Preliminary Conference Program

Young Surgical Investigators Conference - March 7-9, 2008
Sponsored by the American College of Surgeons
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, North Bethesda, MD

Friday, March 7, 2008

4:30 - 7:00 pm Registration – Amphitheater Foyer
7:00 - 8:00 pm Welcoming Reception – Glen Echo Room
8:00 pm Dinner

 

Saturday, March 8, 2007

6:30 - 8:00 am Continental breakfast
Plenary Sessions
8:00 - 8:30 am Opening Lecture
8:30 - 10:30 am Interactive Panel: Anatomy of the NIH
  • Extramural Funding at the NIH
    • How is the NIH organized? Structure, Institutes and Centers
    • CSR, IRGs, and Study Sections
    • What types of grants are available?
    • How does the Face Sheet direct the application's routing?
  • The Institutes/Centers
    • Program staff and what they can do for you
    • Funding decisions and Advice
  • K08 and Career Development Awards
  • Grant Preparation
10:30 - 11:00 am Break
11:00 - 12:00 noon

Longmire Lecture
12:00 - 1:00 pm Group Luncheon 
Plenary sessions
1:00 - 1:20 pm Outcomes Research in Surgery
John D. Birkmeyer, MD, FACS
1:20 - 1:40 pm Clinical Research
1:40 - 2:00 pm

Basic Surgical Research - Insights from the Inside
2:00 - 2:15 pm Break
2:15 - 4:30 pm

Grantsmanship Workshops – ACS Fellows & NIH Faculty
(Simultaneous Breakout Sessions)

  • Hypothesis and Specific Aims
  • Background and Significance
  • Preliminary Data, Experimental Design, Methods, Interpretation of Data
  • Triage, Response to the Review, Planning Ahead, Non-competing and, Competing Renewal
6:00 pm Dinner

 

Sunday, March 9, 2007

6:30 - 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 11:30 am

Mock Study Sections (Simultaneous Sessions)
– ACS Fellows & NIH Faculty
11:30 - 1:00 pm

Group Luncheon
Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program
Overview from the Conference Chair
1:00 - 2:30 pm

Breakouts with Institute Representatives
– NIH Representatives
2:30 pm Conference Adjourns

Continuing Medical Education Credit
The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.5 hours AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACS Staff Contact
Mary Fitzgerald, American College of Surgeons, Continuous Quality Improvement,
633 North Saint Clair St., Chicago, IL 60611; Phone 312-202-5319; Fax: 312-202-5011;
E-Mail: mfitzgerald@facs.org

 

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Surgical Research Committee

 Revised September 17, 2007

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