Annual Meeting - FIT & Resident Competitions

FIT Scientific Abstract and Case study Abstract cOMPETITIONS

Fellows are invited to submit research abstracts for the competitions to be held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. See eligibility requirements below. Abstracts will be submitted online only and must be received by April 14, 2025. No emailed abstracts will be accepted. 

Timing and Abstract Submission 
Abstracts may represent work in progress or may have been previously submitted for publication or presentation at a national meeting in 2025. Further, abstracts submitted in this competition are not precluded from submission for future publication or presentation. The competition is part of a regional meeting and, clearly, will not preclude the fellow from submitting the abstract in a future endeavor. 

• A maximum of three submissions will be considered per first author. If more than three are submitted, only the first three submissions will be reviewed.
• Abstracts are to be submitted electronically via Oxford Abstracts by April 14, 2025. Paper and emailed copies will not be accepted. 
• Submissions should be written and formatted according to accepted standards. Click here for an example of each submission type. Failure to adhere to these standards may result in rejection.

Eligible Competitors 
All adult and pediatric cardiology fellows are eligible to enter the competitions who are enrolled in a training program in Florida, provided they have been a fellow since July 1, 2024 AND will still be a fellow in training at the time of the meeting. Medical Students are not eligible for these competitions and any submissions found to be made by medical students will be automatically disqualified. Only first authors, FITs, may present an abstract orally and be eligible to win any prizes.

Abstract Review, Selection and Notification 
Submissions will be reviewed by a Chapter panel of cardiologists. Top scoring FITs will be selected and invited to the Chapter's annual meeting for either an oral presentation or an in-person poster gallery. The finalists and poster presenters will be notified on or after May 20, 2025.

Presentation: Date, Time and Location 

The FIT Poster Gallery will take place Saturday morning, August 2 at Disney's Yacht Club Resort and Convention Center. The top scoring FIT Scientific Abstract will be invited to present their research on Sunday morning, August 3 during the general session.

Prizes and Funding 
TBA

Additional Considerations 
Fellows entering the YIA competition must have significantly participated in the research endeavor (to be confirmed by the fellowship program).