Overview

Sidra Medicine is proud to host its Sidra Medicine Trainees Annual Research Symposium (STARS) for 2027, on 27 January 2027 in Doha, Qatar.

The upcoming Symposium is around the theme “The Drive for Excellence in Clinic Care; Clinical Research, Quality Improvement and Clinical Audits” will bring together thought and ideas from trainees and researchers to foster knowledge and innovate strategies for efficient and excellent clinic care.

The event will feature a series of keynote addresses, research, quality improvement and clinical audits presentations, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.

Event Objectives

• Provide a platform for showcasing research by Sidra trainees and staff.
• Highlight Qatar’s research infrastructure and resources.
• Promote the application of research findings in clinical settings.

Target Audience

• Residents
• Fellows

Abstract Structure

Carefully read the guidelines for submission.

1. Title – should be written in sentence structure (capitalize first word and remaining words begin in lower case).
2. Author names – should begin on the line immediately after the Title. If there are multiple authors underline the name of the presenting author. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author’s name. Also indicate in superscript who will be the presenting and corresponding author with * and #, respectively.
   For example: First name, Last name,*   First name, Last name,#
   a) Department name, Institution, City, Country
   b) Department name, Institution, City, Country
   *Presenting author
   # Corresponding author
3. Poster title, authors’ names and affiliations must be positioned at the top center of the poster. Leave one line space between the affiliation address(es) and the beginning of the abstract paragraph
4. The abstract paragraph cannot exceed 300 words and is to be written in single-space.
5. State the study’s research objective and rationale, summarize methods and results, and state the conclusions.
6. Abstracts must be data-driven and must include this information in the body of the abstract.
7. All abbreviations should be defined when first used.

Poster Guidelines

1. Writing must be in English, must be concise, clear, and grammatically correct.
2. Poster must be provided as a PDF file and set to PORTRAIT orientation.
3. Text should be readable from five feet away. Use a minimum font size of 16 points.

Our selection process, scoring, will take these priorities into account for higher scoring:

• Cancer
• Congenital Structural Malformations
• Immune Dysregulations
• Metabolic & Mendelian Disorders
• Neuroscience
• Reproductive & Perinatal Health

Abstract Submission Start Date: October 27, 2026
Abstract Submission End Date: November 30, 2026