Call for Proposals

SUBMIT PROPOSAL

 

DEADLINE

Friday, June 13, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET

We seek session proposals on timely topics that advance the science and medicine of medical practice and patient care. Successful proposals will offer actionable takeaways, share innovative approaches, and engage attendees. Relevance or application to osteopathic principles and practice is encouraged.   

Proposals are submitted through a portal which requires the creation of a free account. All proposals will be reviewed by the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee. Subspecialty chairs will review all relevant proposal submissions.

THEME

Osteopathic internal medicine requires a unique style of leadership. At ACOI 2025, we're exploring guidance and resources that can help you embrace this role, and show up for your patients in personal, meaningful ways. This year’s theme is The Power of Physician Leadership: Innovate, Influence, and Inspire. We encourage you to use the theme in your proposal.

TOPICS 

Session proposals should relate to internal medicine or subspecialty topics. The intended audiences can be for hospitalists, outpatient, or both. We welcome proposals suited for any career level from students to residents and from early to mid to late career physicians.  

  • General – Internal Medicine  
  • Allergy/Immunology  
  • Cardiology  
  • Critical Care Medicine  
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism  
  • Gastroenterology  
  • Hematology  
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine  
  • Infectious Disease  
  • Nephrology  
  • Oncology  
  • Pulmonary Diseases  
  • Rheumatology  
  • Sleep Medicine  

SESSION LENGTH 

We invite proposals for short or long informative presentations, moderated panels, or interactive workshops:

  • 30 minutes  
  • 45 minutes  
  • 60 minutes  
  • 1.5 hours  
  • 2 hours  
  • 2.5 hours  

SESSION FORMATS

  • Live – In Person
    • In-person sessions will be held in a room in the conference venue, with all attendees and presenters physically present. Conference rooms will have a projector and screen. Only select “in-person” if you can commit to all presenters attending in-person. These sessions may be optionally recorded.  
  • Live – Virtual
    • Virtual sessions will be held live via the virtual platform. All presenters and attendees will join the session virtually (which may include in-person attendees who choose to join virtually). These sessions are recorded.  
  • eLearning Module  
    • Virtual sessions will be recorded and added to the ACOI Online Learning Center.  
  • Poster Presentation

REQUIREMENTS

  • Abstract Requirements: Proposal abstracts will be used as the public description of the session in the conference agenda. Abstracts should be 1000 characters or less and written in English. In-text citations and reference lists are not required.
  • In-Person or Hybrid Session Submissions: At least one presenter is required to be physically present at ACOI 2025. If your in-person or hybrid proposal is accepted, you will be asked to confirm a presenter will be present at ACOI 2025 in Marco Island, Florida. Accepted proposals require one presenter to register for an in-person ticket by the early bird registration deadline of July 31.
  • Submission Limit: You may submit up to two proposals.
  • Correspondence: The person who submits the proposal is the primary contact and is responsible for all communications and coordination on behalf of all co-presenters. If you need to change the primary contact after submission, please contact us.
  • Technology: Virtual and hybrid sessions will be accessible via the virtual platform for virtual attendees. In-person and hybrid presenters will have access to a projector and may be required to bring their own laptop and adapter (if applicable). Virtual and hybrid sessions will feature presenter screen sharing, live chat, and automatic captions. Pre-recorded session types will be accessible in the conference program for on-demand viewing with all videos captioned.
  • Scheduling: This year’s conference is based in Eastern Time and welcomes nationwide participation.  
  • Licensing: Unless an exception applies, session abstracts and video recordings (if applicable) will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License and released openly following the conference. Authors retain copyright but will be required to sign a release granting nonexclusive publication rights to the conference. 

TIMELINE

  • Friday, June 13 - Submission Deadline
  • Tuesday, July 15 - Acceptance Notifications
  • Thursday, July 31 - Early Bird Registration Deadline
  • Friday, August 8 - Schedule Published
  • Monday, September 1 - Pre-Recorded Video Deadline (if applicable)
  • October 8-11 - ACOI 2025