Guideline:

1. Write abstract in English with font ‘Times New Roman 14’.
   
2. Each abstract must include 4 elements: Title, Author name(s), Affiliation(s), and Abstract body.
   
3. Title should be in all lower-case letters except the first letter of tile
   
4. Author name begins with full first name then surname (NO academic degree) with notation of affiliation in superscript letter immediately after surname
   e.g. John Peterson¹, Mary Anderson²
   
5. Affiliation must be written as
   e.g. ¹Department of Surgery, ABC Hospital, Bangkok
          ²Trauma Unit, XYZ Hospital, Nonthaburi
   
6. Abstract body must be written in the 5 following headings: Background, Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusions – except an abstract for case report or VDO presentation that can be written in a narrative form.
   
7. Abstract body must NOT contain more than 350 words.
   
8. Abstract must NOT include table, figure, or reference.
   

  Note:

1. Deadline of abstract submission is 30 June 2023 (midnight BKK time).
   
2. The accepted abstract will be published in the congress e-proceeding book and The Thai Journal of Surgery as it is; so please ‘double’ check the content and typing errors before submission.
   
3. Only the members of RCST and residents/fellows (with a certified letter from training institutes) will be eligible for any award contest.
   
4. Residents/Fellows must submit a full paper along with an abstract before the deadline if you want to be included in ‘Resident Paper Award’ (contest). Otherwise, the abstract will be selected for oral presentation (Free Paper Presentation, non-contest).
   

  Awards Guidelines and Criteria

The Executive Board of The Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand (RCST) recognizes the importance of scientific development in surgery and encourages its members (RCST members, surgical resident and fellow) to conduct surgical research and develop inventions in all forms. As incentives, RCST each year offers at its Annual Scientific Congress various types of awards as follows:

1. Resident Paper Award
2. VDO Award
3. Young Investigator Award
4. American College of Surgeons Chapter Award
5. ICS Inventor Award
6. Poster Award
7. Pisith Viseshakul Award
8. Free Paper Presentation (Non-contest)

  Eligibility:

1. Applicants of all awards must register online before submission.
2. Entries to the award must not have been previously published or received an award elsewhere (except award or contest in his/her own institute).
3. Each applicant must be a member of the RCST (except surgical resident/fellow in training for the Resident Paper Award and Free Paper Presentation, non-contest).
4. An entry is limited to one award only but is allowed to present in another non-contest session (Free paper presentation, Non-contest).
5. There is no age limit for the applicant except an applicant for the ‘Young Investigator Award’ must be 45 years old or younger on the date of submission.
6. As there is only one abstract submission form for all awards, applicant must indicate clearly for which award he/she wishes to apply and fulfill all regulations of the selected award.
7. In case of no qualified entries, the contest committee reserves the right to not award any or all prizes.
8. The research work must be conducted mostly in Thailand.
9. The decision of the contest committee is considered final.
10. Presentation must be made in English only at the venue, Royal Cliff Hotels Group, Pattaya.

  Prizes and Awards:

1. The prize is divided into two categories as follows:
1. Basic Science Award
2. Clinical Research Award
   Each category consists of three prizes as follows:
       First Prize – Baht 20,000
       Second Prize – Baht 16,000
       Third Prize – Baht 12,000
2. The honorary plagues will be bestowed upon each winner’s institute and supervisors.
3. Applicant must be a surgical resident/fellow of any subspecialty at the time the research was conducted.
4. A certified letter from his/her institute including evidence of approval by the Research Ethics Committee, if necessary, must also be attached.
5. Abstract and manuscript in publish-ready form must be submitted to the contest committee for consideration.
6. Oral presentation in English must be made by the surgical resident/fellow on date, time and venue assigned by the contest committee. The time limit is 8 minutes plus 2-minute Q&A.
7. The deadline for submission of abstract and manuscript is Friday, 30 June 2023.

1. The prize is divided into two categories as follows:
1. Basic Science Award
2. Clinical Research Award
   Each category consists of three prizes as follows:
       First Prize – Baht 12,000
       Second Prize – Baht 10,000
       Third Prize – Baht 8,000
2. Size of poster should be 90x120 cm. The contestant must prepare the poster him/herself and bring it to present at the RCST Annual Scientific Congress.
3. Poster should describe the research and its results in poster form and focus mainly on content and form of the research.
4. Poster presentation must be made on date, time and venue assigned by the contest committee. The time limit is 8 minutes plus 2-minute Q&A.
5. Abstract must be submitted to the contest committee for consideration.
6. The deadline for submission of abstract is Friday, 30 June 2023.

1. The prize is divided into two categories as follows:
1. Trauma Surgeon Award – Baht 10,000
2. Surgical Resident Award – Baht 10,000


2. The research theme must be trauma and should be presented in either oral, poster or VDO form.
3. Presentation must be made in English on date, time and venue assigned by the contest committee. The time limit is 8 minutes plus 2-minute Q&A.
4. Abstract and manuscript in publish-ready form must be submitted to the contest committee for consideration.
5. The deadline for submission of abstract and manuscript is Friday, 30 June 2023.
6. Surgical Resident must also be attached a certified letter from his/her institute.

1. Entries to the award must not have been previously published or received an award elsewhere.
2. Applicant must be surgeon, a member of RCST, surgical resident or a fellow.
3. Presentation must be made in English only.
4. Free paper presentation must be made on date, time and venue assigned by the contest committee. The time limit is 8 minutes plus 2-minute Q&A.
5. Abstract must be submitted to the contest committee for consideration.
6. The deadline for submission of abstract is Friday, 30 June 2023.