TSPS 2026 ABSTRACT | POSTER COMPETITION
~ for MEDICAL STUDENTS

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:  AUGUST 3, 2026

ABSTRACT FOR POSTER SUBMISSION FORM

 

Who Can Submit:  Medical students currently enrolled in a Texas medical school program. (Students NOT enrolled in Texas may submit, but will not be eligible to win an award.)

This year, the Poster Competition will follow a two-part submission process. First, participants will submit a single-spaced, one-page abstract with a 500-word maximum. Upon acceptance into the Poster Competition, authors will then be invited to format their submission into a poster for presentation at the Annual Meeting.

MEDICAL STUDENT GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING:

  • You must be a TSPS member and register for the meeting.
  • Abstracts must be relevant to plastic surgery.
  • ONE APPLICATION PER MEDICAL STUDENT.
  • Abstracts for the Poster Competition must be submitted by the deadline - August 3, 2026.
  • Upon acceptance, submitters must format their abstract as a poster (per specifications below) and submit the final poster as a PDF via the required form by September 1, 2026.
  • The submitting author should be the first author and is expected to be present during the assigned poster session on Saturday, September 19 to answer questions. Additional co-authors are permitted. Please contact TSPS for case-by-case exceptions.
  • Submissions without an attachment will be deleted to avoid duplicates.

POSTER & PDF DETAILS:

  • Title, school and author(s) name at the top.
  • First author should be the presenters name.
  • Files should be uploaded in a PDF format.
  • Posters will be displayed electronically at the meeting.
  • Format your landscape poster size to accommodate a 36" wide x 24" tall printed poster - if needed.
    (*We recommend creating your poster in PowerPoint, but you can use whatever platform you choose. As long as the final PDF fits a 36" wide x 24" tall printed poster size.)

POSTER COMPETITION AWARDS
Judging is coordinated through the TSPS Awards Committee and the Medical Student Poster Award will be presented at the Saturday evening reception and dinner. 

  • MEDICAL STUDENT POSTER AWARD: Presented to the best overall poster to a winning Medical Student.

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER
TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING.
MEETING REGISTRATION IS OPENING SOON!

HOTEL ROOMS WILL SELL OUT! DON'T WAIT!

Book your hotel room at the Marriott Marquis before the discounted room block closes on August 26.
TSPS has a contracted room block that we must fill to avoid attrition. We encourage local participants to support annual meeting programming and stay onsite at the Marriott Marquis with colleagues and industry partners.
Thank you!

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