Call for Abstracts TN Chapter, ACS 2023 Annual Meeting

Heath Giles, MD, FACS
Chair, TNACS Program Committee.

Call for Abstracts — 2023 TNACS Annual Meeting

The Program Committee of the Tennessee Chapter, American College of Surgeons (TNACS) is accepting abstracts for consideration for the resident paper competitions being held during the 2023 TNACS Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Fall Creek Falls State Park, Spencer, TN.

Don’t miss this opportunity to share your work, participate in a great program, and network with other residents and practicing surgeons from across the State.

The deadline is Tuesday, April 18, 11:59 pm Central Time.

You will be notified by email if your abstract is selected for inclusion in the resident paper competition by May 5.

SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY

• All residents and research trainees enrolled in general surgery or surgical specialty residency training or fellows-in-training programs in Tennessee.
• Medical students enrolled in a medical school in Tennessee – with an interest in surgery.
• The entry should represent original work done by the authors.
• Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the submitting author to be present on July 28-30, at Fall Creek Falls State Park, Spencer, TN if his/her abstract is accepted.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

• Abstract submissions for all paper competitions must include the written abstract using the online submission form and a 3 to 5-minute video (MP4) presentation as if you were presenting a poster of your work. The deadline is April 18.
• Abstracts must have the following features:
  • Abstracts: Background, Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion
  • Case Reports: Introduction/Objective, Case Presentation, Discussion and Conclusion

All submitted video presentations will be posted as Poster Presentations on the TNACS Surgical Education on-demand web page, which is open to all dues-paying members.

The Program Committee will review the submitted abstract presentations and select the top 6 in each category to be podium presentations during the TNACS 2023 Annual Meeting.

The podium presentations (8-10 minutes in length) will be judged by randomly selected members of the audience; monetary awards will be given to first and second-place winners in each category.

Don’t miss this opportunity to share your work, participate in a great program, and add this presentation to your CV.

PAPER COMPETITIONS

• Timothy Fabian Trauma Paper Competition – Only submissions directly related to trauma surgery will be considered. Submissions related to acute care surgery and/or emergency general surgery should be submitted in the Leonard Hines / Calvin Morgan Basic Science / Clinical Science Paper Competition. Only resident and fellows-in-training submissions are eligible to advance to the COT Region IV competition.
• Phillip Burns Cancer Paper Competition – The topic must be specific to oncology. Submissions not selected for podium presentation will receive an invitation to share a poster presentation at the Tennessee Chapter Annual Meeting, July 28-30, 2023, at Fall Creek Falls State Park, Spencer, TN.
• Leonard Hines/Calvin Morgan Basic Science/Clinical Science Paper Competition – The topics may include general or specialty surgery. Submissions not selected for podium presentation will receive an invitation to share a poster presentation at the Tennessee Chapter Annual Meeting, July 28-30, 2023, at Fall Creek Falls State Park, Spencer, TN.
• Disparities in Surgical Care and Training – This resident paper competition designed to encourage and share research relative to disparities in surgical care and surgical training. Submissions not selected for podium presentation will receive an invitation to share a poster presentation at the Tennessee Chapter Annual Meeting, July 28-30, 2023, at Fall Creek Falls State Park, Spencer, TN.