The person who submits the abstract must present the abstract. (Should issues arise, accommodations can be approved on a case-by-case basis.)
Each Resident/Fellow paper must be ready for oral presentation at the meeting (in PowerPoint format) and not exceed 5 minutes.
If your abstract claims improvements, from either cosmetic or reconstructive, you must provide photographs/images to support those claims.
Additional details on presentations will be emailed to you after acceptance.
ABSTRACT DETAILS:
Title and Presenters name at the top of the document.
Single-spaced, 500-word, one-page document only.
Files should be saved as a PDF.
Submit application ONLY when you are submitting with a PDF attachment.
The application will not allow you to go back to upload a PDF at a later date.
Submissions without an attachment will be deleted to avoid duplicates.
Selected finalists will be notified by July 1 and present platform presentations on Friday, Sept. 26.
ABSTRACT & POSTER COMPETITION AWARDS Judging is coordinated through the TSPS Awards Committee and awards will be presented throughout the annual meeting.
CRONIN AWARD: Best Overall Paper submitted by a Senior Resident. (Senior status is defined as a physician in their last year of resident training before beginning fellowship.)
BEST CLINICAL PAPER AWARD: First and second places to be awarded to a winning Resident and/or Fellow.
BEST SCIENCE PAPER AWARD: First and second places to be awarded to a winning Resident and/or Fellow.
MEDICAL STUDENT POSTER AWARD: Presented to the best overall poster to a winning Medical Student.
BLOCKER BOWL: This "traveling trophy" is awarded to the Highest Scoring Plastic Surgery Residency Program. Scoring is weighted by the number of presenters from each program.
ALL ABSTRACT PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING. REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON.
