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RESIDENTS’ CANCER PAPER COMPETITION
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
This is a request for your residents to submit abstracts for the upcoming Cancer Residents’ Paper Competition. General surgery residents, surgical specialty residents and fellows in the Commonwealth’s Surgical Training Programs are eligible to submit abstracts for competition in two categories, Basic Science and Clinical Science.
The papers should describe original research in the area of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and/or follow up categorized as: 1) basic/translational research or 2) clinical investigation/quality of life. The topic should have relevance to general or subspecialty surgical care.
This year, the State presentation competition will be held on Saturday March 6, 2010, at the Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA. A continental breakfast will be available at 9:00 am, with the competition beginning at 9:30am. A Commission on Cancer meeting will be held following the competition.
Papers should be submitted electronically to Fabiola Caro-Tobar. No faxed or mailed abstracts will be accepted. The deadline for submission for the State competition is 5:00p.m. February 15th, 2010. This is a firm date and no exceptions will be made.
• Abstracts should be single typed page measuring 8½ x 11 inches, with a left margin of 1½ inches. It is permissible to single –space the abstract. The abstract should provide adequate information and objective data to evaluate the abstract properly.
• At the top of the page, state the full title of the abstract and full name of principle author and presenter, along with academic degrees.
• Use upper and lower case, except in title. Title should be underlined.
• At the bottom of the page, a footnote should be included to provide the principal author’s mailing address and telephone number, E-mail, and Fax( Very important)
• Photographs should not accompany the abstract.
Winners will be announced on March 8, 2010 and will be expected to present their winning papers at the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons in 2010. The 2010 Annual Meeting will be held April 23-25 at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, VA. The first place clinical science and basic science winner will receive $500 each. They will also receive one night hotel stay and mileage. Meeting registration (including the dinners and receptions) is free for all medical students and residents.
Please mark this date on your calendar. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call my office at (703)-776-8675.
More detailed information regarding the competition will be forwarded at a later date, along with information regarding the National competition. Submission to this competition will not restrict eligibility for participation in the National Competition.
Kirsten Edmiston, MD, FACS
Chairman, Virginia Commission on Cancer
American College of Surgeons
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