Requisite Curriculum Section Development Instructions

Deadline for Submission is March 31, 2002

Take a look at the sample presentation on the TSDA Web site at http://www.tsda.org/doc/3679.

Here's how to get started:

Creating Your Presentation:

1.       Prepare a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation of your slides. Imagine that you are giving a 15-25 minute talk to your own residents. In addition to text, include slides with illustrations, operative photographs, x-rays, angiograms, videos, or other illustrative materials. You may either embed the images within your PowerPoint presentation, or attach them as separate image files. Remember, if there are citations that must be used at the request of the copyright holder, that information must be noted/embedded either in the image or on the slide (i.e., reprinted with permission from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Year, Vol No, pages).

2.       Record yourself delivering the presentation. For best results, use a high-quality mini disc digital recorder. A high quality regular cassette will also be adequate. If you would like to borrow a mini-disc recorder for 2-3 days, contact the TSDA Systems & Web Developer, Bill Begg, at bbegg@tsda.org, or 703.820.7400 when you are ready to record your presentation. Recording tips:

a.      Read the text that corresponds to a particular slide, pause and say, "next slide," or "slide 5" and continue through the lecture.

b.      DON'T rewind if a mistake is made, simply repeat the sentence and the audio portion will be edited to give your presentation a seamless flow.

3.       Prepare a transcript of your presentation. Within the transcript, put brackets around the slide number (e.g., [slide 1]) for the corresponding text. At the end of your presentation, you may include a few references.

Submitting Your Presentation:

1.       Complete the "TSDA Publication Permission Form."

2.       To include materials for which you do not own copyright, obtain permission and then enclose copies of the "TSDA Permission to Reprint Form" from each copyright holder.

3.       Create a cover sheet which includes your current:

a.      Name, title and specialty

b.      Institution

c.      Phone and fax numbers

d.      Email address

e.      Institutional and/or department Web address (URL)

4.       Place the PowerPoint presentation and other files on a Zip disk or CD-ROM.

5.       Mail all materials to:

Bill Begg
TSDA Systems & Web Developer
4900B South 31st St.
Arlington, VA 22206

Instructions for sending your files over the Web will follow soon. For further information, contact Bill at bbegg@tsda.org or 703.820.7400.