TNACS 2026 Annual Meeting & Trauma Symposium

July 30 - August 2, 2026

Virgin Hotel Nashville
Nashville, TN

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Program Committee of the Tennessee Chapter, American College of Surgeons (TN-ACS) is accepting abstracts for consideration for the resident paper competitions being held during the 2026 TNACS Annual Meeting, July 30 - August 2, 2026, at the Virgin Hotel Nashville, Nashville, 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 May 8, at 11:45 pm Central Time.

You will be notified by email if your abstract is selected for inclusion in the resident paper competition by June 1st.

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 30 - August 2, 2026, at the Virgin Hotel Nashville, Nashville, 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.  The deadline is May 8, 2026.
• Abstracts must have the following features:
  • Abstracts: Background, Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion
  • Case Reports: Introduction/Objective, Case Presentation, Discussion and Conclusion
  • Length is limited to 300 words.

The Program Committee will review the submitted abstract presentations and select the top 6 in each category to be podium presentations during the TNACS 2026 Annual Meeting.

The podium presentations 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

Abstract submissions not selected for inclusion in one of the resident paper competitions may be presented at the podium as a Quick Shot on Sunday morning, August 2nd. Resident attendance is required.

• 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.
• Leonard Hines/Calvin Morgan Basic Science/Clinical Science Paper Competition – The topics may include general or specialty surgery. .
• 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.  

Complete the Abstract Submission Form by clicking the button below.

The deadline to submit is May 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM CT.

After you select "Submit an Abstract" you will then need to create an account. This will allow you to save and return to your incomplete submission before you submit.

The presenter and principal contact will receive an auto-generated confirmation email, when the submission is submitted/finalized. If you need to make any changes after you submit/finalize, please contact us.