AATS Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident Poster Competition Now Open

Represent your institution with a scientific poster of your clinical/investigative research at the 2016 AATS Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, May 14-18, 2016.

The competition is open to senior cardiothoracic surgery residents and/or congenital heart surgery fellows worldwide.

Eligibility

North American residents must:

• Be in their last year of either an ACGME-accredited or RCPSC-accredited US or Canadian cardiothoracic surgery residency program or congenital heart surgery fellowship.
• Upload a support letter from their Program Director as part of their application.
• International residents must:
• Be in their last year of a cardiothoracic training program at an AATS Member’s institution.
• Upload a sponsor letter from an AATS member at their institution as part of their application.

Application

Residents/fellows must provide a brief abstract of the research on their posters. Research may include information previously presented and/or published.

Benefits

Participant/institutions:

• Will receive a $500 stipend to offset travel and hotel accommodation to the Annual Meeting.
• Will receive a complimentary Annual Meeting registration.
• Have access to a Skills Course (Saturday, May 14) and Postgraduate Course (Sunday, May 15).

The participant’s training program will be responsible for the cost of any additional resident/fellow travel and accommodations.

More information/apply

Questions

Deadline: January 22, 2016