Call for Abstracts

Abstract Submissions for the 2023 Meeting is OPEN

The Program Committee of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) cordially welcomes your participation in its Thirty-third Annual Scientific Meeting.

We would like to invite you to submit abstracts for the upcoming SBAS meeting to be held on September 28–30, 2023 – hosted by the University of Michigan · Department of Surgery in Ann Arbor, MI.

We look forward to your contributions in basic science and clinical research. SBAS members, residents, fellows, medical students and hospital/teaching faculty are invited to submit an abstract on the clinical or laboratory investigation of your choice. You are not required to be an SBAS member to submit an abstract.

SBAS members, hospital/teaching faculty (national and international), fellows, residents, and medical students are invited to submit an abstract on the clinical or laboratory investigation of your choice. One is not required to be an SBAS member to submit an abstract.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING ABSTRACT

All abstracts must be submitted by 11:59 PM, EST on Friday, April 17, 2023.
We will be using an electronic form for all abstract submissions. The form can be found at:

  • https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/login.asp?EventKey=RXXDIENI
  • There is a 400-word limit for abstracts. No reference to the authors or the institution should appear within the body of the abstract or in the abstract title.
  • Abstracts will be limited to a maximum of one (1) image. Tables may also be included in the abstract but any text in the tables will count towards the 400-word limit.

Thank you for your contributions in basic science and clinical research!

Abstracts must not have been submitted to a journal for publication, published previously or presented at a national or regional meeting prior to the 2023 meeting. The Program Committee looks forward to receiving your abstract by April 17, 2023.

KMarie King, MD, MS, MBA, FACS – SBAS Program Committee Chair
 

The Claude Organ Resident Paper Competition

Residents and fellows in training are encouraged to submit their work for The Claude Organ Resident Paper Competition. Abstracts should be identified for this category at the time of submission. There will be a cash prize for the winner.

Poster Session

A poster session and rounds with the professor will be held Friday, September 29th. Posters must be pre-recorded.

Manuscripts

Authors of both papers and poster may submit a complete manuscript at the meeting to the Publications Committee. Manuscripts must conform to the Guide for Authors of the American Journal of Surgery, Submission of manuscripts is not required, but is encouraged.