1. Welcome to Medical Biophysics Seminar Series
MBP 1015Y
Information Session
September 27, 2017

2. Overview Purpose, Logistics Coordinators & Contacts Locations
Seminar Schedule
Rules, Grades
Evaluation Criteria
Q & A
Presenter’s Perspective (John Rubinstein)
Tips – DOs and DON’Ts

3. Goals of MBP 1015Y
1st - to provide practical experience and guidance in the clear and concise oral communication of research results to an audience of scientifically educated / intelligent non-specialist (peers and faculty)
2nd - to give each student a broad knowledge of all aspects of research undertaken at all departmental sites (PM, Sunnybrook, others)

4. MBP 1015Y: logistics
25 minutes presentations by the students about their research
(1st year students downtown: 17 minutes)
Full credit course
Taken every year while in the MBP program
Students present every year (schedule permitting)
Seminar evaluated by MBP faculty (+ student peers)
Faculty feedback provided
Student (peer) feedback mandatory

5. Course coordinators Michael Hoffman, Alex Vitkin (PM Cancer Centre)
Brad MacIntosh (SRI)
Daphne Sears, (Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Suite )
– MBP Admin

6. Locations, times UPTOWN DOWNTOWN
Sunnybrook, Jenkin Auditorium, Rm. TB21
Tuesdays, 4-5pm (3:30-5:30pm)
Evaluation same room
DOWNTOWN
PM Cancer Centre, (Auditorium)
Wednesdays, 4-5pm (3:30-5:30pm)

7. “The rules”… All MBP students must give a seminar
MSc students - TWICE
PhD students - MINIMUM 3 TIMES (MORE…)
Final grade based on 2nd seminar
Attendance is mandatory
either location counts

8. Attendance: student (peer) forms

9. Scheduling
By seniority, by discipline, by location; senior students may be asked to present at either location
check for updates/changes!
If you are 2nd year and you are not on the list  contact us ASAP
Requests for changes (an exception!):
find your own “switch”, to be confirmed
by one of the coordinators
a “last-minute volunteer (stand-by) list”
(3rd years and up, and/or MBP1015Y ‘slackers’)

10. Travel to-fro Shuttle Women’s College <-> Sunnybrook
Ask Daphne / Donna - yearly passes
Leaves every 30 min

11. Required from students (to be emailed to Daphne)
Provisional title
(2nd year +) by Oct 1st, 2017 (i.e., now!)
1st year by Feb 1st, 2018
Abstract: due the week before
your scheduled seminar
(deadline THURSDAY NOON!!!)
use MSWord format, form on MBP website
abstract to be sent as an MSWord attachment
(not part of text)

12. Resources for students (& faculty)
Visit
Check for abstracts of upcoming (and past!) seminars
Additional discussion and feedback from faculty and colleagues
PhD orals / public student talks
Office of Research Trainees (ORT)
MBP student exec (GSA), SGS resources
Practice, practice, practice!

13. Evaluation - overview
TB21 (Sunnybrook) or Auditorium (PM Cancer Centre), right after seminars
Evaluation categories:
Organization
Outline, big picture, clear evidence of personal contribution
Content/science
clear description of methods, critical evaluation of results, science ‘content’, response to questions
Presentation
clarity of slides, pace, enthusiasm, speaking style

14. Evaluation – the faculty form
Organization:            □
Outlined background accurately                                                                                     /10
Indicated work’s place in the field
Identified problem early in talk
Described personal contributions
Had coherent narrative with a logical flow
Delivered appropriate abstract, on time
Finished presentation on time
Clear take-home message and next steps
Content/Science:       □
Described methods clearly                                                                                            /10
Evaluated results critically
Demonstrated significance of project
Rigor of approach and conclusions
Avoided jargon
Answered questions calmly and clearly
Presentation:             □
Slides legible and understandable                                                                                  /10
Data labeled well
Appropriate amount of information on each slide
Voice audible, pace reasonable, well-modulated
Used audiovisual tools effectively
"Sparkle" or enthusiasm
Materials produced by others clearly identified and cited
Evaluation – the faculty form

15. Evaluation: (1) organization (stay tuned for John’s presentation)
Outlined field
Indicated where this work fits / context
Described personal contributions
Told a “story”, “closed the loop”
Delivered suitable abstract (+ on time!:)

16. Evaluation: (2) content/science
Described methods clearly
Evaluated results critically
Showed some ‘real’ interesting science
Avoided jargon / acronyms, TAFLAs,
spoke ‘English’
Understood questions, answered clearly

17. Evaluation: (3) presentation
Clarity of slides
Voice audible, pace reasonable, well
modulated, spoke to the audience
Used A/V tools well
“Sparkle” or enthusiasm

18. Final grade Organization 0-100 Content/Science 0-100
Presentation
Total (Consensus) 0-100
SGS scale:
A+ = 90–100%,
A = 85–89%,
A– = 80–84%,
B+ = 77–79%,
B = 73–76%,
B– = 70–72%

19. MBP 1015Y – ENJOY… Thank you ! QUESTIONS ? Giving a seminar!
Benefitting from faculty feedback!
Listening to / learning from your
fellow students!
Thank you ! QUESTIONS ?