PM. Only those who advance to round two will participate in the on-site competition in 2025.

The Oregon Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP) invites you to submit abstracts for the 2025 Oregon ACP Poster Competition, which will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center. The poster competition is a chance for you to showcase your research and clinical work to your peers and mentors and receive feedback and recognition.

To Submit Your Abstract, Please Follow These Steps:

• Prepare your abstract according to the guidelines and format listed on the Poster Competition Page of the Oregon ACP website.
• Submit your abstract electronically by September 1st, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST. Only abstracts submitted using the online form will be considered.

Please note that due to space limitations, the judging process for the poster competition has changed from previous years.

All abstracts will be prejudged based on your online submission. The top entries in each category (maximum 60 abstracts, will advance with a minimum of top three in each category) will advance to live competition. Only the top entries in each category will participate in the live competition this year due to space limitations.

New This Year:

If selected to display in live competition, your poster will be entirely digital. You do not need to prepare a printed poster. See more details in the schedule and experience section of this announcement. Our live event in 2025 will look different than it has before!

Use of Technology:

This year, we will not be displaying paper posters. We will be utilizing televisions to electronically display posters designed by competitors for judges to review. Oregon ACP will pre-load finalist posters to the competition computers and televisions.

Schedule and Experience:

All finalists will need to report on time to OHSU Hillsboro for orientation at 3:00pm. You will upload a PowerPoint (.pptx) file with one and only one slide – a digital version of your final poster. This submission is what will be displayed during the live competition for judges to view on TVs. From 4:00pm - 6:00pm there will be the live judging at each TV station. Each competitor will have an assigned time with judges which will be announced at check-in. This will include 5 minutes for the presentation of their poster and five minutes immediately afterwards for questions and discussion. 

At the conclusion of competitions, there will be a meal for competitors and judges, followed by an awards presentation.

See full details of the competition

Oregon Chapter Scientific Meeting

When: September 25-26

Location: Riverhouse Lodge | 3075 N Hwy 97 Bend, OR 97703

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, all scientific sessions and materials, and CME documentation.

The Chapter Meeting has been approved for 14 hours of CME and 14 MOC points

For the full schedule, please visit the Chapter Meeting page at

https://oregonacp.org/annual-chapter-meeting/

Cancellations before 9/2/25 subject to a $100 processing fee. 

No refunds will be given after 9/2/25.

Members whose dues were not paid for the current fiscal year will receive the nonmember registration rate.

Reserve your hotel room now!

For additional information please contact Executive Director of the Oregon Chapter Mike Oechsner at office@oregonacp.org.

Donate to Oregon ACP!

Oregon ACP is a 501c3 non-profit organization – and any donations made to the chapter are tax deductible. Contributions can help support student and resident expenses, chapter operations, and advocacy efforts. Please consider contributing! 

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