18th Annual National McNair Research Conference and Graduate Fair
Abstract Guidelines
- Abstracts must be 150-200 words in length.
- Submissions should follow these guidelines:
- Title of paper in capital letters
- First name, middle initial, and last name of author and co-authors
- Name of faculty mentor in parentheses
- Department, institution, and institutional address where the research was conducted.
- At the end of the Abstract, place the author's home institution if different from the one above
Example
THE FUNCTIONING AND QUALITY OF THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Author (s) Name, (Faculty Advisor), Department, University of Wisconsin-XXXXX, Address, City, State, Zip
This study examines the U.S. healthcare system and its policies on insurance such as those that govern government programs (Medicaid, Medicare, HMOs, and PPOs. It addresses the issue of rising numbers of uninsured people in a fragile healthcare system. There are many reasons why people who have healthcare insurance that do not utilize it well, and also many explanations for why there exists those who need health insurance and are not covered. This study will identify reasons the number of uninsured people continues to increase and how it affects the general public, hospital administrators and providers. The first stage of the study involved an extensive review of the literature on healthcare policy and delivery, healthcare providers, and prevalent healthcare issues. In the second stage researchers, hospital administrators, and healthcare providers in Wisconsin will be interviewed. In the third stage, people who are represented in the insured and uninsured populations will also be surveyed on their perspectives on the healthcare system. It is anticipated that the data from the literature review and the surveys will generate greater insight into how key segments of the population view the overall functioning of the U.S. healthcare system.