Scientific Poster & Young Investigator Research Contest

Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026

Scientific Poster

• This submission category pertains to original research in the field of anesthesiology and its subspecialties.
• Resident/fellow/medical student submissions must include faculty mentor name and email.
• Abstract must include Introduction/Hypothesis (max. word count = 150), Study Design/Methods (max. word count = 200), Results (max. word count = 100), and Discussion (max. word count = 150).
• Do not include the institution in the abstract body or title.
• Include maximum of three (3) references in the order in which they appear in the abstract.
• Please enter all information in upper/lower case.

Young Investigator Research Contest (YIRC)

• The work must NOT have been published in a peer-reviewed journal prior to the presentation date at this meeting.
• The author must have conducted a major portion of the research during their internship, residency or fellowship, personally prepared the abstract, and have completed residency/fellowship training within the last five (5) years (attestation required with submission).
• Prior submission or presentation of this work is permissible and would not disqualify the entry.
• Abstract must include:
  • Hypothesis (purpose of study).
  • Methods (study design, study dates, research setting, sample or data sources and selection process, inclusion/exclusion criteria, description of intervention, list of outcomes and measurements, description of statistical methods used for analysis, methods used to control for potential confounding/bias).
  • Results (description of what was found, frequencies of outcome variables)
  • Conclusions (significance of the findings, including questions arising from or further implications of the study).
• Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Young Investigator Research Contest Committee
• Monetary prizes will be awarded to contest winners. 
• Presentations for the contest will take place in person on Saturday, December 12, 2026.