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**6-8** **May 2027, Kraków, Poland**
# [](https://piebm.org/) Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest 2027
**This case report contest is for specialists or trainees in internal medicine up to 35 years of age**
###  Argentina
Ana Gabriela Marquez Perez
**Beyond the bone marrow: Bilateral orbital plasmacytoma as an atypical presentation of multiple myeloma**
Azul Lanzillotta
**Beyond the usual suspects: Unraveling a case of IgG4-related disease**
Camila Rodriguez
**When the peritoneum surprises: Peritoneal lymphomatosis in a patient recently diagnosed with HIV**
Ezequiel Pablo Libovich
**Primary hyperparathyroidism and thromboembolic disease, an uncommon association**
Gonzalo Heras
**A wolf in sheep’s clothing: Genital tuberculosis simulating obstetric sepsis**
Martín Leonardo Gil Folgar
**A tanned vampire**
Víctor Rolando Rocha
**Thrombotic microangiopathy and atypical uremic syndrome secondary to dengue infection**
###  Belgium
Sven L. Van Laer
**Steamy holiday: Relaxed mind, but a nasty fever?**
###  Canada
Nayla Léveillé
**An inflammatory puzzle: How to link scleroderma, MPO antibodies and Q fever**
### Chile
Juhi Datwani
**Disseminated yet elusive: *Cryptococcus neoformans* with a negative antigen puzzle**
Maria Mosqueira
**A portal to the unknown: A unique case of portal hypertension without cirrhosis**
Sebastián Chávez
**Hypercalcemia, a diagnostic puzzle: The role and potential biases of AI in a challenging case**
###  Croatia
Alojzije Lacković
**Portal vein thrombosis with cavernous transformation in a patient with secondary myelofibrosis: A complex case of portal hypertension and hematological complications**
Ema Somen
**Acute pancreatitis caused by hemobilia following liver trauma**
Nikola Colovic
**An unusual case of dyspnea in the sea of respiratory infections and acute COPD exacerbations in winter 2025**
Tina Herljević
**Sometimes it is not how it initially seems**
###  Czechia
Christian Szabó
**A headache that made us think twice**
Dieu Mi Bui
**Severe case of diarrhoea - Pharaoh’s revenge**
Martin Pehr
**Osteopenia and hypercalcemia as a presentation of ectopic parathyroid adenoma**
Michal Svoboda
**Cardiac arrest caused by pulmonary embolism. Catheter-directed treatment as lifesaving procedure?**
Natalie Grosup Friedova
**Corn starch in the therapy of paraneoplastic hypoglycemia**
Ondrej Santavy
**Of lumps and men**
Roman Dohnal
**A complicated journey from the spine to the correct diagnosis – case report**
###  France
Clara Cheung
**The great glucose heist: Hypoglycemia beyond the pancreas**
Hanaë De Vecchi
**One purpura may hide another**
Khadidja Abdelhamid
**Paraneoplastic lupus syndrome**
###  Hungary
Brigitta Szolga
**Post-gastric bypass hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia**
Gábor Iványi
**Synchronous parathyroid carcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma 41 years after irradiation of the neck**
Krisztián Birtalan
**What kind of celiac disease is this? Refractory celiac disease**
Noémi Hajdú
**The octopus fisherman and the endocrinology**
Noemi Tari
**Food impaction and eosinophilic esophagitis**
Tamás István Nagy
**End organ damage reversed with complement inhibitor treatment**
###  India
Anusha Hegde
**The great masquerader strikes again! Neurosyphilis presenting as general paresis of insane and stroke like syndrome: A case report**
Chandana Kumara Sai Jannu
**Unmasking anti-synthetase syndrome: When ILD takes the lead**
###  Ireland
Clare O’Brien
**When all is not what it seems**
Louise Ward
**Acute ischaemic stroke due to carotid web presenting to a model 3 hospital**
###  Israel
Ahmad Raiyan
**Chronic diarrhea from another point of view**
###  Latvia
Karlis Kleimanis
**Uncharted waters: PTH as a lighthouse in the diagnosis of dual primary tumors**
Marta Persana
**When a family argument goes wrong**
###  Poland
Agnieszka Jarosińska
**1.5 in a million – acquired hemophilia A in an 85-year-old male**
Anita Wach
**The rheumatologist’s gambit in treating ankylosing spondylitis and DRESS syndrome**
Joanna Kula
**Villous adenoma of the bile ducts - a long and winding road for making the diagnosis**
Krzysztof Proc
**Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis with involvement of the lungs and heart**
Magdalena Płonka-Stępień
**“Differential diagnosis in diabetes can be difficult” – the first case of digenic maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) with compound heterozygosity of severe mutations in the *PDX1* and *HNF1B* genes**
Maria Komisarz-Calik
**Severe thromboembolic sequels after effective treatment of hypercortisolemia in a patient with an ACTH-independent Cushing syndrome**
Maria Królikowska
**Can car keys break your heart?**
Marta Skoczynska
**TB or not TB – the clinical context must give us pause**
Martyna Kurcz
**In medicine, there are no shortcuts – infective endocarditis**
Miłosz Knura
**Electrolyte enigma and the mystery of hyperaldosteronism: A case of self-induced dysregulation**
Monika Budzich-Napiwodzka
**MiNEN of the pancreas: A dangerous adversary with two faces – case report and review of clinical-pathological characteristics**
Monika Tomaka-Burdziak
**The invisible cage: A story of cardiac constriction**
Olgierd Dróżdż
**De novo type 1 diabetes in a patient with lupus nephritis treated with steroids and a history of proximal venous thrombosis – a case report**
###  Portugal
Maria João A. Barbosa
**Connecting the dots: A scleroderma-polymyositis overlap syndrome case**
###  Slovakia
Jana Macáková
**Various symptoms of peripheral arterial disease in one patient – when the blood pressure increases and the weight decreases**
Lucia Mihaľovová
**What was hidden behind a severe hypercalcemia?**
Simona Pavukova
**With ibuprofen to external cardiostimulation**
Zuzana Miertová
**Semaglutide in treatment of obesity in non diabetic patient after kidney transplantation**
###  South Africa
Rowan Nelson
**Successful rechallenge of a rifamycin in rifampicin induced thrombocytopenia: A case report**
###  Tunisia
Wiem Helali
**Scurvy: Age-old disease, new understandings**
###  Turkey
Betul Yilmaz
**Aseptic abscess syndrome: A unique case of splenic involvement and systemic inflammation**
Ferhat Can
**Sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, or IgG4-related disease? A diagnostic dilemma in the overlapping spectrum of granulomatous disorders**
Nazlı Pelin Kırkayak
**A rare case of multicentric hyaline vascular type Castleman disease presenting with hepatobiliary obstruction**
Nur Beyza Tukek Kilicaslan
**Unmasking mucormycosis: A deadly cause of vision loss in uncontrolled diabetes**
Ruveyda Silay
**Rapid progress in multiorgan involvement amyloidosis**
###  Ukraine
Oksana Faiura
**Have you ever caught a chameleon?**
###  United Kingdom
Zhi Tian Chen
**Acute kidney injury: A challenging case during on-calls**
## Digital Posters
###  Algeria
Enfal Silini
**Beyond the obvious: An atypical immune-mediated syndrome in an elderly patient**
Mohamed Redha Berrim
**When incense use becomes fatal: The first reported case of DRESS syndrome triggered by incense, successfully treated with cyclosporine after relapse under corticosteroids**
Nazli Elayadi
**Autoimmune myelofibrosis: A rare but serious condition**
Ramzi Brik
**Autoimmune encephalitis: A diagnostic challenge in the setting of multisystem autoimmunity**
###  Argentina
Cecilia Gallo
**Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody associated disease (MOGAD) with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) phenotype following a primary Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection**
Florencia Liliana Garcia
**Apropos of dementia**
###  Bangladesh
Chowdhury Adnan Sami
**A misleading UTI: When culture-negative pyuria hides something more**
### Chile
Dominga García
**A testicular mass with a twist: From malignancy to polyarteritis nodosa**
###  Colombia
Juan David Salazar
**Facing Koch’s shadow: A battle against drug-resistant tuberculosisa**
###  Hungary
Márton Kalabay
**An interesting case of HIV-associated infectious disease**
Peter Turai
**Normouricemic gout: The role of lubricin**
Zsófia Turgonyi
**Thymoma-associated paraneoplastic gastroparesis – a case study**
###  India
Akash Paruthi
**Extensive metameric involvement in a case of Cobb syndrome presenting as compressive myelopathy**
Prem Thilak Palani
**Heart-breaking: A devastating manifestation of an overlap syndrome**
Vaibhav Agarwal
**Connecting the dots**
###  Israel
Alon Porat
**An unusual late presentation of systemic BCG infection**
###  Lithuania
Kristina Ziuteliene
**Nodule, nodule on the arm, who’s the abominable of them all? A case report of a local dirofilariasis in Lithuania**
###  Mexico
Ixchel Kenia Martínez Velo
**Headache secondary to neurosyphilis**
José Luis Cambron Jimenez
**From silent clots to neuropathy: A delayed diagnosis of pernicious anemia**
###  Pakistan
Aimal Khan Afridi
**Beyond the gut: Enteric fever leading to acute myocarditis**
Ramsha Abid
**Beyond the rash: Case of varicella induced kidney injury**
Romail Shahid
**Thyroidectomy’s ripple effect: The Fahrs fallout**
Wardah Mohsin
**Discerning etiology of refractory hypertension in a young female**
###  Poland
Aleksandra Pilśniak
**When first impressions lead in the wrong direction – a spectacular presentation of facial erysipelas**
###  Singapore
Isaac Ng
**Does this ring a bell? An unusual case of idiopathic peripheral facial nerve palsy with CSF VZV positivity**
###  Slovakia
Peter Kromka
**A slimmer waist but a hazy mind: A case of Wernicke encephalopathy following bariatric surgery**
###  Tunisia
Oumaya Ben Hamda
**When clots meet cells: A rare case of acute lower limb ischemia revealing acute promyelocytic leukemia – the unseen link**
Sirine Saadaoui
**Diagnosis of Erdheim-Chester disease following a traumatic injury: Atypical mode of onset!**
###  Ukraine
Nazar Negrych
**Guillain Barré syndrome in a patient with multiple sclerosis on the background of immunosuppressive therapy: A case report**
###  United Arab Emirates
Mahra Almheiri
**Meningococcal bacteremia presenting as acute pericarditis: A rare clinical challenge**
Sara AlKhemeiri
**Unrecognized transfusion-transmissible malaria in a non-endemic setting: A case report**
###  United Kingdom
Ashrit Chohan
**Smith-Kingsmore syndrome: An unusual complication**
###  Urugway
Paula Ramirez
**Caged heart: A case of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis**
## Meet the Reviewers
Review Board responsible for evaluating all accepted submissions and selecting top 20 for the Young Talents Finals
Co-chair of the Review Board
### Dr Akbar Panju MB, ChB, FRCPC, FRCP(Edin) FRCP(Glasg), FACP
McMaster University, Canada
Co-chair of the Review Board
### Dr Roman Jaeschke MD, MSc, FRCPC
McMaster University, Canada
### Dr Adri Kok MBBCh, MMed, FCP (SA), DipPEC (SA), FACP
International Society of Internal Medicine, South Africa
### Dr John G. Kellett MD
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, Denmark
### Dr Piotr Zaborowski MD, PhD
Polish Society of Internal Medicine, Poland
### Dr Rebecca W. Opole MD, FACP
American College of Physicians, USA
### Dr Reinold Gans MD, PhD
European Board of Internal Medicine, the Netherlands
The submission period is now closed.
The results of the top 20 ranked case reports for the 2025 Young Talents Finals
will be announced on April 1.
## Submit your case report by **February 15, 2027, at 23:59 PST**
[SUBMIT NOW](https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/83862/submitter)
### Grand Final | Thursday, May 7
**8:00–8:30 | Welcome and opening lecture**
**8:30–10:20 | Part 1**
Category: Nephrology
**David Connellan (Ireland)**
Profound muscle weakness from severe hypokalaemia: A hidden culprit
**Mareé (Alida Maria) Hugo (South Africa)**
Shoshin beriberi presenting during the perioperative kidney transplant period
**Fatima Benbekhma (Algeria)**
Hypereosinophilic syndrome revealing systemic IgA vasculitis: A complex case associating linear IgA dermatosis and glomerulonephritis
**Bettina Gabrielle Tenorio (USA)**
Double trouble: Wunderlich syndrome complicated by Page kidney in a patient with pyelonephritis
**Piero Saieva (South Africa)**
Hypokalaemic rhabdomyolysis due to clay geophagia during pregnancy
**Luke Harris (Ireland)**
A dynamic case of acute kidney injury: A diagnosis in flux
Category: Infectious Diseases
**Ruhul Kuddus (Bangladesh)**
Kala-azar meets leprosy: Clinical lessons from a rare tropical co-infection
Category: Cardiology
**Liang-Chun Wang (Taiwan)**
From rash to heart: Rapidly progressive varicella-associated pericarditis leading to cardiac tamponade in a young male
**Angel Fabian Leon-Chavez (Colombia)**
Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis without TTR gene mutations: Wild-type TTR cardiac amyloidosis
**Ryan Carroll (UK/Scotland)**
Too breathless to sit up
**10:40-12:30 | Part 2**
Category: Endocrinology
**Cheng-Yeh Yang (Taiwan)**
Cushing disease initially presented as macronodular adrenal hyperplasia: A case report and review of literature
**Aleksandra Gamrat-Żmuda (Poland)**
Severe, refractory hypokalemia in small-cell lung cancer is a red flag for ectopic hypercortisolemia
**Josefa Alfonso Arecheta (Chile)**
The invisible patient: A case of asymptomatic retroperitoneal paraganglioma mimicking postoperative sepsis
**Gabriela Mejia (Colombia)**
Extreme hyperinsulinemia: Not always an insulinoma
Category: Gastroenterology
**Damian Arabasz (Poland)**
How many drops of blood are needed to determine that the patient has crumpled paper in the liver?
Category: General Internal Medicine
**Maja Nowicka (Poland)**
Fulminant liver failure following marathon run
**Yousef Alabrach (United Arab Emirates)**
Recurrent syncope and cardiac arrest: Not the cause you think
**Prawesh Adhikari (Nepal)**
Midline mystery: An unusual urachal seminoma presenting as a large abdominopelvic mass
**Mohammad Najjar (Israel)**
The black swan effect in internal medicine: 4 cases that changed patients’ lives, changed our perspective, and might change yours
**Zeeshan Khan (Pakistan)**
Beyond Bell’s palsy: A diagnostic enigma
**13:20–15:10 | Part 3**
Category: Hematology
**Anna Ürgeová (Slovakia)**
A case that makes your blood run cold
**Visakha Revana Irawan (Indonesia)**
Rare, lethal, and reversible: Upper-extremity phlegmasia cerulea dolens in metastatic breast cancer
**Abdirahman Ahmed (USA)**
Triple-negative essential thrombocythemia in a 29-year-old presenting with multifocal stroke and arterial thrombosis: A diagnostic challenge beyond a patent foramen ovale
**Rodrigo Funes-Ferrada (Chile)**
Anasarca of unusual etiology: Clinical clues pointing to POEMS syndrome
**Andreea Asaftei (Romania)**
Immune sparks and pathogenic fires: A case of fulminant warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Category: Rheumatology
**Gergely Péter Máté (Hungary)**
The association of systemic lupus erythematosus and cutaneous leishmaniasis
**Alexander Jančuška (Slovakia)**
First case of VEXAS syndrome transfer by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
**Djihad Dina Amamri (Algeria)**
Challenges in the management of Hughes-Stovin syndrome balancing risk and innovation
**Ruth Airiel Ho (Singapore)**
The gut feeling: A rare cause for postprandial abdominal pain
**Iyed Oğuz (Turkey)**
Unexplained severe hyperCKemia in a young woman: A case of genetically confirmed dysferlinopathy
### Peer Award Specialty Finals | Friday, May 8
**8:00-9:20 | Part 1**
**Block: A1**
Category: Infectious diseases
**Manuela Delgado (Argentina)**
Multiple brain lesions in HIV, not always infection
**Filip Sadurski (USA)**
Fulminant meningococcemia presenting with shock and early disseminated intravascular coagulation
**Wiktoria Lewandowska (Poland)**
A patient with lymphoma history presents with lymphadenopathy that turns out to be a rare animal acquired disease — tularemia
**Harry Quin (USA)**
Severe babesiosis with splenic infarction and coagulopathy in a patient with Brugada syndrome
**Bohdana Halunka (Poland)**
Sudden vision disturbances with ANCA antibodies — is it always systemic vasculitis?
**Valentina Palazzesi (Argentina)**
Beyond the usual suspects: *Mycobacterium abscessus* peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis
**Bernardita Valenzuela (Chile)**
Cardiac tamponade due to invasive pneumococcal disease: A rare but potentially fatal condition
**Maria Carmen Galaka (Argentina)**
Acute paracoccidioidomycosis presenting as chylous ascites and cutaneous dissemination: A rare manifestation in an endemic area
**Fiona Murphy (Ireland)**
An unwell adult on targeted immunosuppression
**Block: A2**Category: Gastroenterology
**Attila Szűcs (Hungary)**
Abdominal resistance and anemia without malignancy: A misleading clinical picture
**José Miguel Ortega Fuenzalida (Chile)**
Severe lupus enteritis presenting as multifocal ileitis with ascites and acute kidney injury
**Laura Michalková (Slovakia)**
Chylous ascites and hypoalbuminemia: From symptom to diagnosis
**Lilla Lichtblau (Hungary)**
Acute complication and malignant transformation of a long-standing complex hepatic cyst: A diagnostic dilemma and the consequences of non-decision
**Muhammad Haris Khan (Pakistan)**
A young man with fever, cytokines, cytoses and “hepatocellular carcinoma”: The diagnosis that wasn’t
**Jakub Jurica (Slovakia)**
Non-traumatic left-sided atrioesophageal fistula
**Block: B1**
Category: Endocrinology
**José Antonio López Hernández (Mexico)**
Neurovegetative symptoms: A journey to find their etiology
**Lucia Kubíková (Slovakia)**
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty as an effective method of treating the patient with grade 3 obesity
**Gasmi Mohamed Islem (Algeria)**
PTH resistance revealed by acute hypocalcemia
**Réka Bánki (Hungary)**
IgG4-associated hypophysitis
**Maria Komisarz-Calik (Poland)**
Insulinoma mimicking pheochromocytoma
**Fedir Laniush (Ukraine)**
Secrets that harm: A case of concealed diuretic and laxative use causing hyperaldosteronism and hypokalemia
**Nai-Rong Kuo (Taiwan)**
From familial chylomicronemia-like phenotype to multifactorial chylomicronemia: A novel *LPL* variant with recurrent pancreatitis and portal hypertension
**Sinéad Cadogan (Ireland)**
“If the pregnant patient can’t concentrate, the physician needs to”: Relapsed central diabetes insipidus in pregnancy
**Block: B2**
Category: Nephrology
**Monika Górska (Poland)**
Time after time: Diagnostic pitfalls of paroxysmal hemolytic anemia coinciding with hyperlipidemia
**Petra Anna Kurucz (Hungary)**
Dual challenge in the diagnosis and management of a patient with skin lesions, pericardial effusion and the nephritic syndrome
**Ivan Andre Hartono (Indonesia)**
Preventing permanent renal damage, early recognition and management of post-traumatic rhabdomyolysis
**Eva Zvárová (Czechia)**
Acute kidney injury induced by synthetic cannabinoids
17:15-18:45 **| Part 2**
**Block: C1**
Category: Rheumatology
**Mehran Imtiaz (Pakistan)**
Pulseless young woman: A clinical clue that should not be missed
**Dominika Wasik (Poland)**
Elderly-onset adult-onset Still’s disease triggered by transurethral resection of the prostate
**Khouloud Benkhedda (Algeria)**
Hypercalcemia revealing lymphomatous transformation in Sjögren’s syndrome
**Aleksandra Opinc-Rosiak (Poland)**
Massive cutaneous calcinosis in systemic sclerosis treated with ciclosporin: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
**Meave Higgins (Ireland)**
Giant cell arteritis, beyond the temporal artery
**Block: C2**
Category: Hematology
**Václav Faměra (Czechia)**
Amyloidosis presenting as a tumor-like lesion
**Wei-Chiu Lin (Taiwan)**
Amyloid light-chain (AL)–type diffuse parenchymal amyloidosis presenting as recurrent right side pleural effusion
**Vicente Rayo Bastias (Chile)**
Waldenström macroglobulinemia–associated renal amyloidosis with a persistent hypervascular renal mass: A diagnostic challenge
**Wiktoria Ryżewska (Poland)**
The wrong place, the right diagnosis: Multiple myeloma diagnosed from pleural effusion
**Rodrigo Augsburger (Argentina)**
All the iron, none of the red: Diagnostic reasoning in autoimmune pure red cell aplasia
**Lina García (Colombia)**
Unmasking cardiac involvement in hairy cell leukemia
**Abd Alnaser Bsoul (Israel)**
Refeeding syndrome and hemolytic anemia
**Block: D1**
Category: Cardiology
**Saroj Ghimire (Nepal)**
Unrepaired TOF in the seventh decade: A rare survival case
**Nadhir Soltane Touchent (Algeria)**
When the heart finally breathes: Reversible sinoatrial block in obstructive sleep apnea
**Agnieszka Tusznicka-Pawlak (Poland)**
Too tall, too young, too hypertensive — Abraham Lincoln’s disease in a 19-year-old patient. When should we suspect Marfan syndrome?
**Ivana Lengyelová (Czechia)**
When CRP is the only clue: An unusual presentation of aortic dissection
**Block: D2**
Category: General Internal Medicine
**Leonid Rabinovich (Israel)**
How many physicians do you need before the internist makes the diagnosis of acute porphyria
**Daniela Dussan (Colombia)**
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia with hepatic involvement and splenic infarcts as atypical manifestation
**Israa Mutasim Abdalla Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)**
From dermis to deficit: A rare case of PRES triggered by skin lesion
**Krystian Mirowski (Poland)**
Chronic lithium toxicity precipitated by dehydration in an elderly patient
**Natalia Rios Turek (UK/Scotland)**
A case of sun-induced hypercalcemia in sarcoidosis patient
**Marcin Kutek (Poland)**
Diagnostic utility of point-of-care lung ultrasound using the BLUE protocol in transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO): A report of two cases
**Kata Rebeka Utassy (Hungary)**
Treatment of an acute metabolic crisis in an adult with maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)
**Ondrej Cernocky (Czechia)**
Extreme diabetes: A struggle between life and death
**Abhishek Tiwary (Nepal)**
A rare case of electrical storm after accidental poisoning of *Delphinium* species (Nirmasi)
**Terézia Krausová (Slovakia)**
Nutritional deficiency as a diagnostic trap
### Virtual participation | digital posters
**Myriam Le Quoc (Canada)**
From confusion to clarity: When Shakespeare meets the hippocampus
**Kristina Franklin (USA)**
AI molecular profiling misclassifies primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma as metastatic breast cancer
**Rosemary B. Falama (USA)**
From ptosis to click: Early detection of life-threatening conditions at the bedside
**Maha Batool (Pakistan)**
Delayed epiphyseal closure due to aromatase deficiency: A case report in a 36-year-old male
**Oumaya Ben Hamda (Tunisia)**
Caught between bleeding and clotting: The dual challenge of factor VII inhibition and antiphospholipid syndrome
**Wala Hamed (United Arab Emirates)**
When cortisol becomes the enemy: Disseminated nocardiosis and multifocal brain abscesses in severe Cushing disease
**Faisal Masood (USA)**
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy in metastatic breast cancer: A diagnostic challenge in the setting of hypoxia and an inter-atrial shunt
**Rowan Nelson (South Africa)**
When inflammation turns lethal: Fatal cerebral venous sinus thrombosis following apparent resolution of acute severe ulcerative colitis
**Kainaat Baig (Pakistan)**
Refractory hypertension in a young patient: Unmasking mid-aortic syndrome
**Myroslav Bozhenko (Ukraine)**
Three rare interrelated conditions in one patient: Migrainous stroke as a result of sporadic hemiplegic migraine and Alice in Wonderland syndrome
**Shazzaduzzaman Sunny (Bangladesh)**
Fahr’s syndrome secondary to primary hypoparathyroidism presenting with recurrent seizures: A rare case report
**Tamojit De Sarkar (India)**
Parasitosis presenting with multi-organ dysfunction: A rare encounter
**Maryam Alarif (United Arab Emirates)**
An unexpected respiratory complication of a common endocrine treatment
**Biplav Adhikari (Nepal)**
A diagnostic conundrum in Liddle syndrome: A case report from Nepal
**Putu Agus Marciyasa (Indonesia)**
Integrating reduced‑dose systemic glucocorticoids and SGLT2 inhibition in high‑risk IgA nephropathy with FSGS pattern: An evidence‑based case report
**Mohamed Belhadj (Tunisia)**
Recurrent skin infections triggered by corticosteroids in a patient with congenital ichthyosis
**Paulomi Banerjee (India)**
Hypervirulent *Klebsiella*-induced TMA: An emerging threat
**Hasanul Islam (Bangladesh)**
Tetrasomy X: Unmasking the hidden spectrum of a rare chromosomal aneuploidy
**Hunza Malik (Pakistan)**
Reversal of diabetes and hypertension following hypophysectomy for acromegaly
**Sashank Yarlagadda (USA)**
Hepatocellular drug-induced liver injury attributed to escitalopram
**Angie Vargas (Argentina)**
Bacterial endocarditis: “Not everything is what it seems, not everything seems what it is”
**Salva Shariq (Pakistan)**
One pathogen, two organs: Unravelling a rare dual immune sequela in a young adult
**Bartłomiej Wnuk (Poland)**
Atypical symptomatology and diagnostic challenges of AL amyloidosis
**Valentina Benoit Devoto (Argentina)**
Acute bowel obstruction as the sentinel manifestation of severe immunosuppression and disseminated histoplasmosis
**Daniel Felipe Castro Peñuela (Argentina)**
Isolated pulmonary involvement as a form of early systemic autoimmune disease
**Paula Camila Prieto Vaca (Colombia)**
Rethinking immune competence: Landouzy’s typhobacillosis in an elderly patient without classic immunosuppression
**Sofia Parada Prada (Portugal)**
Fulminant acute chest syndrome and multiorgan failure in sickle cell disease with chronic hepatic vasculopathy: A fatal synergy
**Maysam Jridi (Tunisia)**
Warm and cold: Uncommon dual faces of autoimmune hemolysis revealing primary Sjögren’s syndrome
**Paula Martínez (Argentina)**
Overlap syndrome between two immunological fronts: Autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis
**Lovette Oji (USA)**
Unmasking pseudohyperaldosteronism as paraneoplastic syndrome in metastatic lung cancer
**Yasmine Khrifech (Tunisia)**
Beyond cytopenia: Unclassifiable systemic inflammation in myelodysplastic syndrome
**Amira Cecilia Carcione (Argentina)**
From fever, diarrhea, and pleuropericardial effusion to multiorgan failure: A diagnostic challenge
**Husna Moola (South Africa)**
The diabetic back: Type 3 scleredema
**Izza Khan (Pakistan)**
The great mimicker: Anti-MuSK myasthenia gravis
**Muntaqa Butt (Pakistan)**
Mirror lesions: A diagnostic clue, not a clinical coincidence
**Liliia Fabin (Ukraine)**
Fever at masquerade
**Maisha Maliha Misha (Bangladesh)**
A case of paraquat poisoning: Presenting with acute kidney injury and oral ulcer and its progression over time
**Yasitha Kakarlapudi (USA)**
Kounis syndrome presenting as anaphylaxis-associated NSTEMI in severe multivessel coronary artery disease
**Frans Liwang (Indonesia)**
Perforated ulcerative colitis following surgery for complicated diverticulitis in elderly: Clinical considerations for internists
**Lauma Zdanovska (Latvia)**
Prolonged fever of unknown origin revealing an unresectable interatrial cardiac mass in a patient with suspected primary myelofibrosis
**Figueroa Maria Victoria (Argentina)**
Diagnostic challenges in mixed connective tissue disease
**Vedhant Jaiswal (Nepal)**
Concurrent arterial and venous thrombotic events in a young male revealing antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
**Abdullah Al Noman Bhuiyan (Bangladesh)**
Bilateral medullary nephrocalcinosis and maculopathy in an 8-year-old girl: Unmasking a rare tubulopathy
**Ásrún Björk Hauksdóttir (Iceland)**
Warm car, hidden danger: Severe carbon monoxide poisoning mimicking seizure
**Florencia Liliana Garcia (Argentina)**
Crossed shadows: The diagnostic challenge between inflammation and cancer
**Geng Hao Bai (Taiwan)**
Beyond hepatocellular carcinoma: Primary hepatic MALT lymphoma in HBV carriers. A 10-year series on diagnostic pitfalls and long-term survival
**Maria Satya Paramitha (Indonesia)**
The great mimicker revisited: Colonic tuberculosis simulating colorectal malignancy and inflammation
**Anushree Venkatesh Murthy (USA)**
The hidden storm: Relapsing hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
**Mohammed Hadi (Iraq)**
Chronic abdominal pain in an elderly woman diagnosed as sclerosing mesenteritis
**Yu Ting Chou (Taiwan)**
Harnessing a pharmacokinetic interaction: Carbapenem-assisted clearance in severe valproic acid overdose
**Tirthankar Basak (India)**
Carbamazepine-induced hyperhomocysteinemia as an exceptionally rare cause of inferior vena cava thrombosis
**Nadya Magfira (Indonesia)**
Hyperthyroidism-induced severe osteoporosis with catastrophic multilevel vertebral compression fractures in a 52-year-old postmenopausal woman
**Meriem Sobhi (Algeria)**
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy of Berardinelli-Seip type revealed by organomegaly and severe insulin resistance in a young girl
**Batoul Stasaid (Algeria)**
Cardiac involvement in dermatomyositis: An overlooked diagnosis?
**Djamila Seghali (Algeria)**
When inflammation turns hematologic: A fatal pattern suggestive of VEXAS syndrome
**Sadia Hameed (United Arab Emirates)**
Bukhoor exposure and cardiac stunning: A challenging combination
**Santosh Pokhrel (Nepal)**
Euglycemic ketoacidosis in a non-diabetic heart failure patient receiving empagliflozin
**Nour El Houda Yousfi (Algeria)**
Necrosis of the toes revealing RACAND syndrome
**Asma Meraghni (Algeria)**
The angioedema trap: Delayed diagnosis of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome
**Sarah Zafar (Pakistan)**
An unusual initial manifestation of pituitary macroadenoma: Refractory headache with occipital swelling
## Timeline
### SEPTEMBER, 2026
National preselections start
### NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Submissions open
### FEBRUARY 15, 2027
**Deadline for submissions (case report abstract)**
### MARCH 26, 2027
**Notification of qualification for the World Finals**
Authors are notified whether they have qualified for the Grand Final, Specialty Finals, or Virtual Final.
### APRIL 19, 2027
Deadline for uploading posters
Deadline for uploading slides for Virtual Final
### APRIL 26, 2027
Deadline for uploading slides for Grand Final and Specialty Finals
Announcement of the presentation schedule
### APRIL 28, 2027
**Young Talents Virtual Final**
### MAY 6-8, 2027
**Young Talents Grand Final and Specialty Finals**
**Award Ceremony**
### NOVEMBER/DECEMBER, 2027
Publication of the Book of Abstracts
## Participation modes
Choose between in-person or virtual participation
## In-person
Kraków, Poland
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Fee: €250
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-  Presentation of case reports in person as short lecture with slides, during Grand Final or Specialty Finals
-  Digital poster display on the Young Talents website and venue displays during the event
-  Publication in the Book of Abstracts in *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine*
-  Certificate of participation in the Contest
-  3-day in-person participation in MIRCIM
## Virtual
Around the world
---
Fee: €150
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-  Top 10 case reports will present virtually during the Virtual Final, held before the in-person event
-  Digital poster display on the Young Talents website and venue displays during the event
-  Publication in the Book of Abstracts in *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine*
-  Certificate of participation in the Contest
-  3-day virtual MIRCIM access
### Digital poster display
All accepted case reports are displayed as digital posters on the website and in the venue during the event.
[Register ↗](https://platform.youngtalents.one/register)
## Digital poster display
---
-  All accepted cases
-  Digital poster display on the Young Talents website and venue displays during the event
-  Publication in the Book of Abstracts in *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine*
-  Certificate of participation in the Contest
-  3-day virtual MIRCIM access
## AWARDS
| **IN-PERSON** | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Grand Final** | **1st place** | **2nd place** | **3rd place** |
| **Money prize** | **€1000** | **€600** | **€400** |
| **Diploma** | | | |
| Invitation to publish full case report free of charge in *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* | | | |
| Free in-person participation in MIRCIM 2028 | | | |
| Free accommodation (up to 3 days) in Kraków during MIRCIM 2028 | | | |
| Free participation in 26th European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM 2028) | | | |
| All authors of submissions qualified for Grand Final receive: Certificate of qualification for Grand Final Free participation in MIRCIM 2028 online **Audience Choice Award** The presentation with the highest number of votes awarded in the popular vote will receive: Diploma Free in-person participation in MIRCIM 2028 Invitation to publish full case report free of charge in *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* | | | |
| **Specialty Finals** Authors of the 3 highest-scoring subspecialty reports will be awarded: Diploma Free in-person participation in MIRCIM 2028 The 1st place winner in each subspecialty category will additionally receive: Invitation to publish full case report free of charge in *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* | | | |
| **Virtual** | | | |
| Authors of the 3 top-scoring case reports participating virtually will be awarded: Diploma Free participation in MIRCIM 2028 online The 1st place winner will additionally receive: Invitation to publish full case report free of charge in *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* | | | |
\*Students fee will be available soon
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## Watch the winners of 2026 edition
Scotland
### 
##### 1st place
### Peter Todd
Kidney disease… Is it worth the weight?
France
### 
##### 2nd place
### Arthur Renaud
Refractory ascites and multinodular systemic involvement revealing an exceptional multivisceral form of vascular epithelioid tumor associated with the *EWSR1::NFATC2* rearrangement
United Arab Emirates
### 
##### 3rd place
### Radwa Genidy
Pyrexia puzzle – take a closer look to solve the mystery: A case report
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Poland
### 
##### 🏆 1st place
### Maja Nowicka
Fulminant liver failure following marathon run
Singapore
### 
##### 🏆 2nd place
### Ruth Airiel Ho
A rare cause for postprandial abdominal pain
South Africa
### 
##### 🏆 3rd place
### Piero Saieva
Hypokalaemic rhabdomyolysis due to clay geophagia during pregnancy
Colombia
### 
##### 🏆 3rd place
### Gabriela Mejia
Extreme hyperinsulinemia: Not always an insulinoma
## Explore all digital posters!
[See posters](https://piebm.org/abstracts/)
### Winners and Awards of the 2026 edition
### **GRAND FINAL**
### Winner
**Maja Nowicka (Poland)**Fulminant liver failure following marathon run
Awards: diploma, free participation in MIRCIM 2027 onsite with accommodation in Kraków, publication in the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine*, free participation in the 25th European Congress of Internal Medicine in 2027, and €1000
### 2nd place
**Ruth Airiel Ho (Singapore)**
The gut feeling: A rare cause for postprandial abdominal pain
Awards: diploma, free participation in MIRCIM 2027 onsite with accommodation in Kraków, publication in the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* and €600
### 3rd place
**Piero Saieva (South Africa)**
Hypokalaemic rhabdomyolysis due to clay geophagia during pregnancy
**Gabriela Mejia (Colombia)**
Extreme hyperinsulinemia: Not always an insulinoma
Awards: diploma, free participation in MIRCIM 2027 onsite with accommodation in Kraków, publication in the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* and €400
### Audience Choice Award
**Ruth Airiel Ho (Singapore)**
The gut feeling: A rare cause for postprandial abdominal pain
Awards: diploma, free participation in MIRCIM 2027 onsite, publication in the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine*
## **PEER AWARD SPECIALTY FINALS**
Awards: Authors awarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place receive a diploma, and free participation in-person in MIRCIM 2027.
The 1st place winner in each subspecialty category receives additionally publication in the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* (IF 4,7).
### **Cardiology**
**Winner: Agnieszka Tusznicka-Pawlak (Poland)**
Too tall, too young, too hypertensive — Abraham Lincoln’s disease in a 19-year-old patient. When should we suspect Marfan syndrome?
**2nd place: Ryan Carroll (UK/Scotland)**
Too breathless to sit up
**3rd place: Liang-Chun Wang (Taiwan)**
From rash to heart: Rapidly progressive varicella-associated pericarditis leading to cardiac tamponade in a young male
### **Endocrinology**
**Winner: Sinéad Cadogan (Ireland)**
“If the pregnant patient can’t concentrate, the physician needs to”: Relapsed central diabetes insipidus in pregnancy
**2nd place: Maria Komisarz-Calik (Poland)**
Insulinoma mimicking pheochromocytoma
**3rd place: Gabriela Mejia (Colombia)**
Extreme hyperinsulinemia: Not always an insulinoma
### **Gastroenterology**
**Winner: Jakub Jurica (Slovakia)**
Non-traumatic left-sided atrioesophageal fistula
**2nd place: Damian Arabasz (Poland)**
How many drops of blood are needed to determine that the patient has crumpled paper in the liver?
**3rd place: José Miguel Ortega Fuenzalida (Chile)**
Severe lupus enteritis presenting as multifocal ileitis with ascites and acute kidney injury
### **General Internal Medicine**
**Winner:** **Abhishek Tiwary (Nepal)**
A rare case of electrical storm after accidental poisoning of *Delphinium* species (Nirmasi)
**2nd place: Israa Mutasim Abdalla Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)**
From dermis to deficit: A rare case of PRES triggered by skin lesion
**3rd place: Terézia Krausová (Slovakia)**
Nutritional deficiency as a diagnostic trap
### **Hematology**
**Winner: Rodrigo Augsburger (Argentina)**
All the iron, none of the red: Diagnostic reasoning in autoimmune pure red cell aplasia
**2nd place: Wiktoria Ryżewska (Poland)**
The wrong place, the right diagnosis: Multiple myeloma diagnosed from pleural effusion
**3rd place: Lina García (Colombia)**
Unmasking cardiac involvement in hairy cell leukemia
### **Infectious diseases**
**Winner: Fiona Murphy (Ireland)**
An unwell adult on targeted immunosuppression
**2nd place: Harry Quin (USA)**
Severe babesiosis with splenic infarction and coagulopathy in a patient with Brugada syndrome
**3rd place: Maria Carmen Galaka (Argentina)**
Acute paracoccidioidomycosis presenting as chylous ascites and cutaneous dissemination: A rare manifestation in an endemic area
### **Nephrology**
**Winner: Piero Saieva (South Africa)**
Hypokalaemic rhabdomyolysis due to clay geophagia during pregnancy
**2nd place: Bettina Gabrielle Tenorio (USA)**
Double trouble: Wunderlich syndrome complicated by Page kidney in a patient with pyelonephritis
**3rd place: Luke Harris (Ireland)**
A dynamic case of acute kidney injury: A diagnosis in flux
### **Rheumatology**
**Winner: Alexander Jančuška (Slovakia)**
First case of VEXAS syndrome transfer by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
**2nd place: Djihad Dina Amamri (Algeria)**
Challenges in the management of Hughes-Stovin syndrome balancing risk and innovation
**3rd place: Khouloud Benkhedda (Algeria)**
Hypereosinophilic syndrome revealing systemic IgA vasculitis: A complex case associating linear IgA dermatosis and glomerulonephritis
## **VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION**
Awards: Authors of the 3 top-scoring case reports who participate virtually receive a diploma and free participation in MIRCIM 2027 online.
**Winner: Myriam Le Quoc (Canada)**
From confusion to clarity: When Shakespeare meets the hippocampus
**2nd place: Kristina Franklin (USA)**
AI molecular profiling misclassifies primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma as metastatic breast cancer
**3rd place: Rosemary B. Falama (USA)**
From ptosis to click: Early detection of life-threatening conditions at the bedside
## Watch the Award Ceremony from the World Contest Finals 2026
Poland
### 
##### 🏆 1st place
### Maja Nowicka
Fulminant liver failure following marathon run
Singapore
### 
##### 🏆 2nd place
### Ruth Airiel Ho
A rare cause for postprandial abdominal pain
South Africa
### 
##### 🏆 3rd place
### Piero Saieva
Hypokalaemic rhabdomyolysis due to clay geophagia during pregnancy
Colombia
### 
##### 🏆 3rd place
### Gabriela Mejia
Extreme hyperinsulinemia: Not always an insulinoma
## About the Contest
**Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest** is an international competition developed for young internists interested in research and illustrating the problem-based learning approach using real-life scenarios.
It is organized by the [**Polish Institute for Evidence Based Medicine**](http://www.piebm.org) (Krakow, Poland) and **McMaster University** (Hamilton, Canada), in collaboration **with national societies of internal medicine and medical universities** from around the world.
First organized in 2018, it is held annually and its final stage—case report presentations—is part of the **[McMaster International Review Conference of Internal Medicine (MIRCIM)](https://my.ebm.one/mircim-2025?hsLang=en).** It was formerly known as the Best Case Report Contest.
This contest aims to:
- Enhance competencies of young doctors in the realms of problem-based learning and evidence-based medicine
- Promote talented young internists from around the world
- Disseminate current medical knowledge through clinical case reports
- Improve the quality of medical education and health care globally
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## Compete with the most ambitious and talented young internists from around the world
- Share your work with a global audience
- Get feedback from recognized experts
- Win attractive prizes
- Use the event for networking
**Kraków, Poland**
6-8 May 2027
SUBMIT NOW
*The Best Case Report Contest is a great initiative. It is a unique opportunity for young clinicians to discuss their cases with world-renowned experts. It's a great event where you can really learn a lot, and others can also learn a lot from you.*
Dr Michał Olejarz
Contest participant, Poland
*There really have been amazing cases. It's always very humbling as an experienced physician to still find a case that maybe we've only read about in a textbook or perhaps I've never heard about at all, which is slightly terrifying but equally fascinating.*
Dr Kerri Baker
Jury member, UK
*It's a pretty amazing experience. You get to know a lot of people, you get to know the city, which is actually beautiful. And just when you think you've seen everything, you come here and find all these incredible cases, and you're like, 'I still don't know anything; there's still so much to learn.' That's the nice part about it.*
Dr Sergio BuenoContest participant, Argentina
*The reason why I applied for the conference is mainly because of the important learning points that my case had, which could actually help not only physicians in Europe but also across the world in just managing very difficult cases.*
Dr Nisha George
Contest participant, UK
#### International exposure
Gain recognition on a global stage, presenting your work in front of experts and peers
#### Fascinating case reports from around the globe
Grand Final, Specialty Finals, and Virtual Final presentations with surprising findings and clinical gems
#### Attractive awards
Money prizes: €1000 (1st place), €600 (2nd place), €400 (3rd place); publication in the *Polish Archive of Internal Medicine*, and much more!
#### World-renowned experts offering a broad perspective
Experts from top-ranked medical universities and research centers sharing their insights and feedback on your case report
#### Networking opportunities
Connect with your colleagues and faculty from around the world
#### 3 days of intensive learning
Brilliant lectures with clear take-home messages covering key specialties and essential updates (including new CPGs, global trends, and common patterns of practice)
## HOW TO SUBMIT
### Step-by-step guide
### STEP 1
### Check eligibility
 You have a medical degree
 You are ≤35 years of age
 Your case report describes original observations on diagnosis or treatment
 Your case is original and has not been published before
 Your endorsing institution is among partners
[Check partners](https://my.ebm.one/young-talents#partners)
### STEP 2
### Prepare your submission
Use clear language and structure
Requirements for **case report abstract**:
Authors: up to 6
Words: ≤500
Keywords: ≤5
References: ≤5
Figures: ≤3
Tables: ≤1
[Check guidelines](https://my.ebm.one/young-talents#guidelines)
### STEP 3
### Obtain endorsement letter
Request an endorsement letter from a recognized partner.
It must include case report title, authors and be signed by a partner's representative.
**Endorsement limits**
Society
IN-PERSON: 10 cases
VIRTUAL: 5 cases
Other partners:
IN-PERSON: 3 cases
VIRTUAL: 3 cases
[Get the template](https://my.ebm.one/hubfs/Endorsement-letter-template-2026-1.docx?hsLang=en)
### STEP 4
### Choose participation mode
**In-person**
Fee: €250
**Virtual**
Fee: €150
[Compare](https://my.ebm.one/young-talents#participation-mode)
### STEP 5
### Submit your case
Submit your case
by **February 15, 2027**
**Register for the Young Talents Contest**
A correctly submitted case guarantees your participation in the contest!
[Registration & fee](https://platform.youngtalents.one/register)
##### STEP 6
### Upload poster & slides
Complete your submission by uploading a poster and slide presentation via the submission form.
**Virtual Final - April 28
4 minutes** for presentation
**2 minutes** for questions/comments from experts
**Grand Final - May 6
6 minutes** for presentation
**4 minutes** for questions/comments from experts
**Specialty Finals - May 7
4 minutes** for presentation
**2 minutes** for questions/comments from experts
[Check guidelines](https://my.ebm.one/young-talents#guidelines)
### STEP 7
### Get ready for adventure!
Check visa requirements and request necessary documents from MIRCIM Secretariat if needed
Book your flights and hotel
Practice your case presentation
See what to expect by browsing our archive of recordings from past editions
[Past Editions](https://ebm.one/en/e-learning/young-talents-internal-medicine)
## **Rules**
## Section 1. General Information
### 1.1. Summary
The Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest (“Contest”) is an annual competition for young internists for the best clinical case report, held in Krakow, Poland. It was established in 2018 as a part of the McMaster International Review Conference of Internal Medicine – MIRCIM ([www.mircim.one](http://www.mircim.one/)).
To take part in the Contest, participants must be **endorsed** by a national society of internal medicine or another recognized partner of MIRCIM – a medical university or a teaching hospital (→Partners, Endorsement, Representation). Endorsing Partners are listed on the official Contest website ([www.youngtalents.one](http://www.youngtalents.one)).
Submissions to the Contest are evaluated by an international group of **Reviewers** (→Reviewers and Jury Members).
The Contest offers **two modes of participation**:
- **In-person:** for authors who can attend an in-person event – Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals (“Finals”) – which runs parallel to MIRCIM, held in Kraków, Poland, to present their cases in front of an audience and answer questions. All accepted reports submitted for the in-person mode will be divided into categories (→Categories) and presented at **Specialty Finals**. Reviewers will also select the **30** **best case reports** to be presented in-person at the **Grand Final**.
- **Virtual:** for authors who cannot participate in person. Authors of the **top 10 case reports** selected by the Reviewers from reports submitted for virtual participation present during the **Virtual Final**, held online before the in-person event. The remaining case reports accepted for virtual participation are displayed as digital posters only.
All accepted case reports are **displayed as digital posters** on the website and in the venue during the event.
Each partner society can endorse up to **10** submissions for in-person participation and up to **5** submissions for virtual presentation. Other partners, such as medical universities/schools and teaching hospitals, can endorse up to **3** submissions for in-person participation and up to **3** submissions for virtual presentation.
**Juries** (→Juries) select reports for awards. Winners are announced during the Award Ceremony that takes place during MIRCIM. **Prizes** include certificates, publication opportunities, free participation in medical events, and monetary awards (→Awards).
### 1.2. Organizers
The Contest is organized by the **Polish Institute for Evidence Based Medicine** (Kraków, Poland) and **McMaster University** (Hamilton, Canada) in collaboration with national societies of internal medicine and medical universities/schools and teaching hospitals from around the world.
### 1.3. Goals
The Contest has the following key objectives:
- Provide talented young internists from around the world with an opportunity to present in front of their peers and experts in the field of internal medicine.
- Enhance competencies of young doctors in the realms of problem-based learning and evidence-based medicine.
- Disseminate current medical knowledge through clinical case reports.
- Improve the quality of medical education and health care globally.
### 1.4. Participants
#### First Author (Presenting Author, Author)
The Contest is open to internal medicine specialists and trainees in internal medicine who are no more than 35 years of age at the time of abstract submission.
Submissions from medical students will not be considered.
A participant may be listed as the first author of no more than one submitted case report.
#### Co-authors
Co-authors are also considered Contest participants and are eligible for the applicable registration fee for either in-person or virtual participation.
All authors should provide their ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) if available.
#### Conference Attendees
The Contest Finals are open to MIRCIM Conference attendees who are not participating in the Contest. MIRCIM Conference attendees, including medical specialists and medical students, may attend the Contest Finals either in person or virtually and may observe the case presentations for educational purposes.
To attend the Contest Finals, individuals must be registered for the MIRCIM Conference through the MIRCIM registration form.
### 1.5. Participation Modes and Fees
#### In-person participation mode
The in-person participation mode involves presentation of the submitted case report in person during the Finals in Kraków, Poland. Participants are required to pay the in-person participation fee in the amount of **€250** by **February 15, 2027**.
The fee includes:
- Participation in the Contest and Contest Finals (**May 6–7, 2027,** Kraków, Poland).
- Participation in MIRCIM (**May 6–8, 2027**, Kraków, Poland).
- Participation in the Award Ceremony at the Gala Night (**May 7, 2027**, Kraków, Poland).
- Lunch voucher for 3 days.
- Certificates of participation in the Contest and MIRCIM.
- Digital poster display on the Young Talents website and venue displays during the event.
- Publication in the Book of Abstracts in the journal *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* (impact factor, 4.7).
#### Virtual participation mode
The virtual participation mode is for first authors of submissions who cannot participate in the Contest in person. The top 10 case reports selected by the Reviewers are presented at the Virtual Final held online.
Each participant is required to pay the virtual participation fee in the amount of **€150** by **February 15, 2027**.
The fee includes:
- Participation in the Contest.
- Three-day virtual access to MIRCIM 2027.
- Certificates of participation in the Contest and MIRCIM.
- Digital poster display on the Young Talents website and venue displays during the event.
- Publication in the Book of Abstracts in the journal *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* (impact factor, 4.7).
Participants who switch from in-person to virtual participation may be included in the online Virtual Final as additional presentations (in addition to the top **10** selected for the Virtual Final) provided that:
- The change is made prior to **March 31, 2027**
- The case report received a higher score in the overall ranking by the Reviewers than the lowest-scoring submission that qualified for the Virtual Final
If the change is made on or after **April 1, 2027**, the case report will participate as a digital poster only and will not be eligible for awards.
#### Digital poster display
All accepted case reports are displayed as digital posters on the website and in the venue during the event.
#### Refund Policy
In the event of rejection, the participation fee will be refunded.
If a participant switches from in-person (on-site) to virtual participation, the price difference will be refunded, provided the change is made before **April 1, 2027**.
Changes made on or after **April 1, 2027**, will not be eligible for any refund.
The Organizers do not cover any expenses incurred by participants.
### 1.6. Partners, Endorsement, Representation
#### Partners
Societies of internal medicine, medical universities/schools and teaching hospitals interested in becoming MIRCIM Partners entitled to endorse cases for submission to the Contest can contact the Organizing Committee at [youngtalents@piebm.org](mailto:youngtalents@piebm.org).
Each partner society can endorse up to **10** submissions for in-person participation and up to **5** submissions for virtual participation.
Other partners such as medical universities/schools and teaching hospitals are entitled to independently endorse up to **3** submissions for in-person participation and up to **3** submissions for virtual participation.
#### Case Report Selection and Endorsement Letters
Reports are selected by a Partner (e.g., through an internal qualification process). The endorsement letter from a Partner must include the case report title and authors and must be signed by a Partner representative. See the endorsement template here.
Authors are required to include the endorsement letter from a Partner when submitting their case report.
#### Jury Representation
A representative from each Partner with endorsed case reports accepted for in-person participation is entitled to join the **Grand Final Jury** in person in Kraków, Poland. The Organizer will cover the registration fee and participation in social events and provide accommodation for the Jury member.
If a Partner has endorsed case reports accepted for virtual participation, it may delegate a representative to join the **Virtual Final Jury** for the Virtual Final held online before the in-person event.
Selected members of the Grand Final Jury may also be asked by the Organizers to join the **Specialty Finals Juries.**
### 1.7. Reviewers and Jury Members
All Reviewers and Jury members are experts in the field of internal medicine. A list of Reviewers and Jury members will be presented on the official Contest website at www.youngtalents.one.
#### Reviewers
The Organizers will delegate at least 5 Reviewers to evaluate all the submitted case reports. Reviewers accept or reject submitted cases for the Contest (all accepted in-person submissions are presented at Specialty Finals), select the **30** highest-scoring in-person submissions for the Grand Final, and the **10** highest-scoring virtual submissions for the Virtual Final.
A maximum of **3** submissions per country may qualify for the Grand Final. The Organizers may select a fourth submission from a given country for the Grand Final based on exceptional merit.
#### Juries
The **Grand Final Jury** consists of up to **5** members delegated by the Organizers and **1** member from each Partner with at least **1** endorsed submission accepted for in-person participation in the Contest.
The **Virtual Final Jury** consists of up to **5** members delegated by the Organizers and **1** member from each Partner with at least **1** endorsed submission accepted for virtual presentation in the Contest.
**Specialty Finals Juries** are selected by the Organizers from among members of the Grand Final Jury and other experts in the relevant categories who are present at MIRCIM.
## Section 2. Stages of the Contest and Timeline
### 2.1. Stage I. Preselection by Partners and Contest Submissions (until Feb 15, 2027)
#### Preselection
The preselection process is conducted by each Partner individually.
Medical societies select up to **10** case reports to be submitted for in-person participation and up to **5** case reports for virtual participation.
Universities, medical schools, and teaching hospitals select up to **3** case reports to be submitted for in-person participation and up to **3** case reports for virtual participation. The selected authors represent the Partner in the Contest Finals.
The preselection process is determined independently by each Partner and is not regulated or supervised by the Contest Organizers.
Only the authors of case reports selected through the preselection process will receive the Partner’s endorsement letter (→Partners, Endorsement, Representation).
#### Submission
To make a valid submission, each participant must:
- submit a case report, endorsed by a Partner, during the submission period through the submission system,
- pay the Contest participation fee.
Submissions must be made via the submission system by **February 15, 2027**. Submissions sent by email will not be accepted.
Submissions must include a complete abstract (→Guidelines on Preparing Case Reports).
Participants are required to select a participation mode (in-person or virtual) when making the submission.
Submission payment must be completed by **February 15, 2027** (→Participation Modes and Fees).
### 2.2. Stage II. Review and Result Announcement (Feb 15 – Mar 26, 2027)
All successfully submitted case reports will be evaluated by the Reviewers.
Results of the review (accepted or rejected) will be announced on an ongoing basis, no later than **March 22**, **2027**, to allow enough time for travel preparations. **Participants from countries required to have a Polish visa are strongly advised to check the local procedures and apply for a visa sufficiently far in advance.**
All accepted case reports submitted by authors participating in person qualify for oral presentation at Specialty Finals.
The **30** highest-scored case reports also qualify for oral presentation at the Grand Final.
If an author who qualified for the Grand Final changes participation mode from in-person to virtual, the next highest-scoring case report will be advanced to the Grand Final for each vacated place.
The top **10** highest-scored case reports submitted by authors participating virtually qualify for the Virtual Final held online.
The selection for the Grand Final, Specialty Finals, and Virtual Final will be announced by **March 26, 2027**.
### 2.3. Stage III. Poster and Presentation Upload (Mar 26 – Apr 26, 2027)
Posters must be uploaded to the submission system by **April 19, 2027**.
Authors who will present with slides at the Grand Final, Specialty Finals, or the Virtual Final will be asked to additionally upload their PowerPoint presentations in the PPTX format.
The deadline for uploading slides for the Virtual Final is **April 19, 2027**.
The deadline for uploading slides for the Grand Final and Specialty Finals is **April 26, 2027**.
The presentation schedule will be announced on the Young Talents website by **April 26, 2027**.
### 2.4. Stage IV. Presentations and Award Ceremony (Apr 28 and May 6-8, 2027)
#### Digital Posters
All accepted case reports will be displayed as digital posters on **May 6-8, 2027,** at the event venue, and online on the Young Talents website.
#### **Presentations at Virtual Final**
**Virtual Final:** A single session will be held online a week prior to the event on **April 28, 2027**, for the presentation of the top **10** case reports submitted for virtual participation.
A case presentation must not exceed **4** minutes, with the number of slides adjusted accordingly. Each presentation will be followed by **2** minutes of questions/comments from the experts.
Jury members will determine the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places by voting (→Assessment and Scoring Criteria).
#### Presentations at In-Person Finals
Authors will present their case reports at Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals on **May 6-8, 2027, in Kraków, Poland**.
**Grand Final:** A single three-part session will be held for the presentation of the top 30 submissions.
A case presentation must not exceed **6** minutes, with the number of slides adjusted accordingly. Each presentation will be followed by **4** minutes of questions/comments from the experts and audience.
Grand Final Jury members will determine the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places by voting (→Assessment and Scoring Criteria).
**Specialty Finals:** All case reports accepted for the Contest, including the 30 reports selected for the Grand Final, will be presented during Specialty Finals. Submissions will be divided into subspecialty categories. Authors are asked to assign their cases to the appropriate category based on the primary final diagnosis (e.g., systemic vasculitis – Rheumatology; asthma – Pulmonology; colorectal cancer – Gastroenterology). Reports may be reclassified and assigned to a different category by the Reviewers.
A case presentation must not exceed **4** minutes, with the number of slides adjusted accordingly. Each presentation will be followed by 2 minutes of questions/comments from the experts and audience.
Members of the Specialty Finals Juries will determine the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places by voting (→Assessment and Scoring Criteria).
#### Award Ceremony
The Contest results will be announced at the Award Ceremony, which will take place during MIRCIM at the Gala Night on May 7, 2027. All authors are invited to attend the ceremony.
### 2.5. Stage V. Publication (May 6, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027)
**All posters and recorded presentations** will be published on the Young Talents website.
The journal *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* will publish **all abstracts in a book of abstracts**.
Winners of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the Grand Final, the Audience Choice Award winner, the 1st-place winners in the Specialty Finals, and the 1st-place winner in the Virtual Final will be **invited to publish their cases as full reports in the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* free of charge**, under the conditions outlined in section 5.1.
## Section 3. Guidelines on Preparing Case Reports
### 3.1. Criteria for Case Reports
Only original unpublished case reports may be submitted.
Case reports should describe an original observation concerning diagnosis, treatment, or both. They should present one of the following:
- Rare conditions.
- Unusual presentation or complications of a relatively common condition.
- A difficult path to diagnosis.
- Cases of high educational value for other reasons.
### 3.2. Categories
While submission authors should indicate a category for the Specialty Finals (Categories) based on the primary final diagnosis (e.g., systemic vasculitis – Rheumatology; asthma – Pulmonology; colorectal cancer – Gastroenterology). Reports may be reclassified and assigned to a different category by the Reviewers.
Categories are as follows:
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Diabetology & Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology
- Pulmonology
- Rheumatology
- General Internal Medicine (cases not assigned into any of the categories above)
### 3.3. Language
The submission (case report abstract and poster) must be in English.
Submissions must demonstrate an adequate standard of English. Abstracts with insufficient language quality will not be included in the Book of Abstracts.
American English spelling is preferred for the abstract, in accordance with the publication standards of the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine*, which publishes the Book of Abstracts.
Medical jargon should be avoided.
The use of abbreviations should be limited, with preference for those recognized internationally. Abbreviations should be spelled out at first mention except for those commonly used (eg, ECG).
### 3.4. Structure
1\. Title (short, informative; max 150 characters).
2\. Authors’ names (presenting author listed as the first author).
3\. Institutional affiliations in English (Department, Institution, City, Country).
4\. First author’s corresponding email address.
5\. Introduction (case relevance and importance).
6\. Case description (clinical situation, course of events, clinical resolution).
7\. Discussion.
8\. Conclusions/lessons from the case.
Authors should indicate a category for the Specialty Finals (→Categories) based on the primary final diagnosis (e.g., systemic vasculitis – Rheumatology; asthma – Pulmonology; colorectal cancer – Gastroenterology). Reports may be reclassified and assigned to a different category by the Reviewers.
### 3.5. Abstract
Structure: Introduction, Case description, Discussion, Conclusions.
Number of authors: up to 6.
Length: up to 500 words.
Number of keywords: up to 5 (in alphabetical order, separated by commas, without abbreviations).
References: up to 5.
Figures/tables: up to 3 figures and 1 table.
- **Figures**: High-resolution figures must be submitted as separate files, with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI at a width of 65 mm. Accepted formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG, PDF, PPTX, EPS;
- **Tables**: Submitted as editable files in DOC, DOCX, or XLSX format.
### 3.6. Poster
Posters will be displayed electronically (dedicated on-site displays, online).
Size: max. 10 MB
Ratio: 9:16 (vertically)
Resolution: min. 1080 × 1920 px
Format: JPG, JPEG, PNG, PDF, PPTX.
### 3.7. Slide Presentation
Slide format: 4:3 aspect ratio and 1024 × 768 px minimum resolution.
Presentations must be saved as a PowerPoint PPTX file.
Use standard Windows fonts only (avoid non-standard and language-specific fonts).
Accepted video formats: MP4 (preferred), WMV, AVI.
Presentations have to be run from a laptop provided by the Organizers. No private devices are allowed.
## Section 4. Assessment and Scoring Criteria
### 4.1. Case Report Review Process
Submitted case reports will be evaluated by the Reviewers based on the following criteria:
- Overall clinical interest and educational value.
- Course of the case (methods used to establish diagnosis, relevant treatments, outcomes, etc.).
- Uniqueness/novelty.
- Practical and technical aspects of the submission (clarity, language, figures, etc.).
### 4.2. Scoring at Finals
#### Grand Final Scoring
Each Jury member selects their top 5 presentations, assigning scores from 5 (top choice) to 1 (fifth choice). Points are then summed up, and the top 3 highest-scoring submissions receive the **1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards**. In the event of a tie, the Jury will determine the winner through discussion.
Grand Final presentations will also be evaluated by the audience, who will have the right to vote for the best presentation. Voting will be conducted via the online form and will be available exclusively to participants present on-site or online at the time of voting, including abstract authors, co-authors, jury members, and other attendees. The presentation with the highest number of votes will receive the **Audience Choice Award**.
#### Specialty Finals Scoring
In each subspecialty category, each Jury member selects their top 5 presentations, assigning scores from 5 (top choice) to 1 (fifth choice). Points are then summed up, and the top 3 highest-scoring submissions receive the **1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards**. In the event of a tie, the Jury will determine the winner through discussion.
#### Virtual Final Scoring
Each Jury member selects their top 5 presentations, assigning scores from 5 (top choice) to 1 (fifth choice). Points are then summed up, and the top 3 highest-scoring submissions receive the **1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards**. In the event of a tie, the Jury will determine the winner through discussion.
## Section 5. Awards
### 5.1. Awards General Provisions
If a submitted case report has more than one author, the award goes to the first author or a co-author designated by the first author.
All authors of case reports accepted for the Contest will receive a certificate.
All abstracts accepted for the Contest will be published in a book of abstracts in the journal *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine (IF 4.7*), provided that they meet the technical requirements outlined in section 2.4.
Winners of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the Grand Final, the Audience Choice Award winner, the 1st-place winners in the Specialty Finals, and the 1st-place winner in the Virtual Final will be invited to publish their cases as full reports in the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* free of charge. This publication (as a Clinical Image) is subject to a separate editorial review process. The author(s) of the case report must also meet the journal's submission requirements, as outlined in the Instructions for Authors at [https://www.mp.pl/paim/for-authors/](https://www.mp.pl/paim/for-authors/).
### 5.2. Grand Final Awards
#### All Finalists
All authors who qualify for the Grand Final will receive:
- Certificate of qualification for Grand Final.
- Free participation in MIRCIM 2028 online.
#### Main Awards
| **Main awards** | **1st place** | **2nd place** | **3rd place** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Money prize | €1000 | €600 | €400 |
| Diploma | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Invitation to publish full case report free of charge in *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine* | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free in-person participation in MIRCIM 2028 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free accommodation (up to 3 days) in Kraków during MIRCIM 2028 | Yes | Yes | |
| Free participation in 26th European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM 2028) | Yes | | |
#### Audience Choice Award
The presentation receiving the highest number of audience votes will receive:
- Diploma.
- Free in-person participation in MIRCIM 2028.
- Invitation to publish the full case report free of charge in the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine*.
### 5.3. Specialty Finals Awards
Authors of the three highest-scoring reports in each subspecialty category will be awarded:
- Diploma.
- Free participation in MIRCIM 2028 online.
The 1st-place winner in each subspecialty category will additionally receive an invitation to publish the full case report free of charge in the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine.*
### 5.4. Virtual Final Award
Authors of the three highest-scoring case reports in the Virtual Final will be awarded:
- Diploma.
- Free participation in MIRCIM 2028 online.
The 1st-place winner will additionally receive an invitation to publish the full case report free of charge in the *Polish Archives of Internal Medicine.*
### 5.5. Other Awards
The Organizers reserve the right to announce honorable mentions or other forms of recognition if deemed appropriate.
## Endorsing Partners
#### Algeria
Algerian Society of Internal Medicine[](https://www.samidz.com/)
#### Argentina
Argentine Society of Medicine
[](https://www.samsociedad.com.ar/)
#### Argentina
Society of Internal Medicine, Buenos Aires
[](https://smiba.org.ar/)
#### Austria
Austrian Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.oegim.at/)
#### Bangladesh
Association of Physicians of Bangladesh
[](https://apbbd.org/)
#### Belgium
Belgian Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://bvig-sbmi.be/en/)
#### Canada
Canadian Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://csim.ca/)
#### Chile
Chilean Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.smschile.cl/new/)
#### Colombia
Colombian Association of Internal Medicine
[](https://acmi.org.co/)
#### Croatia
Croatian Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.facebook.com/p/Hrvatsko-dru%C5%A1tvo-za-internu-medicinu-100082133921234/)
#### Czechia
Czech Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.cisweb.cz/)
#### Estonia
Estonian Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.esy.ee/)
#### France
French Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.snfmi.org/)
#### France
French Society of Multidisciplinary Medicine
[](https://www.sfmp.org/)
#### Germany
German Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.dgim.de/)
#### Hungary
Hungarian Society of Internal Medicine
[](http://www.belgyogyasztarsasag.hu/)
#### Iceland
Icelandic Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.facebook.com/lyflaeknar/)
#### India
Association of Physicians of India
[](https://www.apiindia.org/)
#### Indonesia
Indonesian Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://papdi.or.id/)
#### Iraq
ThiQar Internists Association-Iraq
[](https://tq-internist.com/)
#### Ireland
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
[](https://www.rcpi.ie/)
#### Israel
Israel Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://internal.doctorsonly.co.il/)
#### Italy
Italian Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.simi.it/)
#### Italy
Italian Scientific Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.fadoi.org/)
#### Latvia
Latvian Society of Internists
[](https://www.internistubiedriba.lv/)
#### Lithuania
Lithuanian College of Family Physicians
[](http://www.lsgk.lt/lt/apie-mus/)
#### Mexico
Mexican Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://cmim.org/cmim)
#### Nepal
Society of Internal Medicine of Nepal
[%20-%20logo.png?width=131&height=130&name=Society%20of%20Internal%20Medicine%20of%20Nepal%20(SIMON)%20-%20logo.png)](https://simon.org.np/)
#### Netherlands
Dutch Internists Association
[](https://www.internisten.nl/)
#### Norway
Norwegian Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://legeforeningen.no/)
#### Pakistan
Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.psim.org.pk/)
#### Peru
Peruvian Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.medicinainterna.net.pe/)
#### Poland
Polish Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://tip.org.pl/)
#### Portugal
Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.spmi.pt/)
#### Romania
Romanian Society of Internal Medicine
[](http://www.srmi.ro/)
#### Scotland
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[](https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/)
#### Singapore
College of Physicians, Singapore
[](https://www.ams.edu.sg/colleges/CPS/home)
#### Slovakia
Slovak Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://sls.sk/web/)
#### South Africa
Faculty of Consulting Physicians of South Africa
[](https://www.physician.co.za/)
#### Spain
Spanish Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.fesemi.org/)
#### Sweden
Swedish Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://sim.nu/)
#### Switzerland
Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine
[](https://www.sgaim.ch/de/)
#### Taiwan
Taiwan Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.tsim.org.tw/ehc-tsim/s/index.htm)
#### Tunisia
Tunisian Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://stmi.org.tn/)
#### Turkey
Turkish Society of Internal Medicine
[](https://www.tihud.org.tr/)
#### Turkey
Turkish Association of Internists
[](https://dahuder.org/)
#### Ukraine
Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
[](https://www.lvivmedicaluniversity.com/)
#### Ukraine
Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University
[](https://www.tdmu.edu.ua/en/)
#### United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates University
[](https://www.uaeu.ac.ae/en/)
#### United Kingdom
Royal College of Physicians of London
[](https://www.rcp.ac.uk/)
#### Uruguay
Society of Internal Medicine of Uruguay
[](https://www.medicinainterna.org.uy)
#### USA
American College of Physicians
[](https://www.acponline.org/)
Partner Societies & Universities
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[](https://www.acponline.org/)
[](https://www.samidz.com/)
[](https://www.samsociedad.com.ar/)
[](https://smiba.org.ar/)
[](https://www.oegim.at/)
[](https://apbbd.org/)
[](https://bvig-sbmi.be/en/)
[](https://csim.ca/)
[](https://www.smschile.cl/new/)
[](https://acmi.org.co/)
[](https://hdintmed.conventuscredo.hr/)
[](https://www.cisweb.cz/)
[](https://www.esy.ee/)
[](https://www.snfmi.org/)
[](https://www.sfmp.org/)
[](https://www.dgim.de/)
[](https://www.belgyogyasztarsasag.hu/info.aspx?sp=1)
[](https://www.facebook.com/lyflaeknar/)
[](https://www.apiindia.org/)
[](https://papdi.or.id/)
[](https://tq-internist.com/en)
[](https://www.rcpi.ie/)
[](https://internal.doctorsonly.co.il/)
[](https://www.simi.it/)
[](https://www.fadoi.org/)
[](https://www.internistubiedriba.lv/)
[](http://www.lsgk.lt/lt/apie-mus/)
[](https://cmim.org/cmim)
[%20-%20logo.png)](https://simon.org.np/)
[](https://www.internisten.nl/)
[](https://legeforeningen.no/)
[](https://www.psim.org.pk/)
[](https://www.medicinainterna.net.pe/)
[](https://tip.org.pl/)
[](https://www.spmi.pt/)
[](http://www.srmi.ro/)
[](https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/)
[](https://www.ams.edu.sg/colleges/CPS/home)
[](https://sls.sk/web/)
[](https://www.physician.co.za/)
[](https://eng.kaim.or.kr/)
[](https://www.fesemi.org/)
[](https://sim.nu/)
[](https://www.sgaim.ch/de/)
[](https://www.tsim.org.tw/ehc-tsim/s/index.htm)
[](https://stmi.org.tn/)
[](https://www.tihud.org.tr/)
[](https://dahuder.org/)
[](https://www.lvivmedicaluniversity.com/)
[](https://www.tdmu.edu.ua/en/)
[](https://www.uaeu.ac.ae/en/)
[](https://www.rcp.ac.uk/)
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## Need clarification?
### Who is this contest intended for?
The contest is intended for early-career professionals—specialists, residents, or fellows in training in internal medicine—who are up to 35 years of age.
### Can I join this contest as a student?
**No.** This contest is for specialists or trainees in internal medicine up to 35 years of age. Students' submissions will not be considered.
### Can I present my case report online?
**Yes.** In 2027, we are pleased to announce the **first Virtual Final of the Young Talents Contest**.
The reviewers will select **10 top case reports** to advance to the oral presentation, which will take place **online on April 28, 2027**. The selected finalists will present their case reports virtually to the jury.
### Do I need to pay a fee to join the contest?
**Yes**. To join the contest, you must pay the participation fee (€150 for virtual and €250 for in-person) by February 15, 2027. Otherwise, your submission will be automatically rejected. The fee includes participation in MIRCIM 2027 (virtual or in-person, respectively).
### Can I change my participation form from in-person to virtual if I am unable to come to Kraków?
**Yes**. You can switch from in-person to virtual participation prior to March 31, 2027. The price difference will be refunded. If the change is made on or after April 1, 2027, the case report will participate as a digital poster only and will not be eligible for awards.
### What can I do if there is no endorsing partner from my country?
If there is no partner society in your country, you may contact a **society of internal medicine, medical university/school, or teaching hospital** and request an **endorsement letter for the Contest**.
Once you have identified a suitable institution, please provide its contact details to the Contest Secretariat. **The Contest Secretariat will then contact the institution directly and coordinate the partnership establishment.**
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