May 20 – 22, 2026
Harbor Springs, MI
The Program Committee of the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (MI-ACS) is accepting abstracts for consideration for the resident paper competitions being held during the 2026 MI-ACS Annual Meeting, held May 20-22, 2026, in Harbor Springs, Michigan, at the Highland at Harbor Springs Resort.
Submission Deadline is Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 11:45 PM ET. has been extended through Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 11:45 pm EST.
Eligibility
All surgical residents, fellows, and medical students in Michigan sponsored by a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons or an Associate Fellow in practice.
Categories
Cancer, Education, Ethics, General Surgery, Other, Remarkable Cases, Transplant, Trauma, and Vascular
Abstract
The Abstract must be on some aspect of surgical practice or research done by the surgical resident or medical student him/herself and must be submitted via this web-based submission process.
You may submit more than one abstract, but only the highest-scoring will be accepted.
Papers that have been published prior to being presented at the Michigan Chapter meeting will not be accepted.
The abstract body (not counting the abstract title or author string) must not exceed 3500 characters.
Please structure your abstract using the following headings: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion.
Each abstract is allowed ONE table/chart/graph/image – no larger than 3”x5” – .jpg files only.
Submission Deadline is Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 11:45 PM ET. has been extended through Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 11:45 pm EST.
Authors selected to present will be notified the week of March 9, 2026.
Awards
Awards will be given in the following categories:
BASIC SCIENCE TRAUMA
FAROUK N. OBEID CLINICAL TRAUMA AWARD
THE DANTO CANCER RESEARCH AWARD
D. EMERICK SZILAGI MICHIGAN VASCULAR AWARD
THE GIFT OF LIFE TRANSPLANT AWARD
SURESH “LATA” MITTAL EDUCATION AWARD
KRISHNA K. & PAMELA E. SAWHNEY ETHICS AWARD