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The Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
and
The Michigan Cardiology Fellows Society

announce their

Annual Research and Case Competitions

  • Oral Case Competition
  • Poster Competition
  • and new for 2009 -- Oral Research Competition

    $500 first prize and $250 second prize for each competition.
    plus
    One night complimentary lodging for all presenters.

    Who is elibible to enter?
    Trainees from Michigan's training institutions including:

  • Adult and pediatric cardiology fellows (including all advanced cardiovascular training tracks)
  • Cardiothoracic surgery fellows
  • Internal medicine residents performing research in cardiology

    Timeline
    July 15 -- Deadline for Submissions
    August 17 -- Notification of Acceptance (via email)
    October 16 -- Competitions

    About the Oral Case Competition

  • Ten cases will be selected for presentation based on the case description provided. Cases should involve a difficult diagnosis or illustrate a difficult management dilemma. Cases that demonstrate an uncommon presentation of a common disease are preferable to unusual diseases not usually encountered.
  • Notification of acceptance will be made via email by August 17.
  • Cases will be presented on Friday, Oct. 16 from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
    Presenters will have 15 minutes to present their case as an "unknown" in the following format:
    Case history, physical, diagnostics, etc. -- 10 minutes
    Subsequent course/finding/major diagnosis (i.e. the punch line)-- 3 minutes
    Question and answer period -- time remaining
  • Presentations will be judged by a panel of cardiologists based on general interest, scientific accuracy, uniqueness/difficulty of diagnosis, quality/completeness of supporting data and clarity/style of presentation.
  • The first prize winner will present his/her case during the conference general session on Saturday, Oct. 17.

    About the Poster Competition

  • Abstracts will be evaluated by a panel of cardiologists on the basis of originality, clinical interest/importance, scientific content/quality.
  • Ten abstracts* will be accepted for presentation.
  • Notification of acceptance will be made via email by August 17.
  • The competition will take place on Friday, Oct. 16
    Posters must be set up by 3:00.
    The poster room will be closed from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. for judges to review the posters.
    The names of 4 finalists will be posted at 4:30 p.m.
    Finalists will give short oral presentations and answer judges' questions from 5:15 - 6:00 p.m.
  • The first and second prize winners will be announced during the conference general session on Saturday, Oct. 17.

    About the Oral Research Competition

  • Ten abstracts will be accepted for presentation based on the abstract* provided.
  • Notification of acceptance will be made via email by August 17.
  • Research will be presented on Friday, Oct. 16 from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
    Presenters will have 15 minutes to be allotted as follows:
    Description of research and conclusions -- 10 minutes
    Question and answer period -- time remaining.
  • Presentations will be judged by a panel of cardiologists on the basis of originality, clinical interest/importance, scientific content/quality, and clarity/style of presentation.
  • The first prize winner will present his/her research during the conference general session on Saturday, Oct. 17.

    *Abstracts containing case discussion will NOT be considered for the oral research or poster competitions. Case discussions should be submitted to the Oral Case Competition. Abstracts presented and/or published at prior scientific meetings within the past twelve months (except previous Michigan Chapter Conferences) will be accepted. Research that has been published as a manuscript will not be accepted.

    Submission Instructions

  • Maximum of 2 research abstracts may be submitted (you'll have an option to choose oral, poster or either).
  • Maximum of 2 cases may be submitted.
  • Submissions must be cut and pasted into the case template or abstract template.
  • Click here to access the electronic submission process.
  • Submissions may be edited through July 15 by re-entering the submission process.

    The Research and Case Competitions will be held in conjunction with
    21st Annual Conference of the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
    Oct. 16-18, 2009
    Amway Grand Plaza, Grand Rapids



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