Annual Research Forum

Call for Abstracts

TCEP invites you to submit an abstract for the 2025 Annual Research Forum taking place in  conjunction with our CONNECT 2025 in Austin, TX, April 13-15, 2025.

Abstract Deadlines

Abstracts will be accepted from November 12, 2024, through January 12, 2025. If your abstract is accepted and you choose to present, you are required to register, and attend CONNECT 2025 in person.

  • January 12, 2025, 11:59 p.m., CST - Deadline to submit abstract.
  • February 12, 2025 - Acceptance/rejection notification sent.
  • April 13, 2025 - Abstract presentations given at CONNECT 2025. Winners will be announced during Awards Luncheon on April 14.

Instructions for participation:

  1. Abstracts must be original research related to the field of emergency medicine.
  2. Abstracts must include the following subsections, consistent in style with those appearing in Annals of Emergency Medicine: title, background and hypothesis, methods (include design, setting, and type of participants), results, and conclusion.
  3. Abstracts are limited to 3,000 characters.
  4. Abstracts must be in English.
  5. Accepted abstracts will be presented during TCEP's CONNECT 2025 at the Doubletree Guest Suites Downtown Austin on Sun., April 13, 2025.

Award Categories:

Abstract winners will be recognized during the Awards Luncheon at CONNECT 2025. In addition, winners will be recognized on TCEP's website, social media platforms, and in a future edition of TCEP's EMphasis newsletter. 

  • Best Original Research Medical Student Award
  • Best Original Research Resident Award
  • Best Original Research Fellow Award
                                                                            


Submission deadline: Sunday, January 12, 2025, 11:59 p.m., CST

Commonly asked questions:

Q: Can physicians/researchers submit posters without residents and students?
A: Yes, absolutely! However, awards are only given to best student, resident and fellow abstracts. 

Q: Can I submit more than one abstract?
A: The first author may only submit 1 abstract, however, they can be listed as co-author of other abstracts submitted.

Q: Does it need to be original clinical research, or are literature reviews also an accepted submission?
A: Original research.

Q: Can I submit an abstract that has already been presented at other academic conferences?
A: This is allowed, if the conference the research was presented at was a local conference. If it was already presented regionally or nationally, then no, it may not be re-submitted.