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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 (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).
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
Timeline
NOVEMBER 2024
Submission system opens
National preselections
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Deadline for submissions (full-length case report and abstract)
APRIL 1, 2025
Announcement of the results for top 20 session and poster presentations
APRIL 24, 2025
Deadline for uploading posters and top 20 presentations
MAY 8-10, 2025
Presentations and Award Ceremony
Compete with the most ambitious and talented
young internists
from around the world
- Share your work with a global audience
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Get feedback from recognized experts
- Win attractive prizes
- Use the event for networking
Kraków, Poland
8-10 May 2025
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 Bueno
Contest 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
Top 20 session and poster 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)
AWARDS
IN-PERSON | ||||
Main awards | 1st place |
2nd place |
3rd place |
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Money prize |
€1000 |
€600 |
€400 |
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Diploma |
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Publication in Polish Archives of Internal Medicine |
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Free accommodation (up to 3 days) in Kraków during MIRCIM 2026 |
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Free participation in 24th European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM 2026) |
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Top 20 awards All authors of submissions qualified for the top 20 session receive: Certificate of qualification for the top 20 presentation |
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Poster Presentations awards Authors of the 3 best posters will be awarded: Diploma |
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VIRTUAL | ||||
Diploma |
Alerts and notices
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In-person
- Presentation of case reports in person, either as posters or short lectures (top 20 cases)
- Digital poster display on the MIRCIM website and venue displays during the event
- Publication in the Book of Abstracts in the journal Polish Archives of Internal Medicine
- Certificate of participation in the Contest
- In-person participation in MIRCIM (3 days with lunch)
Virtual
- Case reports are evaluated by reviewers based on the full text and abstract, with no option for an online oral presentation
- Digital poster display on the MIRCIM website and venue displays during the event
- Publication in the Book of Abstracts in the journal Polish Archives of Internal Medicine
- Certificate of participation in the Contest
- 3-day virtual access to MIRCIM
HOW TO SUBMIT
Step-by-step guide
STEP 1
Check eligibility
STEP 2
Prepare your submission
Use clear language and structure
Requirements for full-length case report:
Authors: ≤3
Words: ≤1500
Keywords: ≤5
References: ≤8
Figures: ≤3
Tables: ≤1
STEP 3
Obtain endorsement letter
Partner societies can endorse up to 10 case reports, partner universities up to 3
Reports are selected through internal qualification, so check the submission deadline with your endorsing partner!
The endorsement letter must include the title and authors of the case and must be signed by a partner's representative
STEP 4
Choose participation mode
In-person
You present your case report in person during 10th McMaster International Review Course of Internal Medicine (MIRCIM 2025), either as poster or short presentation with slides
Virtual
For those who cannot participate in person, it is based on submissions only and does not allow to present the case orally
STEP 5
Submit your case
Pay the registration fee for either in-person or virtual mode
Submit your case via the online system
by February 20, 2025
A correctly submitted case guarantees your participation in the contest!
STEP 6
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 (time limit: 6 min for oral session and 3 min for poster session)
See what to expect by browsing our archive of recordings from past editions
Section 1. General Information
1.1. Summary
The Young Talents in Internal Medicine: World Contest is a competition focused on the best clinical case descriptions (case reports, abstracts, and posters) for young internists. Each country can be represented by up to 10 submissions. The contest is divided into two modules: in-person and virtual.
- In-person module: This includes the top 20 presentations (top-ranked) and poster presentations. Authors present their cases in front of a global audience and answer questions from experts.
- Virtual module: This is based on submissions only, without in-person presentations.
Winners are announced during the Award Ceremony. Prizes include certificates, publication opportunities, free participation in future events, and monetary awards for the top submissions.
1.2. Organizers
Young Talents in Internal Medicine: World Contest 2025 (“Contest”) is organized by the Polish Institute for Evidence Based Medicine (Krakow, Poland) and McMaster University (Hamilton, Canada) in collaboration with national societies of internal medicine and medical universities from around the world.
1.3. Goals
This contest has the following key objectives:
- 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
1.4. Participants
The Contest is for internal medicine specialists or trainees in internal medicine up to 35 years of age. Students’ submissions will not be considered.
To make a valid submission, a participant must (1) submit their case report during the submission period through the Online Submission System (www.submit.piebm.org) and (2) pay the registration fee. The Organizers do not cover any expenses incurred on the part of participants.
A participant can be listed as the first author of no more than 1 submitted case report.
Authors should provide their ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID; www.orcid.org) if available.
1.5. Participation Modes and Fees
In-person
In-person participation mode is a presentation of case reports in person, either as posters or short lectures (top 20 cases). Participants are required to pay the in-person participation fee in the amount of €225 by February 20, 2025.
The fee includes:
- Participation in the Contest
- MIRCIM in-person participation (3 days with lunch)
- Certificate of participation in the Contest
- Digital poster display on the MIRCIM website and venue displays during the event
- Publication in the Book of Abstracts in the journal Polish Archives of Internal Medicine
If a participant switches from in-person to virtual participation, the price difference will be refunded.
Virtual
Virtual participation mode is for first authors of submissions who cannot participate in the Contest in person. Awards will be given to the 3 submissions with the highest scores from the jury. Participants are required to pay the virtual participation fee in the amount of €95 (nonrefundable) by February 20, 2025.
The fee includes:
- Participation in the Contest
- 3-day MIRCIM virtual access
- Certificate of participation in the Contest
- Digital poster display on the MIRCIM website and venue displays during the event
- Publication in the Book of Abstracts in the journal Polish Archives of Internal Medicine
1.6. Partners, Endorsement letters, Country Represenations
Country Representation
Each country can enter up to 10 submissions in total, including in-person and virtual participants. A maximum of 2 submissions per country can be qualified for the top 20 presentations.
National Society Endorsements
Societies of internal medicine interested in becoming MIRCIM partners can contact the Organizing Committee at mircim@piebm.org. A partnership is valid until cancelled by any of the parties in writing. Partnerships considered valid for the Contest have to be confirmed in writing by February 20, 2025.
University Endorsements
In the rare case where a participant represents a country without a national society of internal medicine or where the national society of internal medicine is not a MIRCIM partner, endorsement can be provided by a MIRCIM partner university. Each partner university can endorse up to 3 case reports. A single country can have a maximum of 3 partner universities acting as endorsing partners. Partnerships are established in the order of application. Additionally, each partner university can submit 1 extra case report (4 in total), but if the total number of submissions from a country exceeds 10, the organizers reserve the right to select the 10th submission.
Case Report Selection and Endorsement Letters
Reports are selected by a MIRCIM partner society/university (eg, through an internal qualification process). The endorsement letter from a MIRCIM partner must include the case report title and authors and must be signed by a MIRCIM partner representative. See the template here.
Authors are required to include the endorsement letter from a MIRCIM partner society/university when submitting their case report.
Jury Representation
A representative will be invited to join the Jury from each MIRCIM partner society/university that endorsed at least 1 case report.
1.7. Reviewers, Jury Members, Experts
All reviewers, jury members and non-voting experts are eminent experts in the field of medicine. A list of reviewers, jurors and experts will be presented on youngtalents.one in May 2025.
Reviewers
The Organizers will delegate at least 3 reviewers to evaluate all the submitted case reports. Reviewers have the voting rights and select the top 20 presentations and the virtual module winners.
Jury
Up to 5 members delegated by the Organizers and 1 member per MIRCIM partner society/university participating in the Contest. Jury members have the voting rights.
Non-voting Experts
Non-voting experts chosen by the Organizers will be asking questions to the presentation and providing commentary. The experts have no voting rights.
1.8. Assessment and Scoring Criteria
Case Report Review Process
Accepted case reports will be evaluated by reviewers based on the following criteria, each scored from 0 to 5 points:
- Overall clinical interest and educational value
- Course of the case (methods used to establish diagnosis, relevant treatments and outcomes etc.)
- Practical and technical aspects of the presentation (clarity, language, figures etc.)
- Uniqueness/novelty
Scoring: Top 20 Presentations
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.
Scoring: Poster Presentations
All poster presentations will be evaluated by each Jury member based on the overall clinical value, scoring from 0 to 10 points. The 3 middle scores are added to determine the final score.
1.9. Timeline
I National Preselection and Contest Submissions (until Feb 20, 2025)
Submission must be accompanied by an endorsement letter from a MIRCIM partner (scan/photo uploaded to the system). The internal qualification process, including relevant deadlines, is determined by individual MIRCIM partners and not regulated in any way by the Organizers. →Partners, endorsement letters, country representations
Submissions must be made via the Online Submission System by February 20, 2025. Submissions sent by email will not be accepted.
Submissions must include a full-length case report and 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 20, 2025. →Participation options and fees
II Review and Result Announcement (Feb 21 – Apr 1, 2025)
All successfully submitted case reports will be evaluated by reviewers. →Assessment and scoring criteria
The highest-scoring case reports submitted by authors participating in person are qualified for the top 20 session and asked to deliver a presentation with slides. The remaining submissions are qualified for poster presentations. If one of the top 20 authors changes their participation mode from in person to virtual, the 21st highest-scored report is advanced to the top 20 qualified for presentation with slides.
The top 3 highest-scored case reports submitted by authors participating virtually will be given awards and acknowledged during the award ceremony.
The presentation schedule will be announced on the MIRCIM website by April 1, 2025.
III Poster and Top 20 Presentation Uploads (Apr 1 – Apr 24, 2025)
Submissions must be completed by uploading posters to the Online Submission System by April 24, 2025. Authors of the top 20 case reports qualified for a presentation with slides have to additionally upload their PowerPoint presentations in the PPTX format.
IV Presentations and Award Ceremony (May 8-10, 2025)
Digital Posters
All accepted case reports will be displayed as digital posters on May 8-10, 2025.
Top 20 Presentations
Authors will present their case reports at a special MIRCIM session on May 8, 2025.
The 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.
Jury members will decide on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place through voting. →Assessment and scoring criteria
Poster Presentations
Authors of case reports qualified for poster presentations are requested to be present by their posters at indicated times on May 8-10, 2025.
The poster presentation must not exceed 3 minutes. Each presentation will be followed by 2 minutes for answering Jury questions.
Jury members will select the 3 best posters through voting. →Assessment and scoring criteria
Award Ceremony
The Contest results will be announced at the award ceremony on May 10, 2025. All authors are requested to attend the ceremony. The Award Ceremony will be broadcast online.
V Publication (May 8, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025)
All abstracts, posters, and recorded presentations will be published on the MIRCIM website.
The journal Polish Archives of Internal Medicine will publish all abstracts in a Book of Abstracts and 6 full-length highest-scored case reports (winners of the top 20 and poster presentations) as separate articles.
Section 2. Guidelines on Preparing Case Reports
2.1. 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
2.2. Language
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).
2.3. Structure
2. Authors’ names (presenting author listed as the first author).
3. Institutional affiliations.
4. First author’s corresponding email address.
5. Introduction (case relevance and importance).
6. Case description:
a) Clinical situation.
b) Course of events.
c) Clinical resolution.
7. Discussion.
8. Conclusions/lessons from the case.
2.4. Full-Length Case Report
Structure: see above.
Number of authors: up to 3.
Length: up to 1500 words.
Number of keywords: up to 5.
References: up to 8.
Figures/tables: up to 3 figures and 1 table. High-resolution figures submitted as separate files. Preferred formats are TIFF, EPS, JPG.
2.5. Abstract
Structure: see above.
Number of authors: up to 3.
Length: up to 500 words.
Number of keywords: up to 5.
References: none.
Figures/tables: none allowed.
2.6. Poster
Size: max. 10 MB
Ratio: 9:16 (vertically)
Resolution: min. 1080 × 1920 px
Format: JPG
2.7. 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 3. Awards
3.1. 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 cases accepted for the Contest will receive a participation certificate.
3.2. Main Awards
All authors of submissions qualified for the top 20 receive:
- Certificate of qualification for the top 20 presentation
- Free online participation in MIRCIM 2026
Main awards |
1st place |
2nd place |
3rd place |
Money prize |
€1000 |
€600 |
€400 |
Diploma |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Publication in Polish Archives of Internal Medicine |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Free accommodation (up to 3 days) in Kraków during MIRCIM 2026 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Free participation in 24th European Congress of Internal Medicine (ECIM 2026) |
Yes |
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3.3. Poster Presentations Awards
Authors of the 3 best posters will be awarded:
- Diploma
- Free online participation in MIRCIM 2026
- Publication in the Polish Archives of Internal Medicine
3.4. Virtual Participation Awards
Authors of the 3 best case reports participating virtually will be awarded:
- Diploma
- Free online participation in MIRCIM 2026
3.5. Other Awards
The Organizers reserve the right to announce honorable mentions or other forms of recognition if deemed appropriate.
Organizers
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?
This year, for the first time, we have introduced a virtual participation mode for authors unable to attend the Contest in person. Case reports submitted for virtual participation will be evaluated by reviewers, and the three highest-scoring submissions will receive awards. However, please note that the virtual mode does allow for oral presentation of cases.
Do I need to pay a fee to join the contest?
Yes. To join the contest, you must pay the participation fee (€95 for virtual and €225 for in-person) by February 20, 2025. Otherwise, your submission will be automatically rejected. The fee includes participation in MIRCIM 2025 (virtual or in-person, respectively).
Can I change my participation from in-person if I am unable to come to Kraków?
Yes. You can switch from in-person to virtual participation, and the price difference will be refunded.
What can I do if there is no partner society from my country?
You can contact a society of internal medicine from your country with a request for an endorsement letter for the Contest.
Societies of internal medicine interested in becoming MIRCIM partners should contact the Organizing Committee at mircim@piebm.org to establish a valid partnership.
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contact@piebm.org | www.piebm.org