Poster on the wall: My stint as a scientific committee member

I returned to work this year in April after a prolonged hiatus, to great furore.The 26th Family Medicine Scientific Conference (FMSC), a prestigious national event hosted by family medicine specialists from a different state each year, was upon us.This year, my birthplace and current workplace, Johor, played host.I was immediately inducted into the research team of the scientific committee.Although I had participated in research conferences before, this was my first time serving as an organiser.It was a novel and memorable experience.The response to the research competition was overwhelming this year, with over 200 abstracts submitted, reflecting the burgeoning status of primary care centres as focal points for clinical studies.I quickly realised that the task of a research team committee was no small feat.We conducted abstract reviews, shortlisted entries through group consensus, prepared paperwork