2016 Section on Uniformed Services (SOUS)

Attention Uniformed Services Pediatricians: This 2016 NCE call for abstracts replaces the separate call formerly done by the Section on Uniformed Services for the Scientific Awards Competition.

The Scientific Award Committee of the Uniformed Services Section announces the 2016 Scientific Award Competition. This competition will take place at the NCE during the USPS Lite Program, 23 October 2016 in San Francisco, CA.
Submissions are now being accepted for the Scientific Awards Competition (SAC) for 2016. The top six papers for each category (excluding Hemming) will be invited to show a poster of their work. The top paper for Bruton, Johnson and Margileth will present orally. As part of the call for abstracts, six scientific awards will be given to honor research efforts by Uniformed Pediatricians. The awards are:

The Ogden Bruton Award (certificate of merit): for the best paper by a Uniformed Pediatrician on either basic science research or research on the development, evaluation, or application of an emerging technology in pediatrics.
The Andrew Margileth Award (certificate of merit): for the best pediatric paper by a Uniformed Pediatrician documenting clinical findings or assessing clinical diagnostic studies, therapeutic regimens, and outcomes leading to improved quality of health care for children.
The Howard Johnson Award (certificate of merit): for the best paper by a Uniformed House Officer (of any specialty) on a pediatric topic.
The Leo Geppert Research Award (certificate of merit):for the Uniformed pediatric primary care provider describing a topic with a major focus on pediatric primary care, including (but not limited to) innovations in practice management, primary prevention, or educational interventions.
The Leo Geppert Case Award (certificate of merit): for the best case report by a Uniformed Pediatrician. It is the only category that accepts case reports.
The Val G. Hemming Award (certificate of merit and a travel award per individual command's approval): for the USUHS, HPSP, or ROTC medical student submitting the best paper on a pediatric-related topic in clinical or basic science research.

If you are unsure which category to submit, contact Ashley Maranich, MD, FAAP, SAC Chairperson at ashley.m.maranich.mil@mail.mil.
This year, we will be accepting abstracts describing quality improvement projects. These abstracts may be eligible for free MOC Part 4 credit through the AAP’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Portfolio.
Is your abstract relevant to this year's Pediatrics for the 21st Century (Peds 21): The Medium Is the Message: How Electronic Media Are Transforming Our Patient's World Click here to submit an abstract for the Peds 21 program.

If you've created a submitter account in a different program, you may use the same username and access key. If this is your first time submitting this year, please create a new account.

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