BASIC COMPONENTS (PowerPoint Slideshow)
ARRANGING AND FORMATTING COMPONENTS
AUTHOR NAME(S)
1 Author
Last name first, followed by first initial and (if given) additional initials. End with a period. No blank space between initials.
EXAMPLES
Cooper T.
Berben SAA.
Gausche-Hill M.
de la Peña SK.
2 to 6 Authors
Separate multiple authors with a comma. End the list with a period. Do not add the word "and" before the final author name.
EXAMPLES
Oren E, Kiene SM.
Schanler RJ, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U, Kim JH.
Rivadeneyra-Posadas JJ, Cubo E, Simón-Vicente L, Garcia-Bustillo Á.
Zhang N, Xiong X, Xu J, Zeng Q, Li J.
Crowder L, Welniak TL, Hoogland AI, Small BJ, Rodriguez Y, Carpenter KM.
7 or More Authors
List only the first three authors. Separate names with a comma. Do not add the word "and" before the final author name. Add a comma and the phrase "et al" after the third author, followed by a period.
EXAMPLES
Mohammed WS, Al-Makramani BMA, Mehta V, et al.
Williams J, Gustafson M, Bai Y, et al.
Villegas-Aguilar E, Ropero-Padilla C, Martin-Ibañez L, et al.
TITLE OF SLIDESHOW
Capitalize the first letter of the first word of the title. All other words remain fully uncapitalized except for: 1) the first letter of proper nouns; 2) acronyms; 3) other miscellaneous circumstances. Do not enclose the full title in quotation marks. Do not capitalize the first letter of the first word of a subtitle (unless it constitutes an exception).
If no title is given, substitute the phrase "PowerPoint slideshow."
EXAMPLES
OSHA workplace injuries.
Histology of tongue, liver & pancreas.
The Soviet Union: rise and fall of a superpower.
The IARC monographs: volume 112, glyphosate evaluation.
Who's your daddy? and mommy? a Mendelian genetics inquiry lab on corn with optional chi-square test.
POWERPOINT SLIDESHOW
Include the phrase "PowerPoint slideshow."
EXAMPLE
PowerPoint slideshow.
DATE OF PUBLICATION
List the month and day (if given), followed by a comma and the year. Do not abbreviate the month.
EXAMPLES
May 5, 2021.
October 18, 1996.
February 2007.
DATE OF UPDATE
Include the word "Updated" followed by the date of last update (month day [comma] year). Do not abbreviate the month.
EXAMPLES
Updated June 29, 2001.
Updated December 3, 1999.
Updated March 12, 2020.
DATE OF ACCESS / URL
Include the word "Accessed" followed by the date of access (month day [comma] year) and a period. Do not abbreviate the month. Then add the URL for the website. Do not include a period after the URL.
EXAMPLES
Accessed December 14, 2019. https://ursuline.desire2learn.com/d2l/f23/pa607/content/media/med-interview
Accessed July 8, 2022. https://bioethics.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EFL-042220jc.pptx
Accessed January 20, 2023. https://www.powershow.com/view/2256f-OTFhO/Womens_Health_and_Wellness_powerpoint_ppt_presentation
SAMPLE REFERENCES (PowerPoint Slideshow)
Patterson A. Future of nursing 2020-2030. PowerPoint slideshow. November 20, 2019. Accessed March 30, 2021. https://nam.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2-Angela-Patterson.pptx
Hooker RS. Physician assistant collaborative roles. PowerPoint slideshow. October 2009. Accessed May 1, 2013. https://www.slideserve.com/erma/physician-assistant-collaborative-roles-powerpoint-ppt-presentation
Fields C, Greenlee D, Hoffman A, Magsig M, Ross J, Woltenberg L. Kentucky physician assistant preparedness to treat patients with substance use disorder (KPAP). PowerPoint slideshow. Accessed February 3, 2022. https://www.uky.edu/chs/sites/chs.uky.edu/files/PAS/team_4_poster.pptx
Wilson DE, Muma R. PACKRAT: a predictor of success on the PANCE. PowerPoint slideshow. Accessed January 7, 2023. https://soar.wichita.edu/bitstream/handle/10057/961/pa0605024.ppt?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
Vo B, Melgar K, Chiang N, et al. A student-run free clinic: how involvement leads to an educational experience. PowerPoint slideshow. Accessed December 18, 2022. https://connect.stfm.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=cece6595-31c0-48b3-8577-3cc59c246bbe