Submissions must be from the Department of Surgery, which includes the Sections of General, Oral & Maxillofacial, Pediatric, Plastic, Thoracic, Transplant, Vascular and the Division of Anatomical Sciences. All submissions for review will be considered for oral presentation or poster display.
- Format: Microsoft Word
- Margins: 1 inch
- Font: Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype or Georgia
- Title: Font Size 14, Bold, Centered (Do Not Use All Caps)
- Authors: Font Size 11, Centered
- First initial(s) Last Name, Degree (w/o periods), separated by a semi-colon
- Body: Font Size 12, Block Style, Right and Left Justified
- Do not indent paragraphs
- No tabs needed (except for tables/graphics)
- Organization: The information within the body should contain the following:
- Objective: statement of purpose of the study, unless stated in the title
- Methods: description of methods, if pertinent
- Results: summarizing in sufficient detail to support the conclusion(s)
- Conclusion: It is not satisfactory to state the results will be discussed
- Each abstract is limited to one page, including graphs & figures.
- Example Abstract
- Notification of Results: Bottom of the page: Name, Section, University address & box number, unique name, University telephone & pager of person to notify and credit in the booklet. Also list faculty mentor (if appropriate) as shown in example.
- Number of Abstracts: Each individual is permitted to submit 3 distinct abstracts.
