2023 GOS Resident Research Competition Abstract Submission

Thomas E. Whitesides, M.D., Resident Research Competition

The Georgia Orthopaedic Society is pleased to announce that it is hosting a Residents’ competition of papers at the GOS Annual Meeting, which will be held September 28 - October 1, 2023, at the Cloister on Sea Island, Georgia.

We will be offering first, second and third place paper awards. All three papers will receive a monetary prize. The prize awards will be as follows: 1st place--$1500; 2nd place--$1000; and 3rd place--$500.

Important guidelines for paper submission and qualification are listed below:

• The primary author must be a resident.
• A resident may only submit one paper. Additional abstract submissions will not be accepted.
• The resident must be a member of the GOS in order to submit an abstract. There is no cost to join. Click here to access the application: https://georgiaorthosociety.com/Residents-Join-GOS 
  
• All three award recipients will be expected to present their papers at the GOS annual meeting.  In the event of an emergency, only a co-author who is of resident or attending status current GOS member can present in their place.
• Poster submissions are NOT ELIGIBLE for the competition.
• The deadline for the resident research paper submission is May 15th , 2023
  
• ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED:  FOR CME purposes, it is mandatory that the AAOS Financial Disclosure Form is completed.  You can complete or update your current disclosure on the AAOS website: http://www7.aaos.org/education/disclosure/verifyUser.
  

Funded jointly by Georgia Orthopaedic Society Foundation