Medicine-Pediatrics

MCH Annual Symposium

About the Symposium

For years, the annual Symposium has served as a forum for students in the Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence (CoE) and the University of California-Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (UC-LEND) training programs to present their research, internship insights, and engage in sharing knowledge and experiences that have occurred over the academic year.

In June 2024, the UCLA Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence (CoE) and the University of California-Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (UC-LEND) training programs were excited to expand their annual Symposium offering with the First Annual Neal Halfon Public Health Trainee Symposium. Students from across UCLA were invited to attend the poster symposium, with lectures from student researchers and a plenary lecture from Dr. Michael Lu, Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. 

2025 Neal Halfon Public Health Trainee Symposium 

Date: Friday, June 6th, 2025 
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 
Location: TBD 

We formally invite you once again to join us for the 2nd annual Neal Halfon Public Health Trainee Symposium! Students, staff, faculty, and community partners from UCLA and beyond are welcome to attend in support of the wonderful student researchers.  

The Symposium will kick off at 9:00 AM sharp with a plenary lecture followed by the poster symposium and student presentations. Light refreshments will be provided. Business casual dress recommended. \

Interested in presenting? 

All UCLA students are encouraged to submit their work to be presented. Top submissions will be invited to give an oral presentation; all other accepted submissions will be poster presentations.  

  • Abstract submissions open January 6, 2025.  
  • The deadline for abstract submission is 11:59 PM on March 3, 2025.  
  • Acceptance notifications and poster development instructions will be sent by March 31, 2025. 
  • Poster workshops and advising will be open during Weeks 1-5 of Spring Quarter. 
  • Posters are due in two phases: the review phase and the final product.  
  • Posters must be submitted for initial review via e-mail to [email protected] no later than Monday, May 5th at 11:59 PM. This stage allows students to receive feedback from faculty prior to final submission.  
  • Completed posters must be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] no later than Monday, May 19th at 11:59 PM. 

FAQs

No, the Symposium Committee handles poster printing and setup. As a student presenter, all you have to do is submit your poster by the deadline and we will handle the rest! 

We do not have strict requirements for the type of work that can be submitted. Works in progress and/or works done as part of other programs are welcome! Previous students have presented formal research, capstone projects, etc. 

Yes, upon acceptance, the Symposium Committee will send all accepted students the poster design guidelines, including a template and recommendations. In general, posters should be landscape style and formatted to be 36” tall x 48” wide. Submissions are accepted as Microsoft PowerPoint files only, please do not use Canva or other resources to design posters.