ABSTRACT COMPETITION GUIDELINES
for RESIDENTS & FELLOWS

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: JUNE 1, 2026

RESIDENT & FELLOW SUBMISSION FORM

WHO CAN SUBMIT?

RESIDENT & FELLOW GUIDELINES ON SUBMITTING:

  • You must be a TSPS Member.
  • Abstracts must be relevant to Plastic Surgery.
  • ONE ABSTRACT APPLICATION PER APPLICANT.
  • The person who submits the abstract must present the abstract. 
    (Should issues arise, accommodations can be approved on a case-by-case basis.)
  • Each Resident/Fellow paper must be ready for oral presentation at the meeting (in PowerPoint format) and not exceed 5 minutes. 
  • If your abstract claims improvements, from either cosmetic or reconstructive, you must provide photographs/images to support those claims.
  • Additional details on presentations will be emailed to you after acceptance.

ABSTRACT DETAILS:

  • Title and Presenter's name at the top of the document.
  • Single-spaced, 500-word, one-page document only.
  • Files should be saved as a PDF. 
  • Submit application ONLY when you are submitting with a PDF attachment. 
  • The application will not allow you to go back to upload a PDF at a later date. 
  • Submissions without an attachment will be deleted to avoid duplicates. 
Selected finalists will be notified by July 1 and present platform presentations on Friday, Sept. 18.

PLATFORM PRESENTATION AWARDS

Judging is coordinated through the TSPS Awards Committee and awards will be presented throughout the annual meeting.

  • CRONIN AWARD:  Best Overall Paper submitted by a Senior Resident. 
    (Senior status is defined as a physician in their last year of resident training before beginning fellowship.)
  • BEST CLINICAL PAPER AWARD:  First and second places to be awarded to a winning Resident and/or Fellow.
  • BEST SCIENCE PAPER AWARD:  First and second places to be awarded to a winning Resident and/or Fellow.  
  • BLOCKER BOWL:  This "traveling trophy" is awarded to the Highest Scoring Plastic Surgery Residency Program. Scoring is weighted by the number of presenters from each program.  

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER
TO ATTEND THE  ANNUAL MEETING. 

REGISTRATION IS OPENING SOON!

DON'T DELAY! BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM TODAY!
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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