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submitting research abstracts scientific societies expected academic medicine requires dedicated time effort authors queried mentors mentees ascertain topics proposed strategies included new curriculum enhance abstract submission process may 2019 march 2020 authors enrolled 14 seniorrank mentors diverse disciplines tertiary musculoskeletal center 14paired mentees mostly residents fellows severalcomponent qualitative study consisting indepth interviews several months abstract submission addressing prior experiences longitudinal followup interviews 1 month 1 week 1 week submission uncover challenges faced actual process strategies effective overcoming challenges additional contacts occurred november 2020 ascertain outcomes submissions mentors mentees unaware others responses responses grouped categories using grounded theory comparative analytic strategy enrollment participants recounted details prior abstracts included experiences submission process format content online requirements experiences interpersonal interactions managing coinvestigators competing priories consulting statisticians timely manner benefits submitting abstracts included advancing mentees careers increasing research methodology rigor challenges encountered submission process included meeting deadlines data acquired time away responsibilities uncertainty handling changing conclusions data accrued delayed feedback coinvestigators broadening scope changing focus abstract compounded time crunch meet submission deadline time abstract submission mentormentee pairs agreed major challenges dealing collaborators incomplete datalimited results different work styles authors developed proposal comprehensive curriculum include organizational technical interpersonal topics longitudinal qualitative study involving mentormentee pairs revealed multiple benefits challenges associated submitting research abstracts findings provide foundation comprehensive curriculum enhance recurring laborintensive undertaking cornerstone academic medicine