FIT Competition

Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium

Best Poster  Competition

Fellows in Training (FIT) and Cardiovascular Team members (CV Team) are invited to submit research abstracts and educational case reports to the Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium (MACCS) to be held on November 10, 2024. Submitted research abstracts will be considered for the Mid-Atlantic Capital Best Poster Contest. The Mid-Atlantic Capital Best Poster competition is sponsored by the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia Chapters  and the ACC Governors for the Public Health Service, Department of Defense and the District of Columbia.
 
Eligible Competitors
All adult and pediatric cardiology fellows, who are enrolled  in a training program in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania  or Virginia and provided they have been a fellow since July 1, 2024, are eligible to enter the Mid-Atlantic Capital Best Poster competition.  Medical Students are not eligible to submit abstracts or cases.
 
Timing and Abstract Submission
Abstracts are to be submitted via Oxford Abstracts by September 29, 2024.
 
Abstracts may represent work in progress or may have been previously submitted for presentation at a national meeting in 2024. Each FIT can submit more than one research abstract, but no more than two as first author. No submissions of work already published in a journal will be accepted. Abstracts submitted to this regional competition are not precluded from submission for future national presentation. 

Abstract Review, Selection, Notification and Poster Gallery
All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by a select panel of physicians and, if accepted, notified on or after October 7, 2024. Accepted abstracts will be part of the in-person poster gallery, show by the first author FIT, during the MACCS meeting.

Prizes
The Mid-Atlantic Capital Best Poster winners will be announced at the meeting from the eligible participants by a designated symposium committee. The symposium committee will select the top “Mid-Atlantic Capital Best Posters” who will each receive $50 American Express Gift Cards.
 
Registration
Fellows must register for the meeting.

Additional Considerations
Fellows in training entering the competition must have significantly participated in the research endeavor (to be confirmed by the respective program director) and must be enrolled in a training program in one of the sponsoring chapters.

Back By Popular Demand!

Residents who are enrolled in a program in one of the sponsoring chapters are invited to submit abstracts or case studies for virtual poster presentations. Medical Students are not eligible to submit abstracts or cases. Resident submissions will not be eligible for any prizes. Submissions must be made by September 29, 2024 using Oxford Abstracts. Select "Resident" and either "Abstract or Case Study" when submitting your information. Please note: a maximum of two submissions will be considered per first author. Selected submissions will be invited to submit a virtual poster to be posted on a dedicated page on the MACCS website. All virtual posters must be uploaded to a specified Dropbox folder no later than Friday, November 1, 2024.