Call for Abstracts SC/NC-ACS Chapters 2024 Annual Meeting
The Program Committee of the South Carolina & North Carolina Chapters of the American College of Surgeons is accepting abstracts for consideration for the resident paper competitions being held during the 2024 SC/NC-ACS Annual Meeting on August 23-25, 2024 in Isle of Palms, SC.
The deadline for submissions is May 8, 2024, by 11:59 pm.
Submission Eligibility
- Three categories – Trauma, General Surgery and Cancer.
- All residents and research trainees enrolled in general surgery or surgical specialty residency training programs in South or North Carolina.
- Medical students enrolled in a medical school in South or North Carolina – with an interest in surgery.
- The entry should represent the original work done by the authors.
- Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the submitting author to be present on August 23-25, 2024, in Isle Palms, SC if his/her abstract is accepted.
Submission Instructions
- Submit the abstract using the online submission form by May 8, 2024, at 11:59 pm EST.
- Online submissions only.
- Upload graphs or charts as directed on the abstract submission form.
- When you enter your abstract, you will be asked to complete these sections:
- Category: Trauma, General Surgery or Cancer
- Abstracts: Background, Objective, Methods, Results and Conclusion
- Case Reports: Introduction/Objective, Case Presentation, Discussion and Conclusion
Paper Competition
- Trauma – 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 General/Specialty Surgery Competition. Only resident and fellows-in-training submissions are eligible to advance to the COT Region IV competition. Deadline is May 8, 2024.
- Cancer – The topic must be specific to oncology. Deadline is May 8, 2024.
- General/Specialty Surgery – The topics have been expanded to include general and specialty surgery. Deadline is May 8, 2024.