Workshop: Disseminate your research with a visual abstract
Research journals are increasingly using social media and "visual abstracts" to disseminate publications.
Early research suggests that articles with a "visual abstract" are read three times as often as those without one. Attend this 90-minute hands-on workshop — led by Andrew M. Ibrahim M.D., M.Sc. — to learn the core principles and skills needed to effectively communicate your research in a visual format.
The format of the interactive session will be:
- Introduction of the visual abstract (15 minutes)
- Create a visual abstract using a templated guide (20 min.)
- Review common visual abstract mistakes (20 min.)
- Revise your visual abstract (20 min.)
- Strategies to disseminate your work (10 min.)
Please bring a laptop and an abstract you would like to disseminate using social media. By the end of the session, you maywill be able to make a visual abstract of your own!
Facilitated by: Andrew M. Ibrahim M.D., M.Sc., clinical lecturer in surgery at U-M, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation, and creative director at Annals of Surgery.
When: Wednesday, Aug. 23
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: NCRC Building 10, South Atrium
This workshop is hosted by the Office of Faculty Development, and is open to faculty only. Questions? Contact Jordan Wright at wjordan@umich.edu. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this workshop, or have questions about accessibility, please contact Jordan Wright. Please also let Jordan know if you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies. Please allow at least two weeks advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
