2024 AL and MS Chapters - ACS
Annual Meeting

July 25 – 27, 2024

The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel
Gulf Shores, AL
 

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.

The deadline for submissions has been extended to Tuesday, June 25, 2024, by 11:59 pm ET.

SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY

• Two categories – Trauma and General Surgery.
   
• All residents and research trainees enrolled in general surgery or surgical specialty residency training programs in Alabama or Mississippi.
   
• 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 July 25-27, 2024, at The Lodge at Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, AL if his/her abstract is accepted.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

• Submit the abstract using the online submission form by Tuesday, June 25, 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 or General Surgery
  • 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. The deadline is June 25, 2024.
   
• General/Specialty Surgery – The topics have been expanded to include general and specialty surgery. The deadline is June 25, 2024.